October 2017
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Company News53
Competition and Industry News86

Company News

Catch ’em small, watch ’em growedit

For Urban Ladder, a close relationship with vendors is critical, given that it is in a largely unorganized segment like furniture. Quote by Kaustabh Chakraborty, senior vice-president, operations and supply chain, Urban Ladder.

Publication: Business Standard (Clip Attached)

Date: October 30, 2017

Being CFO to me means to execute, execute and execute!edit

Think long term, think like an entrepreneur, find a way to help, say “Yes” more often than “No” but hold your ground (in areas of governance, integrity etc) when needed.

Publication: The Economic Times

Date: October 30, 2017

 

Calligraphy With Urban Ladderedit

Urban Ladder calls you over to its store on the 4th of November, to get chummy with the craft of Calligraphy. Most of us have gone through a Calligraphy phase in school, when our letters suddenly developed elaborate curls and curves. With this workshop, you can learn these flourishes the legit way! Why go back to a childhood time pastime now that you are adulting? Well, for one, Calligraphy has long been touted as a meditative art

Publication: Events High

Date: October 30, 2017

Experience centres: Bringing a new understandingedit

These are the times of know-how and buy. A customer wants to feel the real product before investing his hard earned money in it. So, the brands are gearing up to offer the best to its buyers. Apart from the traditional franchise stores, brands are also focussing on launching their experience centres with better technology and techniques. Leading furniture and home decor brand, Urban Ladder also launched its first flagship experience centre in Bangalore few months ago and got an overwhelming response from customers. The brand is set to its retail presence across Bangalore and other cities to become the largest furniture brand in India by March 2018.

Publication: Franchise India

Date: October 29, 2017

VCC Startups weekly wrap: Oyo-Zo merger dissolves; Snapdeal’s legal woes escalateedit

A media report said that e-commerce major Flipkart was in talks to invest in local services firm UrbanClap, furniture e-tailer Urban Ladder, and food delivery startup Swiggy. Besides these three firms, Flipkart is also eyeing startups in insurance and wealth management, a report in Mint stated, citing three people aware of the development.

Publication: VC Circle

Date: October 28, 2017

Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [23-28 October]edit

eBay Inc, the global multinational ecommerce corporation acquired a 5.44% stake in Flipkart, in exchange for its eBay India business for $211 Mn (sold in April 2017) and $514 Mn cash investment (April 2017 as part of $1.4 Bn funding round) in the Indian e commerce unicorn. Earlier this week, Flipkart was also said to be in acquisition talks with Swiggy, Urban Ladder, and UrbanClap.

Publication: Inc 42

Date: October 28, 2017

 

Alteria Capital gets SEBI nod, raises 10% of Rs 1,000 crore fund from domestic investoredit

Alteria Capital, founded by former InnoVen Capital executives, has racked up 10% of the capital for its yet-to-be launched Rs 1,000 crore venture debt from a large domestic anchor investor. Once closed, this would be the largest venture debt fund in the country. Ajay Hattangdi and Vinod Murali are aiming to finish their first close of about Rs 400-500 crore by first quarter of next year. The duo founded Alteria after leaving the Temasek backed InnoVen earlier this year.

Publication: Times of India

Date: October 26, 2017

Exits a setback for Kalaari, but not a show-stopperedit

Exits of two partners, Bala Srinivasa and Prashanth Aluru, at Kalaari Capital may dampen the VC firm’s ability to sew new deals, but will not hurt its plans to raise a new fund.

Publication: Business Standard

Date: October 25, 2017

Flipkart Embarks On Acquisition Spree; Holds Talks With Swiggy, Urban Ladder And UrbanClapedit

Even after beating Amazon in the first sale of this festive season, homegrown ecommerce giant Flipkart refuses to back down from its unwavering mission to emerge as the champion. To bolster its business against rival Amazon, the Bengaluru-headquartered company is reportedly looking to embark on the diversification route through investment and acquisition.

