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With an eye on immersive shopping, Flipkart Group acquires augmented reality startup Scapic

Bengaluru based Scapic, is a cloud based platform and will help Flipkart accelerate its efforts towards “deeper camera experiences, virtual storefronts, and new opportunities for brand advertising on its platform.”

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Flipkart buys desi gaming startup Mech Mocha

Flipkart on Tuesday, said that it has acquired the desi gaming start-up Mech Mocha for an yet to be disclosed sum. This acquisition also means that Flipkart now also has control over Hello Play, a regional gaming platform run by Mech Mocha. Hello Play has already released around 10 successful online games such as snakes and ladder, Ludo, Carrom and Cricket. This deal will give boost to Flipkart’s own user base and help it reach out to consumers not based in Indian cities and look at users from smaller towns and villages.

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Flipkart will soon start hyperlocal delivery of groceries and essentials in Hyderabad. In partnership with Spencers, which has 200 hypermarket and supermarket format stores across India. Post this pilot, they will explore pan-India launch.

Flipkart will soon start hyperlocal delivery of groceries and essentials in Hyderabad. In partnership with Spencers, which has 200 hypermarket and supermarket format stores across India. Post this pilot, they…

Digital India

Flipkart losses increased by 750%

For the FY ending March 2018, Flipkart’s wholesale arm, Flipkart India’s losses has increased by nearly 750% to over Rs 2,000 crore, while the online marketplace company, Flipkart Internet has…

Indian Startups

So yeah, Walmart Acquires Flipkart. Now here is one video you should see

The Walmart – Flipkart deal is NOW official which means that Walmart is acquiring Flipkart and Walmart will pay approximately $16 billion for an initial stake of approximately 77 percent…

Indian Startups

Flipkart raises $1.4 Billion; Acquires Ebay India

This is being talked for so many days and Flipkart has finally confirmed this Flipkart Group has raised a total of $1.4 billion from Tencent, eBay and Microsof. This investment adds…

Indian Startups

It’s Back to Basics for Flipkart, as Focus Shifts to Retail Model

In an effort to improve customer experience, the online marketplace is shifting its focus back to become an inventory-based company, with the prime concentration on metrics such as product quality…

Indian Startups

Amazon Beats Flipkart In Gross Sales ? #July16

Amazon could be on its way to pip Flipkart as the top e-commerce seller in India. Amazon’s gross sales in July were above Rs 2,000 crore, while Flipkart’s gross merchandise…

Indian Startups

Sachin Bansal : “I was replaced because of performance issues”

The candid confession could help boost employee morale when there is considerable downsizing happening in the organisation on one side and its battle with Amazon getting heated up on the other .

Digital India

IIM-A’s Threat Letter To Flipkart: Pay For Entire 7 Months Of Forced Unemployment

Flipkart has assured that all the students will be recruited but no extra compensation will be given as asked by the institute.

Digital India

Flipkart May Lose The Day 1 Slot In IITs’ Campus Placements

The All-IITs Placement Committee which comprises of all the placement cell heads across all IITs, will meet soon

Digital India

After Deferring Joining Dates, Flipkart Faces Heat From IIM-A

The institution has also asked for a conference call where all the stakeholders can participate and find out a solution with mutual consent.

Digital India

Flipkart’s Ekart Launches Smart Courier Service For Consumers

Ekart, the logistics arm of Flipkart aims to ramp up the game of logistics industry with this new venture Ekart Courier which will be a direct consumer facing business with…

Digital India

Flipkart And Amazon #SoreLosers

A bit of ambush marketing – but fall from grace (for both)? What’s your take? What exactly are they trying to do?

Digital India

Flipkart’s Two More Investors Marks Down Stake By 20%

After Morgan Stanley and T Rowe Price, Flipkart’s investors Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Valic Co have now marked down the value of their holdings in the company by…

Digital India

After A Year, Myntra To Re-Launch Its Desktop Site On June 1

Retracting its app only move, Flipkart owned Myntra is relaunching its website on 1st June. “We found that while a majority of the growth is driven by mobile, the volume…