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Flipkart loses bid to sell food online
Amazon-owned Flipkart has been blocked from entering the food-retail business by Indian regulators who had deliberated for almost a year on an application.
India’s Flipkart applies for food-retailing licence
Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart has filed for approval from regulatory authorities to conduct food retail in the territory.
India’s Flipkart shuts down Jabong
Indian fashion and lifestyle e-commerce portal Jabong has been closed down by current owners Flipkart.
How Reliance’s JioMart platform will reshape India’s online grocery market
Reliance Industries has entered India’s online grocery retailing market via a new e-commerce platform JioMart, which started pilot trials last month in Mumbai.
Amazon India to use mom-and-pop shops as delivery points
Global online retailer Amazon has partnered with more than 20,000 local “kirana” stores in India to serve as delivery points.
Reliance Industries to take on Amazon in India
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries is moving to take on Amazon in India by founding a new digital retail platform.
India’s Flipkart to enter food retailing, launch private label
Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart is launching a food retail business.
Indian traders lobby for ban on Flipkart, Amazon sales
The Confederation of All India Traders is asking the government to ban pending sales events to be held by e-commerce rivals Amazon and Flipkart.
Amazon in talks over Reliance Retail stake
Amazon is in talks with Reliance Industries Ltd’s retail unit to buy a stake in India’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer.
Walmart-owned Flipkart opens offline furniture experience centre
Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart has opened a physical furniture experience centre in Bengaluru.
Cotton On Group launches in India
Cotton On Group is to launch in India, its first flagship store scheduled to open in the second half of next year.
Ebay to buy into India’s Paytm Mall
International e-commerce platform Ebay is preparing to head a US$160–170 million investment in e-tailer Paytm Mall.