Retail India News: Snapdeal Expands Affordable Retail Lineup with Leading Lifestyle Brands
Snapdeal has amplified its value lifestyle offerings to meet the growing demand for quality branded products at budget-friendly prices. Recognizing…
Retail India News: Snapdeal and Agoda Forge Strategic Alliance to Revolutionize Travel Booking
Snapdeal, India's leading e-commerce marketplace, and Agoda, a prominent online travel booking platform, have joined forces in a strategic…
ONDC Orders Start Flowing to Snapdeal, Brand Unveils 3 New Categories
Snapdeal announced that it has started receiving orders through Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The go-live achieved earlier this month…
Snapdeal Witnesses 14 pc Revenue Jump in FY 22
E-commerce company Snapdeal’s revenue from operations rose 14 percent to Rs 539 crore in FY22 from Rs 471 crore in FY21. Financials sourced through…
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Snapdeal Withdraws DRHP, Drops IPO Plan
Snapdeal has shelved its plan for IPO through which it was planning to issue fresh equity shares worth Rs 1,250 crore amid weak market conditions.…
Himanshu Chakrawarti Elevated as CEO of Snapdeal Marketplace
AceVector Group, which operates several platforms in the e-commerce space, has announced the elevation of Himanshu Chakrawarti as the Chief Executive…
Snapdeal’s Festival-themed Stores Simplifies Festive Shopping
Snapdeal, India’s leading value e-commerce platform, announced the launch of a series of festive-themed stores to enable shoppers to find all their…
Indulgent Purchases Defining Diwali Shopping: Snapdeal
The mood in smaller cities and towns across Bharat is upbeat and very different from the last two years of pandemic-impacted festivities. These are…
Snapdeal Onboards 2 New D2C Fashion Brands - Rangita and Urban Mark
E-commerce platform Snapdeal has announced the onboarding of two new D2C fashion brands – Rangita and Urban Mark on its platform. Both brands are…
Snapdeal Onboards D2C Fashion Brands Rangita and Urban Mark
Snapdeal has announced the onboarding of two new D2C fashion brands - Rangita and Urban Mark on its platform. Owned by Stellaro Brands, Urban Mark…
Snapdeal's Delivered Volumes Grew 88 pc in FY 22
Snapdeal announced that its delivered volumes in FY 22 grew 88 percent over FY 21. Snapdeal targets value-seeking, mid-income, price-conscious buyers…
Snapdeal Sees 40 pc Jump in Kids Segment in 2022
With pandemic fears receding and daily lives moving towards a semblance of normalcy, online shopping is reflecting a relaxed and optimistic sentiment…
Snapdeal Onboards New Brands as 'Work from Anywhere' Blurs Fashion Boundaries
Two years of the pandemic have blurred not only the lines between home and work but also led to new fashion trends that serve the needs of a…
Snapdeal Launches Beauty Brand 'Miyuki' Under its Power Brands Program
Snapdeal has launched a beauty brand, Miyuki on its platform. Introduced under Snapdeal’s 'Power Brands' program, Miyuki offers a Korean beauty-…
Snapdeal Focuses Sharply on India's Value-Conscious Shoppers
Value-conscious buyers from India’s smaller cities and towns will propel the growth of Indian e-commerce. According to a recent RedSeer report…
Snapdeal to Provide Enhanced, Customized Shopping Experience to Users
GoKwik, a Gurugram-based e-commerce enablement company announced its partnership with Snapdeal. The company will use GoKwik’s AI and Machine learning…
Snapdeal Aims to Expand Into Omnichannel Distribution, Invests in Portfolio of Power Brands
Value e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal plans to expand into omnichannel distribution using an asset-light model, invest in a portfolio of 'power…
Snapdeal Appoints Retail Veteran Himanshu Chakrawarti as President
E-commerce platform Snapdeal today announced the appointment of Himanshu Chakrawarti as the President of the company.  Himanshu will lead various…
Snapdeal Files Papers for IPO, Plans to Raise Rs 1,250 cr
E-commerce firm Snapdeal, backed by SoftBank Group Corp, has filed preliminary documents for an initial public offering (IPO). The New Delhi-…
Snapdeal Designates Priyaranjan Kumar as Vice President and Business Head
The E-commerce platform, Snapdeal announced the appointment of Priyaranjan Kumar as Vice President and Business Head. An experienced leader in the…
Snapdeal Aims $200-250 mn IPO in 2022
E-commerce major Snapdeal aims to go public in early 2022 after filing the draft red herring prospectus, or DRHP, the people said, asking not to be…
Snapdeal's Festive Sale Volumes Grow 2X More Than The Last Year
E-commerce platform Snapdeal daily order volumes on sale days were more than double the last year during its Toofani Sales season, which kicked off…
Snapdeal Appoints Ullas Kamath and Anisha Motwani As Directors On Board