Publication: Inc 42

Date: October 25, 2017

Deals Buzz: Noble Group to sell oil liquid business to Vitol for $580 millionedit

Armed with over $4 billion in cash, India’s most valuable internet firm Flipkart Ltd is planning more start-up investments and buyouts as it seeks to widen its slender lead over Amazon India and diversify its business. Flipkart has held talks to invest in food-delivery app Swiggy, services firm UrbanClap, furniture retailer UrbanLadder and some start-ups in insurance and wealth management, reports Mint citing three people familiar with the matter on condition of anonymity

Publication: Mint

Date: October 23, 2017

Flipkart looking to ‘Chinese’ model of e-commerce growth via acquisitionsedit

Flipkart is said to be in talks with multiple firms like online food-ordering and delivery service Swiggy, home services firm Urban Clap, online furniture retailer Urban Ladder, ticket-booking platform BookMyShow and even some financial technology firms, according to a Livemint report on Monday.

Publication: Business Standard

Date: October 23, 2017

Flipkart in talks with Urban Ladder, Swiggy, UrbanClap for acquisition: Report – Business Todayedit

Sitting at the top of Indian e-commerce business, Flipkart is planning to invest more in start-ups and buyout smaller rivals as a leg up to its business. The biggest e-tailer of the country is planning to acquire online furniture retailer Urban Ladder, services firms UrbanClap and food delivery platform Swiggy, along with some start-ups in insurance and wealth management, a report by Livemint said quoting three sources familiar with the development.

Publication: Business Today

Date: October 23, 2017

 

Two partners quit Kalaari as VC firm grapples with top-level churnedit

Two of the partners at Kalaari Capital, an investor in companies like Snapdeal, Urban Ladder and ScoopWhoop, have quit the firm amid a top-level churn and uncertainty surrounding the venture capital fund.

Publication: Times Of India

Date: October 23, 2017

Flush with funds, Flipkart eyeing more acquisitionsedit

Armed with over $4 billion in cash, India’s most valuable internet firm Flipkart Ltd is planning more start-up investments and buyouts as it seeks to widen its slender lead over Amazon India and diversify its business.

Publication: Mint

Date: October 23, 2017

Collage Workshop with Urban Ladderedit

Let’s Create Collage with Urban Ladder. Tearing paper into shreds is an oddly satisfying activity. Ask any toddler. And if you’re all grown up, you don’t have to stop at ripping paper apart.

Publication: Events High

Date: October 23, 2017

India: Cash-Rich Flipkart eyes more acquisitionsedit

Armed with over $4 billion in cash, India’s most valuable internet firm Flipkart Ltd is planning more start-up investments and buyouts as it seeks to widen its slender lead over Amazon India and diversify its business.

Publication: Deal Street Asia

Date: October 23, 2017

Vedanta Group’s Anil Agarwal to float founder $1 bn venture capital fund for startupsedit

Anil Agarwal, the founder, and chairperson of Vedanta Group is set to launch a $1 bn venture capital fund to invest in startups. Reportedly, the fund seeks to invest majorly in potential startups operating in the space of natural resources. It is probably the first natural resources-focused venture fund established by an Indian industrialist.

Publication: Inc 42

Date: October 20, 2017

OFFICE FURNITURE INDIA MARKET TOP KEY PLAYERS – DURIAN , FEATHERLITE , GODREJ & BOYCE MANUFACTURING , STANLEY , ZUARI FURNITURE AND FORECAST TO 2021edit

Indian economy has started to pick up and gather momentum after the global economic recession of 2008-2009. Emergence of e-commerce and establishment of various start-ups in the country have led to the growth of the organized retail market in the country. Apart from that, the direct sales approach is paying a lot of dividend to market vendors as the customers still prefer to purchase the products directly from the manufacturers.

Publication: Newsliner

Date: October 19, 2017

ZiFiti Poised to Deliver Effective Inventory Management Solutions to Cross Border Sellers with Announcement of New Partnershipedit

Continuing to set the pace with high level technology, Zifiti.com announced their newly formed partnership with ecommerce marketplace Saas solutions provider Unicommerce. Leaders in their respective industries, Zifiti and Unicommerce have strategically aligned to further improve the seller-friendly onboarding process for vendors to offer their wares to loyal Zifiti customers in the United States.

Publication: Bizwire Express

Date: October 19, 2017

Madame Tussauds among 3 FDI proposals cleared by DIPPedit

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has approved three foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals, including that of Merlin Entertainment-owned Madame Tussauds to undertake single-brand retail.

