October 14, 2015 - Flipkart vs Snapdeal [Infographic]: The battle to get India's online shoppers is on

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Digital Flipkart vs Snapdeal [Infographic]: The battle to get India’s online shoppers is on The scene is set for a shift to app commerce in India, and Flipkart wants to be an early mover. Hence its Big Billion Day Sale this week is app-only. Advt: Diamond India Ltd. introduces Limited Edition Sachin Tendulkar Swiss Silver Coins. Digital marketing is evolving everyday. Keep up with the latest trends. Digital World Bank's lending arm IFC invests Rs 163 crore to pick up minority stake in online grocer BigBasket The firm was reportedly eyeing $150 million in fresh funding.   Digital Taxi aggregator Ola jumps into 'ride-sharing' bandwagon, launches operations in Bangalore Meru has been testing it, now competitors Ola and Uber have also joined the ride-sharing bandwagon.   Digital Bangalore-based e-grocery store Bucketkart gets $150,000 in seed funding from HNIs Online Grocery Store in Bangalore Digital Financial platform Policybazaar looking to raise $50 million to fuel expansion plans Compare online insurance policies offered by various insurers of India. Get instant insurance quotes and buy insurance plans like car, life, health and travel. Retail Here's Why India Really Does Have What It Takes To Become The World's Ecommerce Capital I recently read an article describing India's unprecedented e-commerce growth as a "primed-up athlete finally hitting his full stride." But is India sitting on the cusp of an e-commerce bubble or will the growth multiply? If the truth be told, e-commerce has been booming for the past 15 years, but the ecosystem has only now started to fall in place - and this can be substantiated by the following factors. Retail Flipkart, Amazon play it safe; focus on better financials instead of unearthly discounts In order to empower and prepare sellers better during the peak festive demand season and to avoid a re-run of last year's glitches, Flipkart Retail With ecommerce industry boom, ancillary service providers are set to reap mega dividends With Indias e-commerce industry expected to cross the $100 billion mark over the next five years, ancillary service providers are set to reap mega dividends. Retail Metro Cash & Carry to open second wholesale outlet in Delhi's Seelampur Ties up with logistics partners for delivery Telecom Indian telecom operators fear Microsoft may get free access to low frequency bands Telecom operators are up in arms against a Microsoft plan to take Internet to the country's far-flung villages by leveraging tiny gaps left unused between television broadcast frequencies.   Telecom Gionee brings its first made-in-India phone Chinese smartphone company, Gionee, today launched its first 'Made in India' phone in Visakhapatnam Telecom Reliance Communications Launches 'Smartcare on Twitter' Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications has launched 'Smartcare on Twitter' to provide various user account management services to its wireless subscribers through the micro-blogging site's live, public platform, a company statement said here on Tuesday. Telecom Mobile as the digital identity for India Without giving it much thought – we have increasingly started to live double lives. There is our physical, everyday “organic” life and then there is our.. Finance New CEO Jayakumar’s challenge at Bank of Baroda Like many others, I am curious to know what does P.S. Jayakumar want to do on his first day in office. The former managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of VBHC Value Homes Pvt. Ltd, Jayakumar took over as MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda (BoB), India’s second largest lender by assets, on Tuesday   Finance SBI received RBI approval to set up a subsidiary to manage real estate of the bank Its role would be to frame and implement a uniform policy for all the real estate properties owned or rented by the bank. Finance NPCI, building India's retail banking backbone "If the US can have seven large banks and 10,000 other banks, why can't India sustain 200 banks?" asks A P Hota, chief executive and managing director of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). "There is money for everyone. One thing going Finance FIIs not banking on lenders any longer Ownership in Indian banks at multi-year lows on weak credit growth Software Gionee to invest Rs 300 crore in India : Rolls out India made 4G device Chinese handset maker Gionee today unveiled its first made in India 4G smartphone 'F103', manufactured by electronic manufacturer Foxconn. Software More Indians are logging on anonymously using browsers like Tor, Freenet, I2P and Tails According to the Oxford Internet Institute, the Tor browser is estimated to have between 500,000 to 1 million daily users from India. Software Facebook pushes shopping features with the 'shop' tab in a move towards e-commerce Facebook Inc wants its users to shop for clothes and other products from their mobile phones without ever leaving its app. Software Telecom operators fear Microsoft may get free access to low frequency bands During Modis recent trip to Silicon Valley, Microsoft Chief Nadella said the company is keen to bring lowcost Internet access to 5 lakh villages. Ecommerce Myntra appoints Gunjan Soni as Chief Marketing Officer and Head, International brands business effective start of December Myntra, leading online fashion platform, has appointed Gunjan Soni as Chief Marketing Officer and Head, International brands business effective start of December. Ecommerce Amazon, Snapdeal firming up a strategy to leverage the opportunities offered by the governments efforts to connect 250,000 villages They are considering regional language versions of their websites and apps; assisted shopping on e-commerce platforms through rural kiosks Ecommerce Housing.com On The Block, Valued At Less Than $50 Mn; Only way to survive if Softbank takes ownership of the idea and boosts the business Businessworld BusinessworldThe gossip about town is that next year you will have two large etail companies - Snapdeal and PayTM - merging. There has not been any recent fund raising by Flipkart. The money is indeed drying up slowly and before long Indian startups will have to Ecommerce WalmartLabs scouting for startups in India for partnership and work together to develop new technologies WalmartLabs, the digital arm of US-based retailing major Walmart Stores, is scouting for startups in India for partnership to develop new technologies. Franchise Franchisee Journey: From working in retail management, weekends, nights and holidays to Minuteman Press franchisee free to coach kids’ sports teams attend school functions