E-commerce platform Snapdeal has brought Ullas Kamath, a seasoned pro in the FMCG segment, and Anisha Motwani, a renowned brand expert, on board as…
Snapdeal Appoints Two Independent Directors Ahead Of Its Proposed Rs 3,000 crore IPO
E-commerce platform Snapdeal has appointed two independent directors Kaushik Dutta and Richa Arora ahead of its Rs 3,000 crore initial public…
Snapdeal Announces Second Edition of 'Toofani Sale'
Snapdeal, India’s leading value e-commerce company, announced the second edition of Toofani Sale Season. The eight days festive sales will begin from…
Snapdeal Registers 98 pc Volume Growth during Festive Sale
Snapdeal, India’s leading value e-commerce company shared that its overall sales volume in its first Toofani Sale of the season went up by 98 percent…
Snapdeal to Host 'Toofani Sale' Between October 3-10
Leading value e-commerce company Snapdeal announced the dates for its first ‘Toofani Sale’ of the season that will kickstart from October 3 and will…
Snapdeal Customer Care Services to be Available in Eight Indian Languages
Snapdeal, India’s leading value e-commerce company, announced that its customer care services are now available in eight Indian languages, in…
Snapdeal Establishes 130 New Logistics Hubs in 2021
Snapdeal, India’s leading value e-commerce marketplace, announced that it has opened 130 new distribution hubs since January 2021 across all of India…
Snapdeal Registers Growth in Sales of Kidswear by 493 pc in 2021
Leading value-focused e-commerce company Snapdeal has shared that the sales of kids’ apparel in terms of units sold has grown by 493 percent from…
Snapdeal's Fashion Sales Up 210 pc in 2021
Snapdeal, the value-focused online e-commerce company, has announced that sales in its fashion category have grown by 210 percent in the first six…
Snapdeal, FICCI Ladies Organisation Launch Online Program to Digitize Women-Owned Businesses
Snapdeal, the value e-commerce company, has signed an MoU with FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) to enable India’s women-led small and medium…
Snapdeal Ropes in Senior Walmart Executive Saurabh Bansal as Chief Merchandising Officer
Snapdeal, the value e-commerce company, has appointed Saurabh Bansal as its Chief Merchandising Officer.  As a highly experienced retail professional…
Snapdeal's Home Category Sees 70 pc Growth in Sales Amid Covid
Snapdeal, the value online e-commerce company, has shared that its home category sales have grown by 70 percent since March 2020, a time marked as…
Snapdeal Ropes in Girish Koppad as VP and Head of Technology
E-commerce platform Snapdeal has appointed former Samsung Executive Girish Koppad as Vice President and Head of Technology. Koppad has worked in…
Snapdeal Launches 'Sanjeevani' to Connect Patients with Potential Plasma Donors Nationwide
Snapdeal, one of India's largest value e-commerce companies, has launched an initiative to connect COVID-19 patients with potential plasma donors.…
Snapdeal Strengthens Energy Efficient Products' Category
Snapdeal, India’s value-focused e-commerce platform, has partnered with dealers and manufacturers of energy-efficient products and appliances, as…
FMCG Brands Leverage Snapdeal's Bharat Reach
Snapdeal’s extensive reach in smaller cities and towns of India is helping India’s leading FMCG brands take their value selection deeper into Bharat…
Snapdeal Continues to Bet Big On Indian E-Commerce
Snapdeal continues to bet big on the e-commerce market in India and is focussed on providing customers outside of metros access to great quality…
Snapdeal Strengthens Toys Category On Its Platform
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused e-commerce marketplace, announced that it has added 500 new toy sellers and manufacturers, to offer a wide…
Snapdeal Introduces QR-Based Digital Payments At Customer's Doorstep
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused online marketplace, with allow buyers to make QR-based digital payments at the time of accepting delivery of…
Snapdeal Now Covers 27,000+ Pin Codes Across India
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused e-commerce platform, has grown its network by expanding to additional 1,300 pin codes in 2020 to now cover 27…
Snapdeal introduces festive e-stores
Snapdeal, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, today announced the launch of multiple festival-themed e-stores as part of Diwali offerings. There…
Snapdeal opens customer care centre in Shimla
Snapdeal, a ecommerce marketplace has established a call centre in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, to handle the growing volume of customer care traffic…
Snapdeal partners with Dailyhunt
Snapdeal  has partnered with India’s #1 local language content aggregator, Dailyhunt to add news to the Snapdeal platform.   The integration of…
