Arzooo Forays into Logistics; Invests $2 mn
Arzooo, India’s leading retail-tech startup announced the launch of its in-house logistics service, Arzooo Express with an investment of $2 million,…
High Street Essentials raises Rs 60 crore from SAIF Partners
Delhi NCR-based High Street Essentials, an Indian online fashion brand for women that runs FabAlley and Indya, has secured Rs 60 crore in a fresh…
Lighthouse invests INR 250 crores in footwear brand Aqualite
Lighthouse India Fund III, Limited, an affiliate of Lighthouse Advisors, India’s leading, consumer-focused private equity manager, is investing…
Aavishkaar invests Rs 40 crore in logistics company GoBOLT
Impact fund advisory firm Aavishkaarhas invested Rs 40 crore in GoBOLT, a technology-enabled surface transportation company that is run by Camions…
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TR Capital, Steadview make second investment in Lenskart
TR Capital and Hong Kong-based hedge fund Steadview Capital have made the second transaction in Lenskart Solutions in the last five months. The…
Singapore based CCube Angels Network Invests in Inner Being
CCube AngelsNetwork, Singapore based angel investing network has invested in Inner Being Wellness Pvt.Ltd (hereinafter referred to as InnerBeing),a…
Shoppers Stop betting big on omni-channel strategy
Leading department store retailer Shoppers Stop is betting big on an omni-channel retail strategy as the part of strategy to grow its business and…
Kalyan Jewellers to invest Rs 1,000 to open 20 stores in FY19
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Fabindia MD William Bissell invests Rs 4 crore in Wow! Momo
NEW DELHI: William Bissell, Managing Director of ethnic products brand Fabindia, has invested an undisclosed sum in Wow! Momo and will join the…
Flipkart Won't Change Into Walkart: Doug McMillon
After acquiring 77 per cent stake in Flipkart, the Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said that the company's name won't be changed to Walkart. The CEO…
Post-Flipkart Deal Walmart Plans 50 new India Outlets in 4-5 yrs
A day after announcing USD 16 billion investment in India's largest online retailer Flipkart, Walmart Inc has announced to strengthen its wholesale…
Assocham gives thumbs up to Flipkart Deal, Traders oppose
Walmart's acquisition of homegrown online retailer Flipkart for USD 16 billion today faced opposition from traders and an RSS affiliate, though…
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Soon after adding Flipkart to its shopping cart at a $16 billion price tag, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told the e-retailer's employees that the deal…
VLCC India To Open 50 Institutes; Plans Entry Into International Market
Beauty and wellness firm VLCC has planned to expand with 50 new training institutes in India over the next five years. The company, which has…
SE Asia E-commerce firm Bags Double Funding From Alibaba
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has decided to boost its regional business by injecting another $2 billion into its Southeast Asia's leading…
Hotelogix Bags $5 Mn Funding From Vertex Venture, Existing Investors
In a round led by Vertex Ventures and participated by existing investors like Accel Partners and Saama Capital, Hotelogix has raised $5 million of…
Walmart in talks to buy 40% of Flipkart's Stakes
The U.S retailer Walmart Inc is planning to get a stake of more than 40% in the Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, a direct challenge to Amazon.com…
Godrej Appliances wins 207cr contract From ESSL
Godrej Appliances has sealed an investment deal of  207 crore which will be spend by  Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to supply, install and…
Dyson to invest Rs 1,300 crore in India operations
British tech firm Dyson in the next five years has anticipated to attract GBP 150 million (about Rs 1,300 crore) into its Indian operations planning…
Paytm to spend Rs 300 crore to boost movie ticketing biz
In a combat to beat the BookMyShow movie ticketing and events businesses, Paytm is expected to spend about Rs 300 crore this year as it aims to pip…
