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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Walmart

Walmart’s usual victims in America become its new friends in India

Small stores or kiranas will be Walmart’s unlikely allies in its latest attempt to take on Amazon & Reliance in India.

In poll-bound India, Modi’s politics is hurting Bezos, helping Ambani

Modi’s pitch to give local traders space in e-retail is curbing US retail giants such as Amazon who have committed billions of dollars.

Amazon, Flipkart hit by Modi govt’s refusal to extend deadline for new e-commerce rules

Amazon, Flipkart have amassed vast inventories and had sought a four- to six-month extension to help offload those products.

Mukesh Ambani outlines plan to take on Amazon in India

Jio currently has 280 million subscribers, while Ambani’s retail arm operates nearly 10,000 outlets.

Modi govt crackdown on Amazon, Flipkart to hurt online shoppers

The new rules could be a blow for Amazon & Flipkart, which are attempting to crack India’s consumer market & capture its growth potential.

The rock n’ roll loving leader of Goldman Sachs India on merger rush in the country

A confluence of factors helped India draw more inbound investments than China for only the second time in a decade.

Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal quits after allegations of serious personal misconduct: Walmart

Walmart said that Bansal resigned as the CEO of Flipkart Group after an independent investigation into the allegations.

24-year-old founder of Oyo Hotels raises $1 billion to expand overseas business

Oyo has expanded beyond India into China, Malaysia, Nepal and Britain in the last 2 years.

After nearly a decade, Reliance’s shares surge with the launch of Jio

Shares have gone up by 135% and Reliance now stands first in the 30-stock index.

It’s Mukesh Ambani who could become Amazon’s biggest rival in India

Walmart's acquisition of Flipkart might have given the impression that the battle for India would be an all-American contest, but the fight isn't that simple - or easy. 

On Camera

Sheikh Hasina battling ‘India Out’ campaign with Indian saree. But has she made it worse?

Hasina is unabashedly India’s best friend in the neighbourhood. But Delhi is hard put to match China’s deep pockets and big investments in Dhaka.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.