Snapdeal establishes 15 new logistics hubs
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused e-commerce marketplace, has expanded its logistics network by opening 15 new centres at manufacturing hubs…
Unlimited Arvind Fashion Brands now available on E-commerce Marketplaces
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused online marketplace, has expanded its selection by adding more than 14,000 products from Unlimited-Arvind…
Snapdeal to unveil 3 special e-stores for forthcoming festivals
Snapdeal will be introducing three special e-stores for forthcoming festivals of Karva Chauth, Dhanteras and Diwali.  The company’s move is aimed at…
Customer ratings to play a larger role in sellers' sales on Snapdeal
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused online marketplace, is using data analytics to link the business prospects of sellers on its platform with…
Fashion brand Voonik's apparel now to be available on Snapdeal
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused marketplace, has launched over 350 products from the fashion brand Voonik on its platform. The products…
Titan Company gets an ad-interim relief against sale of counterfeit Titan & Fastrack watches on Snapdeal
Titan Company Limited (Titan) has filed a civil lawsuit before the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi against certain sellers and Snapdeal with a case that…
Snapdeal launches Miniso products on its platform
Snapdeal, India’s leading value-focused online marketplace, has launched products of Japanese low-cost brand Miniso on its platform. Snapdeal will…
Snapdeal plans to add 120 engineers to its tech team this year
E-commerce platform Snapdeal is planning to add 120 engineers to its technology team this year as it enhances personalisation and recommendation…
Snapdeal turns cash-flow positive in June, to fuel growth with reinvestment
Eleven months after talks with Flipkart for a possible merger fell apart, Snapdeal claims it has met its goal of profitability. In an internal…
Snapdeal introduces Instant Sign-up for sellers
Snapdeal has launched industry's first Instant Seller Sign-up feature to offer a seamless on-boarding process for sellers on its platform. Under…
Snapdeal's Jason Kothari quits to join Infibeam
NEW DELHI: Jason Kothari, Chief Investment and Strategy Officer at Snapdeal.com has quit the company to join Ahmedabad-headquartered Infibeam. He…
Foxconn unit writes off another $40 million in Snapdeal investment
FIH Mobile, the investment subsidiary of the world’s largest contract manufacturing giant, Foxconn Technology Group has written off an additional $…
Snapdeal To Sell Unicommerce' Biz to Infibeam In Rs 120 Cr deal
India’s first listed e-commerce player, Infibeam Incorporation has announced to acquire Snapdeal’s wholly owned subsidiary Unicommerce, a cloud-…
Snapdeal Net Loss Increases To Rs 4,647 Cr In 2016-17
E-commerce firm Snapdeal has gone through a sales loss amounting to Rs 4,647 crore for the fiscal ending March 2017, impacted by a provision for "…
Snapdeal To Mark World Health Day With Curated health store
To mark the importance of celebration of this day, Snapdeal has launched a curated health store on the occasion of World Health Day caring the…
Snapdeal To Set Up Special Women's Day Store
In order to pamper women with its special feminine offers, Snapdeal has announced to celebrate the upcoming Women’s Day 2018 with exclusive Women’s…
Snapdeal Sets Up One Stop Valentine Store for Valentine's day
Snapdeal has announced a special Valentine's Store for couples to celebrate the season of love. The online store has been set up as a combine store…
Snapdeal's Republic Day Sale Offers 80% On Kids Clothing
Keeping pace with other e-commerce sale events, Snapdeal too has launched its Republic Day sale which will run till 26th January on its platform.…
Snapdeal-HDFC Bank Credit Card Crosses 1.5 Lakh Users
E-commerce portal Snapdeal’s co-branded credit card with HDFC Bank has crossed over 1.5 lakh users since inception in August 2016. Being the only…
Future Group In Talks To Buy Vulcan Express
Future Group, India’s largest retailer, is said to be in talks to buy online retail platform Snapdeal’s logistics arm Vulcan Express for about Rs 50…
Snapdeal Announces Year End Sale From December 23rd To 25th
E-commerce Company, Snapdeal has announced the last sale of this year from December 23 to December 25 with discounts upto 80 percent on its platform…
Snapdeal Announces Curated Christmas Store
Snapdeal's Christmas store has a range of festive gifts, X-Mas decor and eclectic products - all put together at prices that will make you smile.…
Snapdeal staff may approach PMO to stop FreeCharge sale
