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Snapdeal Changes Strategy, Alibaba

Deepens India reach And Other News
Published on September 19, 2016 | Featured in: Banking & Finance, Business Strategies, Daily Digest India, India,
India Tech And Startups, Mobile, Retail & E-Commerce, Technology

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Strengtheningfoothold:EvenasAlibabasplanstoforayintotheB2CsectorinIndia
isntmaterializing,itistryingtorampupitsB2Bpresenceinthecountry.Forthis,the
ChineseecommercegianthassignedagreementswithKotakMahindraBank,IDFC
Bank,Delhivery,DHLandAdityaBirlaFinance.Apartfromofferingfinancialaid,the
partnershipswillhelptheJackMaledcompanyprovidedomesticandinternational
logisticssupporttoitsIndiansellers.EvenasitsIndianecommercefirmhasbeen
registeringprofitsforthelastthreeyears,speculationsarerifethatAlibabaistryingto
forayintotheB2Csectoraswell.(PicCredit:EconomicTimes)

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Strategicshift:InabidtobeatAmazonandFlipkart,IndiasNo.3ecommerceplayer
Snapdealhasdecidedtoditchthemarketplacemodel.Insteadofactingasan
intermediary,JasperInfotechPvtLtd,whichrunsSnapdeal,hassetupawholesaleunit
tobuyproducts.Thechangeisexpectedtohelpthefirmgainbettercontroloverits
inventoryandservicelevels.Thebusinessmodelwillalsoapparentlyhelpitabideby
FDIlaws.However,thisisincontrasttowhatfounderKunalBahlalwaysadvocateda
marketplacemodeloveraninventoryledone.

#QOTD
Itsclearthattheinventoryledmodelis
dead...inventoryledecommercecompanies
arediscardingtheirmodelandreplacingit
withthemarketplace,Snapdealsfounder
KunalBahlhadsaidin2013.

Blamegame:EvenasRelianceJioaccusedBhartiAirtelofprovidingsubstantially
lessnumberofinterconnectionpoints,Indiaslargestoperatordeniedtheallegations
termingthemasmereshadowboxing.JustadayafterAirtelsaiditwouldtrytorelease
thepointsofinterconnection(PoIs)wellaheadofthedatementionedinthecontract,
RelianceJiosaidtheproposedaugmentationbyAirtelwouldstillonlysufficeforless
thanonefourthoftherequiredinterconnectioncapacity."However,Airtelisoftheview
thatbycitingfewerPoIsasthereasonbehindalarminglevelofcallfailures,the
MukeshAmbaniledcompanywasprobablytryingtocoverupsometechnicalissues
intheirownnetwork.

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FullControl:AlthoughseveralpeopleturnedagainstUBgroupchairmanVijay
Mallyaashefacesloandefaultchargesonthehomefront,hisloyalexecutiveshavent
lefthisside.HehasfullcontrolovertheoperationsofUnitedBreweriesHoldingsLtd
despiterelocatingtotheUKearlierthisyearandhisexecutivesreporttohimregularly.
TheUBgroupsholdingfirmfurtherdisclosedthatthebeleagueredbusinessmanhas
received16millionrupeesasremunerationinFY16.
ICICIinfocus:ICICIPruLifeInsurance's60billionrupeesworthIPOthebiggestin
6yearskickstartedtoday.Investorsbidforabout1croresharesonDay1ofthe
biddingprocess.

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Videoservicelaunchesanditispreparingtodoso.TheUSbasedecommercegianthas
inkedacontentdealwithMaheshandMukeshBhattownedVisheshFilms.Thedeal
notonlygivesAmazonrightstoaccessVisheshFilms53filmsbutalsoitsupcoming
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