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Alibaba gets strong demand for $13.4 bn Hong Kong IPO
Alibaba’s order books for its $13.4 billion Hong Kong share sale have already been covered “multiple times,”...
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Grapevine: ChrysCapital may return to RBL Bank; PE firms eye stake in Café Coffee Day
Private equity firm ChrysCapital is considering investing around Rs 500 crore ($69.6 million at current exchange rate) in RBL...
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Alibaba poised to launch record-breaking $13.4 bn Hong Kong IPO
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is poised to launch a Hong Kong share sale expected to raise up to $13.4 ......
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Alibaba's Singles' Day sales hit record $38 bn; growth slows
Chinese retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s sales for its 24-hour Singles’ Day shopping blitz hit a record $38.4...
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WhatsApp adds shopping catalog feature, courting e-commerce
Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday launched a catalog feature for its WhatsApp messaging app, it said in a blog post, ......
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Govt looks into Flipkart, Amazon festive discounts after retailer complaints
The Indian government is looking into whether hefty discounts offered on Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon.com during their online...
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Social e-commerce startup CityMall gets funding from Citrus Pay founder, Xiaomi exec
CityMall, a social e-commerce platform that sells lifestyle and curated products via peer-to-peer referrals on WhatsApp, has raised...
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Amistad Ventures invests more in e-commerce enabling platform EasyECom
Edgewise Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates omni-channel e-commerce enabling platform EasyEcom, has raised an undisclosed sum...
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Amazon India plans to scrap single-use plastic, joins rival Flipkart
Amazon.com Inc’s India unit plans to replace single-use plastic in its packaging by June 2020, the company said on Wednesday,...
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Former Flipkart execs' B2B e-commerce platform Udaan bags $300 mn in Series D funding
Business-to-business e-commerce platform Udaan has raised around $300 million (approximately Rs 2,165.98 crore at current exchange...