Publication: India Finance News ET Retail

Date: October 19, 2017

Urban Ladder – Diwali Offers, Upto 30% Offedit

Furniture is one thing which can completely change the way your house looks. It reflects your style. Hence, it is very important to have some amazing furniture pieces with perfect usability. And one such place where you can get the right kind of furniture for your place is Urban Ladder.

Publication: Technary

Date: October 18, 2017

URBAN LADDER: Order the furniture you want to, sitting at homeedit

Choosing furniture for home or office is a big challenge in itself. Going to the stores then compromising between the Limited Variety is the compulsion of most customers. Time also gets spoiled and no furniture is available. If you order your choice and make furniture, then it is so expensive that it is frightening to think about, but now the problem has come to an end. URBAN LADDER is an online platform that brings solutions to your every problem in choosing furniture, within your budget.

Publication: Bhopal Samachar

Date: October 17, 2017

Consumer Brand Startups Take the Lead in The Smart CEO Startup50 List 2017edit

Evaluated by a Jury comprising some of India’s most respected entrepreneurs & investors, the 2017 Startup50 List features some of the best companies from across diverse sectors such as Enterprise Tech, Financial Services & Fintech, Healthcare, Preventive Health & Digital Health, Consumer Brand & Consumer Tech, Agritech& Agriculture and Social Impact. Each of these 50 companies have built wonderful businesses with long-term potential, robust financials and solid VC-backing

Publication: City Air News

Date: October 16, 2017

Light entertainment: Here are the trends for this year’s festival of lights!edit

Purple food to paneer-stuffed jalebis, cube flooring designs to vertical gardens, cryotherapy to holographic makeup, inverted gemstones to retro hats—here are trends for this festival of lamps

Publication: The Sunday Standard ; Print Coverage: Attached

Date: October 15, 2017

Online players open shops, offline stores go online, so who is winning the battle of Indian furnishings?edit

According to industry estimates, only 10% of the approximately Rs 120,000 crore furniture market is organised. The market for home and small office furnishing is estimated to be Rs 75,000 crores.

Publication: ET Retail

Date: October 15, 2017

Global Home Decor Market 2017 – Urban Ladder, Jabong, Flipkart, Inc, Snapdeal, Ashley Furniture Industries, Style Spa, Mebelkartedit

The Report entitled Global Home Decor Market2017 analyses the important factors of the Home Decor market based on present industry situations, market demands, business strategies utilized by Home Decor market players and their growth synopsis. This report divides the Home Decor market based on the key players, Type (Furniture, Textiles, Floor Coverings ), Application (Household, Commercial ) and Regions. High Use of Home Decor in Consumer Goods Industry Driving the Market Growth of Home Decor.

Publication: The News Columnist

Date: October 14, 2017

Online players open shops, offline stores go online, so who is winning the battle of Indian furnishings?edit

According to industry estimates, only 10% of the approximately Rs 120,000 crore furniture market is organised. The market for home and small office furnishing is estimated to be Rs 75,000 crores.

Publication: The Economic Times

Date: October 14, 2017

Flipkart mobile app reaches 100 million downloads milestoneedit

Online retailer Flipkart‘s mobile application crossed the 100 million downloads milestone on Google Play store, making it the first online shopping app in the country to accomplish this feat, said the company on Friday. While the experience is consistent across desktop and mobile, 90% of the traffic comes from the Android app, and the remaining 10% from the desktop website.

Publication: ET Retail

Date: October 14, 2017

Ashiesh Shah lends beauty to imperfection with new furniture collection for Urban Ladderedit

In a world where boundaries between art and design are increasingly blurring, architect and interior designer—and a favourite of the stars—Ashiesh Shah draws clear lines of demarcation. In his new collection of furniture for Urban Ladder, form follows function, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Publication: Architectural Digest

Date: October 13, 2017

Ready. Set. Festive!edit

When it comes to getting your home ready for the festivities, there is so much that can be done. In order to avoid being a part of the eleventh-hour helter-skelter convention, let’s start with the top five hacks that will pave the foundation for making your home Deepavali ready, just in time.

Publication: Online – Deccan Herald ; Print – Attached

Date: October 13, 2017

Indian startups are not disruptive enough compared to global cos: Ratan Tataedit

India’s internet ecosystem may be booming but domes tic startups still have some distance to cover as far as disruptive businesses go. That’s the word from one of India’s most successful corporate leaders and investors Ratan Tata.

