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Flipkart Splits PhonePe In a Separate Unit, Latter to Raise $700 Mn at $5.5 Bn Valuation

The Flipkart board has taken this decision to allow PhonePe to access dedicated capital to fund its long-term ambitions over the next three to four years

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Flipkart Acquires AR-Based Platform Scapic To Enhance Shopping Experience

The 2017-founded firm provides no-code platform to help brands and e-commerce sites enhance its shopping experience with the help of AR, virtual reality and 3D technology

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E-Commerce Is COVID-Proof; Festive Season Sales Likely To Double

According to consultancy firm RedSeer, the GMV clocked by e-commerce firms this festive sales will surge to $7 billion from $3.8 billion in 2019

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Flipkart Joins Hands with PhonePe's Rival Paytm for Big Billion Days Sale

This collaboration will facilitate Paytm users to easily pay through their Paytm Wallet and Paytm UPI while shopping on Flipkart during the Big Billion Days sale

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Flipkart's Big Billion Days to Kick Off from Oct 16. Here's What is on Offer

Ahead of the festive season, Flipkart has announced the dates for its biggest flagship event of the year, The Big Billion Days

Technology

Flipkart, Amazon Gear Up For the Festive Season. Who Is Buying Though?

While people are staying at home and increasingly depending on doorstep delivery, a sharp 23.9% contraction in India's GDP in the April-June quarter and low purchasing appetite, the e-commerce space is interestingly juxtaposed

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Flipkart Commits To 100% Transition To Electric Vehicles By 2030

For this initiative, the Walmart-owned e-commerce firm is committing a phased integration of electric vehicles into its entire fleet by 2030

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Online Sale Share Increases to 43% in the Indian Smartphone Market in Q2 2020: Report

Xiaomi, a Chinese phone manufacturer, remained at the top with 44 per cent market share through online channels

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Startups Shortlisted for Flipkart's Accelerator Program to get $25,000 Grant

Flipkart has launched a mentorship training program, Leap for idea-stage startups in consumer internet space

Technology

Amazon, Flipkart 'Sale Day' Starts Tonight: Best Deals on Mobile, Electronics and More

Amazon and Flipkart's first big sale during pandemic goes live tonight. The sale brings exciting offers on a wide range of products like smartphones, electrical appliances, fashion apparel, furniture, and more

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Flipkart Forays Into Hyperlocal Space With 90 Minutes Delivery Plan

Termed Flipkart Quick, the hyperlocal service plans to offer 90-minute deliveries for groceries and home accessories

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Flipkart Acquires Walmart India, Launches Wholesale Online Marketplace for Kiranas

As the e-commerce battle in India intensifies, this deal along with the Walmart-led investment of USD 1.2 billion earlier this month indicate at Flipkart's ramped up efforts to grab a piece of the kirana stores pie

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Flipkart to Raise USD 1.2 billion From Walmart at Valuation of USD 21 billion

The US based retail giant had acquired 77 per cent stake in Flipkart Group for USD 16 billion in May 2018, valuing the latter at USD 21 billion

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Flipkart Adds Tamil, Telugu and Kannad Interfaces As Part of its Localisation Plan

Flipkart conducted an ethnographic study to understand the various aspects of the three languages, their colloquial usage and patterns to understand consumer behaviour while shopping online.