FarEye bags Rs 61.5 crore from Deutsche post DHL Group
Delhi-based logistics software startup FarEye has received Rs 61.5 crore in Series C financing as strategic investment from Deutsche Post DHL Group…
Jabong's revenue slows in FY17 to Rs 757 crore
Flipkart group's fashion e-commerce site Jabong's revenue declined in the last fiscal year by about 15% to Rs 757 crore. The etailer additionally…
Alibaba acquire stake in Wanda Film for $750 million
E-commerce giant Alibaba today announced to buy a stake Troubled Chinese conglomerate Wanda, the cinema division for around $750 million, the latest…
Mahindra First Choice Wheels raises $15 million fresh fund
Mahindra First Choice Wheels (MFCWL) fastest growing automotive products and services provider has raised a new round of $15 million (Rs 100 crores…
Bigbasket raises $300 million funding led by e-tailer Alibaba
In a major step that will further its growth, bigbasket has raised $300 million in a fresh funding round led by Chinese e-tailer Alibaba and…
FirstCry may acquire Mothercare franchisee rights from DLF brands
FirstCry.com is in talks to buy the India franchisee right for UK’s kids products brand Mothercare from DLF Brands in a bid to bolster its presence…
Star Shopping and Future Group’s retail infra unit to unite
Star Shopping Centres,  a mall developer company  is merging with Future Group’s primary retail infrastructure development unit, Future Market…
PE investment records Jump of 55% to reach $24 Billion
Private equity firms invested USD 23.8 billion across 591 deals in 2017, making it the biggest year for PE investments in India. According to…
LG Tweaks Top Deck To Increase growth
The country’s largest white goods maker LG India has rejigged its senior management team and tweaked its sales structure in a bid to boost sales by…
Softbank makes biggest investment in Flipkart!
Flipkart Group, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, has announced an investment — a mix of primary and secondary capital — from SoftBank Vision…
Paytm invests undisclosed amount in mobile loyalty startup MobiQuest
Digital payments platform, Paytm, has invested an undisclosed amount in Noida-based mobile loyalty and data analytics startup, MobiQuest Mobile…
Dyson to set up 20 stores, R&D facilities in India
UK-based consumer durables firm, Dyson plans to set up retail stores and research and development (R&D) facilities in India. James Dyson, Chief…
Babycare brand U-Grow to invest $2 million in India
European mother and babycare company, U-Grow has announced its foray into the Indian market and said it will invest $2 million to build its brand in…
Walmart to open 15 outlests in Maharashtra with an investment of Rs 900 crore
American retail chain, Walmart will invest Rs 900 crore to open 15 outlets catering to wholesalers in Maharashtra, the state government said.…
Flickstree raises Rs 3 crore seed round led from Sourav Ganguly, others
Mumbai-based video content discovery platform, Flickstree has raised Rs 3 crore in a seed round of funding led by Venture Catalysts. The round also…
SBI-FMO Fund leads $18 million round in Innoviti
Digital payment solutions provider, Innoviti, has raised $18 million (Rs120 crore) in Series B funding led by Singapore-based SBI-FMO Fund. The…
Paytm Mall in talks to invest Rs 200 crore in BigBasket for minority stake
Alibaba backed e-commerce venture, Paytm Mall, is in talks to buy a stake in online grocery start-up, BigBasket. The online marketplace is likely…
CompareAsiaGroup raises $50 million from World Bank, Alibaba and other investors
Hong Kong-based startup, CompareAsiaGroup, has raised $50 million in funding from investors led by the World Bank's commercial lending arm, as the…
D2C eyewear Brand Lenskart eyes Rs 600 crore revenue in 2017-2018
D2C eyewear firm, Lenskart plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the next three years to create value and provide exit option to…
Government approves Amazon's $500 million food retail investment in India
The government has approved American e-commerce major Amazon's proposed $500 million investment in retailing of food products in India, an official…