Publication: ET Tech ; ET Retail

 

Date: October 12, 2017

Small firms snap up VR opportunity to assist home-owners in designing, selectionedit

Designing and doing up your new home with furniture, décor and interiors is a long, drawn out, tedious affair. While smaller online furniture, home décor and interiors firms such as Livspace.com, DesignCafe.com and Homelane.com have snapped up the opportunity to launch Virtual Reality (VR) solutions that aid customers to design, select and do up their new homes in less than half the time it usually takes, large e-tailers like Urban Ladder and Pepperfry are yet to play catch up.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Date: October 11, 2017

Small firms snap up VR opportunity to assist home-owners in designing, selectionedit

Designing and doing up your new home with furniture, décor and interiors is a long, drawn out, tedious affair. While smaller online furniture, home décor and interiors firms such as Livspace.com, DesignCafe.com and Homelane.com have snapped up the opportunity to launch Virtual Reality (VR) solutions that aid customers to design, select and do up their new homes in less than half the time it usually takes, large e-tailers like Urban Ladder and Pepperfry are yet to play catch up.

Publication: India Finance News

Date: October 12, 2017

Here’s Why Techies Prefer Shopping Online For Furnitureedit

Growth in technology has had a significant impact on our lives. Every small thing or task is made more accessible by advanced technology. The digital marketplaces are no exclusion. Online markets/stores have made our shopping for various things very easy. You can quite literally find everything at the click of a button and the convenience of your couch. It’s the reason why we see so many e-commerce businesses flourish in a variety of segments.

Publication: Digital Conqueror

Date: October 11, 2017

FURNISH THE FRANCHISE WAYedit

The home market is worth about US $20 billion, with furniture contributing to 75 per cent and decor and the rest contributing 25 per cent.The growth is particularly fueled by changing lifestyle of Indians that have shifted from minimalistic and utility based to diverse and progressive, boom in the residential real estate industry.

Publication: Franchise India

Date: October 11, 2017

We got a store for thatedit

According to industry estimates, only 10% of the approximately `120,000 crore furniture market is organised. The market for home and small office furnishing is estimated to be `75,000 crores.

Publication: Brand Equity (Clip Attached)

Date: October 11, 2017

The ace in Furlenco’s pocketedit

When the young girl wonders if she should get herself a new iPhone, mother (Chaddha), while busy playing games on her iPad says, “Own experiences, not things”. Which loosely translates into why buy furniture from Urban Ladder or Pepperfry, when you can rent a couch, divan, desk, bed or Pod?

Publication: Brand Equity

Date: October 11, 2017

We got a store for that: Who is winning the battle of Indian furnishings?edit

According to industry estimates, only 10% of the approximately `120,000 crore furniture market is organised. The market for home and small office furnishing is estimated to be `75,000 crores.

Publication: Brand Equity 

Date: October 11, 2017

This Is Who I Amedit

Ashiesh Shah with the dining table he designed for Urban Ladder.

Publication: Architectural Digest (Clip Attached)

Date: Month of October

Will Focus On marrying Online & Offline Channelsedit

Urban Ladder is on a mission to make a million Indian homes beautiful. Within this mission, I will scale up the strategic retail growth of our offline formats and will see the expansion of the urban interiors network.

Publication: Franchise India

Date: October 10, 2017

 

8 *Dreamy* Wedding Decor Ideas To Steal From Instagram RIGHT NOW!edit

Add to the quirk of the decor arrangement with a colourful chair set, available on Urban Ladder for Rs 22,999.

Publication: Pop XO

Date: October 10, 2017

Wabi Sabiedit

Urban Ladder has announced their collaboration with celebrity architect Ashiesh Shah for four collections.

Publication: Afternoon Dispatch & Courier

Date: October 9, 2017

WABI SABIedit

Urban Ladder has announced their collaboration with celebrity architect Ashiesh Shah for four collections.

Publication: Afternoon Dispatch & Courier (Clip Attached)

Date: October 9, 2017

AI and IOT – A new trend setter in IT sectoredit

Then there are applications like Siri and Cortana, even home-grown e-commerce players like Urban Ladder, that unlock the potential of VR, blended with AI to help you visualize furniture in your living room, in real time.

