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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicWalmart-Flipkart deal

Topic: Walmart-Flipkart deal

Walmart to raise $2-$3 billion for Flipkart to expand its product range in India, says report

The world's biggest retailer, Walmart, is keen to bring in strategic investors for the Indian e-commerce company but is also open to selling to large pure-play investment firms.

Flipkart valuation surges to $37.6 billion, raises $3.6 billion in fresh funding

The funding round saw the participation of sovereign wealth and pension funds and included Walmart, SoftBank Tencent Holdings & Blackstone Group-backed Antara Capital among others.

Reliance Jio’s e-commerce entry is part of India’s changing market capture by ‘new retail’

India's e-commerce market is going through significant changes, particularly through the impending merging of online and offline retail with Big Tech investments.

Facebook-Jio partnership will intensify India’s e-commerce war with Amazon, Flipkart

Facebook’s biggest investment since its takeover of WhatsApp could empower new combatant in e-commerce war raging between Amazon & Walmart’s Flipkart.

PhonePe spinoff could give India two unicorns at a combined value of upto $ 30 billion

PhonePe preparing to fly solo is a sign of India’s maturing digital sector, and a step that could put India back on the global technology map.

Flipkart investors could force Walmart to take company public

Walmart Inc., the world’s largest retailer, could be forced to publicly list its newly acquired Indian e-commerce company, Flipkart Group, within four years at the request of a small minority of Flipkart shareholders, a public filing shows.

Walmart-Flipkart deal is a reminder that India is as hostile as China to foreign businesses

Considering the fact that Walmart has failed to build up its own Indian business in 11 years, the deal represents a second-best outcome at most.  Walmart...

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