Lenovo-Motorola combine sold around 10 million units last fiscal, accounting for nearly 10 per cent share in total smartphone sales of 103 million units.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies and laws related to eCommerce, under his 'Start-Up India, Stand-Up India' initiatives have been well received by the start-up community.
The long awaited but recent guidelines from DIPP on FDI in eCommerce came as a pleasant surprise for some, a boost and encouragement for some and of course a bolt out of the blue for many.
Due to the continuous reforms and initiatives being undertaken by the government, the FDI equity inflow has recorded a growth of 44 per cent in its 21 months tenure (June 2014 to February 2016).
Observing adamant stand from the eCommerce players in complying with the recent FDI clarification, leading retailers of the country call for level playing field with immediate enforcement of law.
As the government clarified that foreign direct investment (FDI) is not allowed in inventory-based eCommerce, Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani pointed out to one of the country's leading online grocers, Bigbasket.
However, given the guidelines by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), foreign direct investment is yet not permissible in the inventory-led e-commerce models.
DIPP has asked the company to re-submit the application due to the incomplete information and its fresh application is now under procedure by the department.
This move will surely boost retailers such as Walmart, IKEA, Tesco, Marks & Spencers and many others as they are aggressively moving towards setting up food-only retail joints.
As Union Budget 2016 is around the corner, main expectation of city industrialists and businessmen is a hike in the excise duty limit, taking it up to Rs5 crore and a reduction of corporate tax from 30% to 20%.
Most Retail players want a balanced Budget that broadens and pushes the overall economic growth, including cutting down on multiplicity of taxes and allowing FDi in multi brand retail.