Publication: Times Jobs

Date: October 7, 2017

Handcrafted wondersedit

Urban Ladder’s products have always been driven by the modern Indian aesthetic.

Publication: Deccan Herald (Clip Attached)

Date: October 7, 2017

AMA with Rajiv of UrbanLadder: Offline stores drive ~2.5X ticket size compared to onlineedit

Offline is shaping up really well. We probably have the most crowded furniture store in India. And one of the most beautiful. All our original capacity planning on staffing has gone for a toss – since traffic has been 3x of what we estimated. So that’s good.

Publication: Next Big What

Date: October 6, 2017

#Trendsedit

Step in the make believe world of Denaries. Fashion house The Open Trunk has selected handcrafted pieces that will let you add a statement piece to your wardrobe this festive season.

Publication: Vistara (Clip Attached)

Date: Issue of October, 2017

Why retailers must be omnipresent, all knowing and all wiseedit

So, e-tailers like Pepperfry, Urban Ladder, Nykaa, Zivame and Myntra have in the past couple of years opened retail stores. At the same time, retailers like Shoppers Stop Ltd and Kishore Biyani-led Future Group have partnered with e-tailers to launch their own e-commerce portals.

Publication: Live Mint

Date: October 6, 2017

Present Everywhereedit

Even online retailers such as Urban Ladder, Pepperfry, CaratLane and Lenskart now have an omnichannel strategy. While Shoppers Stop wants to reach out to more cities and consumers through online retail, online players are launching offline stores to get customers to touch and feel their products.

Publication: Business Today (Clip Attached)

Date: Issue of October, 2017

URBAN LADDERedit

The newly launched Eleanor & Louise collection belongs to the French Country style, which is synonymous with relaxed, sophisticated living. While Eleanor represents substance and style, elegance and flair is what describes Louise.

Magazine: Better Interiors (Clip Attached) 

Date: Issue of October 2017

Government approves 5 FDI proposals in single brand retail sector.edit

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion(DIPP) has approved five more foreign direct investment proposals for single-brand retail including those of luxury brand Louis Vuitton, Oppo Mobiles, Chumbak Design, Daniel Wellington and Actoserba Active Wholesale.

Publication : ET Retail

Date : October 4, 2017

 

Design dreamedit

Hot on the design front is Urban Ladder with the launch of the Wabi Sabi collection designed by award-winning architect and designer Ashiesh Shah. This is the first of a four-collection collaboration, exclusively designed for Urban Ladder, with each collection tapping into the evolution of design and its different stylistic eras.

Publication : The Afternoon DC

Date : October 4, 2017

What to look for in a wannabe CEO: An impressive CV or right attitude?edit

For Ashish Goel, the CEO of Urban Ladder, it’s a mix of both. “You need to look for someone who is well-rounded and has an equal measure of credentials and attitude. A candidate lacking in either will not work out in the long term.”

Publication : The Economic Times

Date : October 5, 2017

Competition and Industry News

Telangana new hub for investments: Jupallyedit

Addressing soon-to-be employees of multi-national company IKEA, he said: “The company would select 350 women, for employment from the State. These people would be given training for 45 days in the National Academy of Construction (NAC). The State has garnered recognition for its pace of work, when it comes to doing business.”

Publication: Telengana Today

Date: October 31, 2017

India’s Home Fashion Industry Welcomes IKEA for Better Market Positioningedit

Subodh Mehta, Head – Home Furniture Business, Godrej Interio, asserts, “IKEA is one of the first companies in India to get approval for setting up 100 percent FDI in single brand retail. We surely see IKEA entering the Indian market as an important event. It will have a big impact for every Indian player.” On the flip side, Mehta also points out that 85 percent of the home retail market is unorganized in India and hence “there is enough space for everyone to stretch by organizing the unorganized part”.

Publication: Franchise India

Date: October 30, 2017

How Well Do You Know IKEA Names?edit

A quiz published by a member of Buzzfeed UK staff that has pictures of popular IKEA products and four answer choices to choose from.

 

Publication: Buzzfeed UK

Date: October 30, 2017

350 women from T’gana to be employed by Ikeaedit

The Telangana government today said Swedish furniture maker Ikea is going to launch its first outlet in February next yea in India and 350 women from the state will be given employment by the company.