This father of three left a job in retail, leaving behind unpredictable schedules in the process. Franchise 5 Tips from top franchises that will help your franchise investment achieve and maintain success America is the land of opportunity - and those opportunities have many forms. One way people build up and achieve their dreams is through investing in a franchise. HR India youngest startup nation, 80000 jobs created: Nasscom India Startup Report NASSCOM, that has been studying the startup scene here, has released its second report titled 'Start-up India – Momentous Rise of the Indian Start-up Ecosystem” along with Zinnov. HR Why companies looking to recruit from business schools are coming back empty "Companies have been so upbeat on hiring that this was waiting to happen," said Kapil, in charge of placements at the business school. HR Reliance Power names N Venugopala Rao as CEO The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power announced on Tuesday that it has appointed N Venugopala Rao as its CEO with immediate effect. HR TCS posts 3% sequential growth in second-quarter; pace slowest in 7 years This will be the fourth straight quarter that TCS' results will have disappointed the market. And there are clear signs of a slowdown. Logistics India's new GST tipped to appear next April, likely to be passed in the next parliament session The long-awaited tax reform which will see the introduction of GST will be implemented from April 1, 2016, the official leading the preparations has announced. Logistics Singapore Airlines announces aircraft deal with Airbus;to launch a new long range variant of Airbus A350 Carrier plans to resume world’s longest nonstop flights with new order of special jetliners from Airbus. Logistics India's transport ministry sets new guidelines that are welcomed by taxi app; different licences for different services, such as taxi sharing Logistics 36 Airport Authority Managed Airports to Have Hi-Tech Baggage Management System in collaboration with SITA As many as 36 AAI-managed airports are likely to have a hi-tech baggage management system in place by next year, which would reduce waiting period for fliers by a significant amount besides minimising disruption. Construction DB Realty, Radius tie-up to develop Rs 3,500 cr project Mumbai-based DB Realty said that its subsidiary MIG (Bandra) Realtors & Builders is Construction Theme based townships in Kolkata to get IT boost The six townships, Agnibina, Sports City, Teesta, Uttam City, Gitabitan and Samriddhi, will be put on the block through e-auction and global tendering.. Construction App launched by DDA to monitor land encroachment DDA lately has been working on four new mobile applications, including one for receiving feedback from allottees for its new housing schemes Construction Indiabulls real estate in talks with PE firms for London Project The developer is in talks with PE firms, sovereign funds and family offices to sell a 40% stake in the project in London for around Rs 1,000 crore, Marketing Flipkart's Big Billion Days vs Snapdeal : Advertising wars Media buyers said the print campaigns indicate a certain shift in ecommerce advertising strategy to print and digital from traditional television this year. Marketing EMC buy to make Dell stronger player in Indian market : Report When completed, the Dell-EMC merger will become the largest deal in the tech sector Marketing Why Ambuja Cement's 'Great Khali Ad' is Taking India by Storm : Report Campaign reports on an emerging media and has grown to be the authoritative voice of the media, marketing and advertising community in the Asia Pacific region Marketing The 5 Inbound Marketing Trends Every CMO Should Know Did you know that some have termed “Chief Marketing Officer” (CMO) as the most dangerous title around? How do you keep up with the dynamic nature of the job in an ever shifting and evolving digital market place?   Politics BJP MP calls Dadri lynching ‘small incident’, says govt will look into plight of all religions BJP MP says, "As far as a small incident like Dadri is concerned, our country's democratic atmosphere is fully competent to handle. Politics Just like the US: Why the Bihar elections will continue to be all about caste Many commentators have lamented the regression of the current Bihar elections from the politics of development to the politics of identity. Politics Kingfisher Air woes: CBI to file more FIRs, more PSU banks to be probed for credit exposure Agency to bring into the ambit of probe the additional Rs 3,100 crore loans from 10 other nationalised banks Politics After BJP jibe on Kasuri book launch, Shiv Sena to contest KDMC polls alone The Shiv Sena has decided to go it alone in the forthcoming Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation election and not have any tie-up with the BJP. - Firstpost Sports India vs SA, 2nd ODI, Indore: Great outdoors for batsmen Flat track, quick turf, small venue: Run fest expected at the venue where Sehwag scored ODI double. Sports World Cup Qualifier: Winless India trounced by Oman At the Sultan Qaboos sports Complex, the Indian team barely managed to hold fort during the first 45 minutes as it ended with Oman failing to break the deadlock. Sports ISL 2015: In front of Pele, Atletico de Kolkata play like champions Watched by the all time great Pele, Atletico de Kolkata packed a punch in front of home crowd. Sports India to lodge official complaint against umpire Kulkarni Unhappy with Vineet Kulkarni's umpiring the India team has decided to lodge an official complaint against the umpire Entertainment Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford to reunite for ‘Indiana Jones 5’? Steven Spielberg gave a casual hint at making "Indiana Jones V" with Harrison Ford on board to reprise his role. Entertainment Amy Jackson bags the lead role opposite Rajnikanth in ‘Robot 2’ Amy Jackson will collaborate with director Shankar for his next, tentatively titled 'Robot 2' starring megastar Rajinikanth. Entertainment Irrfan Khan: Hollywood Projects Cannot Get You Good Work in Bollywood "Hollywood projects have nothing to do with my career here. The perception of you as an actor definitely changes as the audience sees our man doing great work there. It changes their perception in Hollywood. But in the Indian industry, it doesn't help to get you good work," said Irrfan Entertainment Shabana Azmi lashes out at Ghulam Ali concerts cancellation in Mumbai Shabana Azmi lashes out at Ghulam Ali concert's cancellation in Mumbai - BollywoodHungama.com news. Shabana Azmi is extremely angry with the abrupt cancellation of the Pakistani Ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's concert in Mumbai TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India