The woes of the scrubbed and rebooted online marketplace Snapdeal might not end anytime soon. According to a letter accessed by Business Standard,…
Snapdeal- two more senior executives resign
Amid severe administrative turmoil, two more senior executives submitted their resignation from e-commerce player Snapdeal, expressing their…
Bahl aims to re-write the Snapdeal story after selling Freecharge
Right after the sale of its mobile wallet platform ‘Freecharge’ to Axis Bank for INR 385 Crore, Snapldeal’s co-founder and CEO Kunal Bahl, is…
Ratan Tata and other high-profile shareholders say 'yes' to the merger
​The merger of India's two leading E-Commerce brands, Binny Bansal led Flipkart and Kunal Bahl led Snapdeal could be the most sensational merger…
Ratan Tata and many others shareholders say 'yes' to the Flipkart-Snapdeal Merger
​The merger of India's two leading E-Commerce brands, Binny Bansal led Flipkart and Kunal Bahl led Snapdeal could be the most sensational merger…
Flipkart makes revised offer of about $950 mn to acquire Snapdeal
E-commerce player Flipkart has proposed a revised offer of between $900 million and  $950 million to buy smaller rival, Snapdeal, sources revealed.…
Flipkart expected to offer $900-950 million for Snapdeal acquisition deal
E-commerce major, Flipkart is expected to make a revised offer of $900-950 million for buying rival Snapdeal, according to sources. The new offer…
After Snapdeal rejects $850 million buyout offer, Flipkart to make revised offer this week
E-commerce platform, Flipkart is expected to make a revised offer in the next few days for buying Snapdeal, after its first proposal of $850…
Snapdeal to give daily offers to shoppers around the week
E-commerce platform, Snapdeal, India's largest online marketplace, has announced daily shopping bonanzas on its platform. Developed as a response to…
Snapdeal joins hand with The National Book Trust to launch 'HarHaathEkKitaab' campaign
Snapdeal Sunshine, a CSR initiative run by Snapdeal, in collaboration with The National Book Trust (NBT) announced the launch of 'HarHaathEkKitaab…
Snapdeal fashion end of the season sale: Flat 40-70% off with an additional 10% off over the weekends
E-commerce platform, Snapdeal has announced its fashion end of season sale starting 17th June. The consumers will be able to enjoy a flat 40-70…
Snapdeal to offer cashback and rewards across various product categories
With the onset of summer, Snapdeal has partnered with leading banks to bring in special offers for its customers across all product categories.…
Flipkart faces top management fall out
After Flipkart COO Nitin Seth and Ekart's VP Neeraj Aggrawal, Chief Learning Officer Stefaan Van Hooydonk has also stepped out of the firm. Hooydonk…
Snapdeal’s Saurabh Bansal to join Lenskart as head of buying and merchandising
Eyewear retailer, Lenskart has roped in Snapdeal’s former vice-president and head of category management, Saurabh Bansal, for the role of SVP and…
Snapdeal's HR Head Saurabh Nigam resigns
Even as it reaches the final stages of being acquired by its bigger rival Flipkart, e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal, has lost another member from…
Snapdeal exceeds 50 million downloads mark on Play Store
E-commerce platform, Snapdeal has announced that it has crossed 50 million downloads mark on Google Play Store. Rajiv Mangla, Chief Technolgy…
Snapdeal raises Rs 113 crore funding from Nexus, Found
Online retail firm, Snapdeal has received Rs113 crore in an emergency financing round from existing investor, Nexus Venture Partners and the company…
Jasper makes Rs.22-crore capital infusion in FreeCharge
Jasper Infotech, which owns and operates digital payments platform FreeCharge, has made a Rs 22-crore capital infusion in the company, its third…
Bengaluru-based Radhnai Cotton files complaint against Jasper
Bengaluru-based apparel-seller Rajdhani Cotton has filed a complaint with Delhi Police against Jasper Infotech Private Limited, which runs e-…
MobiKwik plans to buy Freecharge to mergein an equity-swap deal
Mobile –wallet company, MobiKwik looks to raise as much as Rs 1,000 crore to finance its expansion plans. A MobiKwik spokesperson said, "MobiKwik is…
People mistake Snapdeal with Snapchat
In a case of mistaken identity, many people downgraded and uninstalled the mobile application of e-commerce platform 'Snapdeal' instead of social…
Entrepreneur alleges Snapdeal for cheating
E-commerce major Snapdeal's CEO Kunal Bahl and two others have been summoned by a Delhi court on a criminal complaint of an entrepreneur who alleged…
Snapdeal shares initiatives launched at curbing fraudulent online transactions
One of India's largest online marketplaces, Snapdeal has shared that a range of initiatives launched at curbing fraudulent online transactions, are…