Publication: Business Standard

Date: October 30, 2017

Being CFO to me means to execute, execute and execute!edit

Think long term, think like an entrepreneur, find a way to help, say “Yes” more often than “No” but hold your ground (in areas of governance, integrity etc) when needed.

Publication: The Economic Times

Date: October 30, 2017

 

How global companies are leading the way on LGBTI inclusionedit

The world is seeing a worrying backlash against the freedoms of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people. While great progress has been made towards inclusion in many countries, millions of people are living with the threat of arrest, harassment or physical violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Publication: News.in

Date: October 30, 2017

Empowering village women: An IKEA initiativeedit

For Nirmala Maurya, 32, running and managing the home became tedious and she began a different life swimming against the social current. For Nirmala, from Arjunpur Pathak village, her journey of self-reliance and financial independence began in 2010 when she was approached by Rangsutra, a community-owned craft company of over a thousand artisans from remote regions of India which boasts of “ensuring sustainable livelihoods and regular employment for rural artisans”.

Publication: The Morung Express

Date: October 29, 2017

The Classic Swedish Tableedit

Eclipsed by the ‘New Nordic’ wave that has swept the culinary world, it is old Swedish classics that seek the place in the sun that they deserve. Raul Dias lists the top 10 treats you simply cannot leave Sweden without trying!

Publication: Afternoon DC

Date: October 28, 2017

Ikea betting on new markets; will open stores in India next yearedit

Ikea will debut in India next year, with one store each in Hyderabad and Maharashtra: Ikea’s larger roll-out plan includes setting up 25 stores in the country by 2025.

Publication: ET Retail

Date: October 27, 2017

Empowering village women: An IKEA initiativeedit

For Nirmala Maurya, 32, running and managing the home became tedious and she began a different life swimming against the social current. For Nirmala, from Arjunpur Pathak village, her journey of self-reliance and financial independence began in 2010 when she was approached by Rangsutra, a community-owned craft company of over a thousand artisans from remote regions of India which boasts of “ensuring sustainable livelihoods and regular employment for rural artisans”.

Publication: ET Retail

Date: October 27, 2017

Martha Stewart Will Come to Your House and Read You For Filthedit

In the profile, we get to watch the stars reminisce while the present occupants stand around patiently. Matthew Broderick takes off his shoes and puts his bare feet on a man’s furniture, which took me all the way out, but you know, do you. Whoopi Goldberg and Lauren Hutton also revisit their old stomping grounds. But the piece de resistance is your queen and mine, Martha Stewart.

Publication: Elle

Date: October 27, 2017

15 Dish Racks That a) Work and b) Aren’t Hideousedit

I sometimes avoid cooking in my minuscule New York City apartment kitchen just because the idea of having to washing the various dishes afterward makes me feel tired. C’est la vie of anyone without a dishwasher, right? But then there’s the fact that I, and probably you, don’t have the cash to throw down on delivery every single night, either. So fine, if must, we can all wrap our minds around cleaning our cereal bowls. But toweling each dry by hand? Nope.

Publication: Architectural Digest

Date: October 27, 2017

How One Hurricane Harvey Victim Rebuilt Her World in 72 Hoursedit

One scorching afternoon, we meet. It’s been a week since Hurricane Harvey landed in Houston. The stench of fetid floodwater and mold knocks me sideways. I take a break from mucking flooded homes to grab some fresh air. Urania Clark is weaving a client’s hair outside her apartment as I pass by. She motions her comb toward the open door, shakes her head slowly, and says: “Everything. Gone.” It is as simple and heartbreaking as that.

Publication: Architectural Digest

Date: October 27, 2017

Apple ARKit, Machine Learning: Indian developers are already ahead of the curveedit

Vidit Bhargava, a 23-year-old student from Delhi, was the talk of the town when Apple invited him to its annual developer conference (WWDC) last year. His app, LookUp, helps users find contextual meaning of words that they come across on their phones and tablets.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Date: October 26, 2017

Australian ecommerce startup raises $4m to take furniture retail onlineedit

We’ve all been there: you move somewhere, get your own place, then your mom comes to visit and you get an earful about your lifestyle choices. But what if your mom’s also an interior designer and insists you don’t buy any IKEA furniture?