Clip App raises $1 Mn seed funding from India Quotient and China's Shunwei Capital
Bengaluru-based digital media video startup, Clip App has raised $1 million seed funding from India Quotient and Chinese investment firm, Shunwei…
Droom raises $20 million from Integrated Asset Management, Digital Garage and existing investors
Online automobile marketplace, Droom Technology Pvt. Ltd, has raised $20 million in a Series C round led by Integrated Asset Management (Asia) Ltd…
Germany's Aldi to invest $5.7 billion to revamp stores around the world
German discount grocery chain, Aldi North is planning to spend more than 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) to revamp its stores around the world. This…
UrbanClap raises $21 Mn from Vy Capital, exisiting investors
Ratan Tata-backed, UrbanClap, Gurugram-based home services marketplace, has raised $21 Mn in a fresh round of funding led by Vy Capital. The Series…
DHL Express aims to double exports, invests Rs 100 crore to expand Delhi gateway
Global logistics provider, DHL Express, has expanded its gateway facility in New Delhi to handle 10 million shipments per annum and double exports…
Midea Group to invest Rs 800 crore to set up appliances manufacturing plant in Pune
Chinese appliance manufacturer, Midea has announced its plan to invest Rs 800 crore to set up a manufacturing facility in Pune. Spread over 43 acres…
Apollo LogiSolutions raises Rs 485 from Piramal Finance Ltd
Logistics solutions provider, Apollo LogiSolutions (ALS) has raised Rs 485 crore funds from Piramal Finance Ltd, subsidiary of diversified firm…
Tagos Design Innovations raises $5 million in Series-A round from undisclosed investors
Bengaluru-based in-video discovery platform, Tagos Design Innovations Pvt. Ltd, has raised $5 million in a Series-A funding round from a venture…
Samsung Electronics to invest $1.9 billion in US ahead of Trump-Moon Summit
South-Korean tech giant, Samsun Electronics announced investments worth $1.9 billion in two US plants as South Korean President, Moon Jae-in…
Alibaba raises its stake in E-commerce firm Lazada
Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba said that it would invest $1 billion to increase its stake in Southeast Asia's Lazada, from 51% to 83%. The…
Trent Hypermarket plans to open 50 retail stores, distribution centre in Hyderabad
Trent Hypermarket, a joint venture between Tata and British retailer Tesco, plans to open 50 retail stores in Hyderabad in the next 2-3 years apart…
Alibaba and Tencent among new investors pouring $10 billion into China Unicom: Sources
Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holdings and Tencent Holdings will be among new investors pouring a total of around $10 billion into mobile…
MaxWholesale raises $1 million from Indian Angel Network and Maple Capital
MaxWholesale, B2B e-commerce and supply chain platform, has raised close to $1 million (Rs 6 crore) in its pre-Series A funding round led by Indian…
JD.com enters into a strategic partnership with UK fashion retailer Farfetch
Chinese e-commerce firm, JD.com Inc has announced that it will invest $397 million in UK fashion retailer, Farfetch UK Ltd. JD will become a major…
Msipe raises $31 mn in fourth funding round led by UC-RNT, others
Mumbai-based independent POS (point of sale) merchant acquirer and network provider, Mswipe Technologies has raised $31 million in Series D funding…
Malabar Gold announces Rs 2000 crore store expansion plan
Jewellery chain, Malabar Gold & Diamonds plans to open 80 more stores this fiancial year with an investment of Rs 2000 crore, as the company…
Warnburg Pinus to invest $360 million to acquire 43% stake in Tata Technologies
Private equity firm, Warburg Pincus will invest $360 million (around Rs 2,320 crore) to acquire a 43% stake in Singapore- based Tata Technologies, a…
Ride-hailing startup Grab could raise $1.5 billion from Alibaba and Softbank
Alibaba Co-founder Jack Ma may team up with SoftBank Group's Masayoshi Son in a $1.5 billion investment in ride-hailing startup, Grab. The…
Amazon strenghtens its presence in grocery segment
Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a move that will instantly transform the company that pioneered online shopping…
Ziox Mobiles to invest Rs 100 crore to set up greenfield manufacturing unit in Noida
Home-grown mobile handset maker, Ziox Mobiles, the IT arm of Sun Airvoice Private Limited, has planned to set up a greenfield manufacturing unit in…
Intel to build a new state-of-the-art design house in India
World’s leading chip maker, Intel has announced that it would invest Rs 1100 crore to expand its research and development (R&D) operations in…
MoneyTap to offer credit worth Rs 300 crore by March 2018
Bengaluru-based fin-tech startup, MoneyTap, has raised $12.3 million (around Rs 79 crore) led by Sequoia India. Existing investors NEA and Prime…
Amazon looks to strengthen operations in India
US-based e-commerce giant, Amazon will continue to invest in India in expanding infrastructure and bringing in solutions that enhance consumer and…
Ola raises $50 Mn from NY-based hedge fund, valuation to go over $3 billiom
Cab-hailing firm, Ola has reportedly picked up about $50 Mn funding from New York- based hedge fund Tekne Capital Management, as an extension of its…
Shopmatic plans to expand to Indonesia, Philippines, Middle East
Singapore- based e-commerce company, Shopmatic, has raised $5.7 million in Series AA funding. The fundraising was led by ACP Pte Ltd, a technology…
PeeSafe plans to expand to global markets
Redcliffe Hygiene Pvt. Ltd, which manufactures toilet seat sanitiser spray PeeSafe, has raised $1 million (Rs 6.4 crore) in pre-Series A funding…
Aldi aims 2500 stores in US by 2022
German grocery chain, Aldi Inc has announced that it would invest $3.4 billion to expand its U.S. store base to 2500 by 2022, raising the stakes for…
Lenskart to invest Rs 100 crore on business expansion
Eyeware retailer, Lenskart plans to invest over Rs 100 crore on business expansion, including opening of 400 stores, in next two years. The company…
Lingerie retailer Clovia raises $4 million
Noida-based lingerie and sleepwear startup, Clovia has raised $4 million from existing investor IvyCap Ventures and Singularity Ventures amongst…
LIC hikes stake in Bata to 7.05 percent
State-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has hiked its stake in footwear major Bata India by 2.03 per cent, taking its total shareholding to 7.…
Audi eyes 20K unit sales in India by 2018
German luxury carmaker Audi is all set to announce a major investment for the Indian market in 3-4 months to expand business and double sales to 20…
SAIF Partners makes USD 1 million seed investment in Niffler
SAIF Partners, a leading venture capital firm with over $4B under management announced a seed investment of US $ 1 million in Mumbai-based start-up…
RBI tightens exit rules for foreign investors from pvt firms
RBI tightens exit rules for foreign investors from pvt firms     The Reserve Bank of India today modified norms governing issuance and transfer of…
India Seeks Japanese Investment in Smart Cities, Bullet Trains
BY PTI New Delhi: India today sought Japanese investment to develop 100 smart cities and high-speed bullet trains to improve infrastructure and…
IFC to invest $17 mln in Parag Milk
International Finance Corporation (IFC) to soon invest $17 million in Pune-based Parag Milk Foods Pvt Ltd. The investment will be done in expanding…
McCain to invest $69 million
To cater to the growing demand of frozen snacks market, McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd, will invest another $69 million at its potato processing plant…
Havells inaugrates new facility
  Havells India Limited, a $1.3 billion fast moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) Company and a major power distribution equipment manufacturer, today…
Edabba.com raises $1 mn
Edabba.com, the hybrid e-retailer, has secured first-round funding of $1 million from a consortium of investors. Manoj Kumar, Co-founder and CEO,…
Shrunk expansion plans
Retailer of international clothing and accessories brands in India, Planet Retail Pvt Ltd, has squeezed its expansion and investment plans with the…