Snapdeal rubbishes reports of holding talks for selling the firm
Indian e-commerce marketplace, Snapdeal has firmly denied that it was in talks to sell the firm, after Mint newspaper reported the company was in…
Snapdeal appoints Jason kothari as the CEO of FreeCharge
Ecommerce player Snapdeal has announced the appointment of Jason Kothari as the new CEO of Jasper Infotech-owned digital payments platform…
E-commerce firms will have to pay up to 1% TCS under GST
E-commerce firms like Snapdeal and Amazon will have to mandatorily deduct up to 1 per cent TCS (Tax Collected at Source) while making payments to…
Snapdeal expects to garner over Rs 100 crore from its ad platform
Snapdeal expects to garner over Rs 100 crore in revenue from its ad platform that assists sellers in improving their brand visibility on the e-…
Paytm gets USD177 million funding from Alibaba and USD23 million from SAIF Partners
Jack Ma’s Alibaba continued its quiet global expansion, leading a $200 million funding round in India’s Paytm to give it a controlling stake – 60…
Snapdeal to put FreeCharge on sale to Naspers
Once a success story of the burgeoning start-up ecosystem, Gurgaon-based online marketplace Snapdeal has said it would cut more jobs, stop paying…
Snapdeal reports a 50% overall increase in the sale of GM products
Snapdeal, India's one of the largest online marketplace, shared annual sales trends for its general merchandise category, for the period January…
Snapdeal launches more than 120 fashion brands on its platform
One of the e-commerce major of the country, Snapdeal has announced launching of more than 120 fashion brands on its platform, which is part of the…
Two key players of Snapdeal resign amidst fundraising troubles
Amidst fundraising troubles and cost-saving measures, Snapdeal's two senior executives have quit the firm. Abhishek Kumar, who was the head of…
Snapdeal struggles to pay for mobile orders and additional instalments of its mobile application
Snapdeal has abruptly suspended an incentive programme for customers that it employs through affiliates, highlighting the online marketplace's…
Flipkart aims to halve its monthly expenditure to raise fresh capital
Flipkart aims to cut its monthly expenditure by half as it prepares to raise fresh capital of Rs 3,400-5,400 crore ($500-800 million), as per some…
Amazon India to open over 7,500 temporary job opportunities
Amazon.In will create well over 7,500 temporary jobs for its upcoming sale, and these positions will mostly be in logistics to ensure smooth…
Jason Kothari joins Snapdeal as Chief Strategy and Investment Officer
Snapdeal, one of India's largest online marketplaces, has announced the appointment of Housing.com's CEO, Jason Kothari as its Chief Strategy and…
Myntra to provide technical and financial support to 10 small brands
Myntra, one of the country's largest fashion ecommerce company, has revived an incubation programme aimed at providing 10 small brands with…
Alibaba all set to open its first office in Mumbai soon
Alibaba, one of the largest e-commerce entity in China, is setting up its first India office in Mumbai, apparently an indication that it would step…
Delhi-NCR leads Snapdeal's annual digital buying trends 2016
Snapdeal, one of India's largest online marketplaces, has announced its annual digital buying trends highlighting the consumer preferences and…
Snapdeal launches Cash@Home service
Snapdeal, one of India's largest online marketplaces, has announced the launch of a "Cash@Home" service, which allows users to order cash and have…
FreeCharge partners with International Finance Corporation to boost women's entrepreneurship
FreeCharge, one of India's fastest growing digital payments platforms, has partnered with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World…
Alibaba is not buying Snapdeal, confirms report
Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce company that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services via web…
FreeCharge's Wallet on Delivery helps people fight cash crisis
The demonetisation of higher currency notes in India has proved to be curse for many but at the same time, it has been proved to be boon for e-…
Snapdeal launches a new feature 'Wallet on Delivery'
Snapdeal, one of India's largest online marketplaces, has announced the launch of its new and first-of-a-kind feature, Wallet on Delivery (WoD),…
Freecharge wallet jumps 12x after discontinuity of 500 and 1000 INR notes announced
The sudden announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that the notes of 500 and 1000 INR will be of zero value past  the midnight of…
Will zero interest EMIs bring more consumers online?
Online shoppers will soon have one more excuse to avoid the crowd,as leading etailers like Flpikart, Amazon, Snapdeal are likely to offer zero…