Publication: Tech in Asia

Date: OCtober 25, 2017

18 Shelf Brackets to Prop Up Your Books (and Beyond)edit

Picking out shelf brackets is both the best and worst part of putting up shelves: best because it’s an opportunity to make a design statement, worst because you’ve got to find the perfect set. (Okay, okay actually hanging them is possibly the worst part, but it’s made a lot easier if you have a good laser level and a whole bunch of ribbed anchors for your screws).

Publication: Architectural Digest

Date: October 25, 2017

Danny Lipford and Chelsea Lipford Wolf Share Advice on Taking Homes from Simple to Smart with Automated Home Technologyedit

Think you’re not savvy enough for a smart home? It’s time to think again according to America’s Home Expert Danny Lipford. He and his daughter & co-host, Chelsea Lipford Wolf, shared smart home advice with millions during a nationally televised media event earlier today. The father-daughter team connected with 25 TV and radio hosts across the country, showing viewers how making your home smart is easier than ever and offers improved comfort, convenience and safety.

Publication: BizWire Express

Date: October 25, 2017

5 Crazy-Smart Ways to Store Spices in a Tiny Kitchenedit

If you cook, a tiny kitchen can be crippling; maybe there’s room for a plate or two, but a whole spice collection? No dice. Or maybe you’re reading up on spice storage solutions because your parents gifted you a set of them in hopes that you would start acting like the self-sufficient adult you definitely are, and now you need to figure out where to put them.

Publication: Architectural Digest

Date: October 24, 2017

Invest India: Inside story of a unique industry – government collaboration to attract FDI into Indiaedit

Climb the stairs to the first floor of the Vigyan Bhavan Annexe on Delhi’s Maulana Azad Road, and on the left is the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. It’s a typical sarkari office with a long corridor, a large section room, cabins of various shapes and sizes for officers and the minister, and tiny rooms for personal assistants. And you won’t miss the sight of peons carrying nadawali files tied with the infamous red tape, from one room to another.

Publication: The Economic Times

Date: October 22, 2017

IKEA Canada Announces Third Store on Expansion Journey in London, Ontarioedit

IKEA Canada is thrilled to make the next stop on its coast to coast expansion journey, with the announcement of a full-size store in London, Ontario.

Publication: New Kerala

Date: October 20, 2017

Got A New Phone This Diwali? Here Are Essential Apps For Your Superphoneedit

You have managed to get your hands on a new iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus, and now you need a few cool things to do with it.

Publication: ET Panache

Date: October 20, 2017

PitchBook adds Nearly 200,000 European Companies and Their Complete Financials to Award-Winning Platformedit

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public markets, today announced the expansion of its European financial market coverage by adding 171,000 new private companies and their financials, full public company coverage and a decade of European M&A activity.

Publication: IT News Online

Date: October 19, 2017

In English, the Swedish names of Ikea products mean everything from ‘squirrel’ to ‘chubby’ to ‘giggle’ – here are 11 of the quirkiestedit

Business Insider has previously reported that IKEA relies on a special system to label its products, designed by its founder Ingvar Kamprad, who was dyslexic and didn’t want to use numbers. For example, furniture items are named after Swedish places. Chairs and desks have men’s names. Children’s items are named after mammals and birds.

Publication: Business Insider

Date: October 19, 2017

FOLDING FURNITURE 2017 GLOBAL KEY PLAYERS – MECO CORPORATION, DOREL INDUSTRIES INC, INTER IKEA SYSTEMS, BUSH INDUSTRIES, HAWORTH MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST TO 2022edit

This report provides in depth study of “Folding Furniture Market” using SWOT analysis i.e. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat to the organization. The Folding Furniture Market report also provides an in-depth survey of key players in the market which is based on the various objectives of an organization such as profiling, the product outline, the quantity of production, required raw material, and the financial health of the organization.

Publication: Newsliner

Date: October 19, 2017

This Diwali, Pay through MobiKwik QR Code and Win Goldedit

This Diwali, users of Indian mobile wallet major, MobiKwik can win gold worth Rs 1lakh on QR Code transactions. MobiKwik powers digital transactions for over 20 lakh merchants pan-India, and the offer is also valid on the purchase of petrol, milk and groceries. Users will also get assured 10% saving on every transaction. The offer which will run till October 20th has been christened “Iss Diwali Har Cheez Hogi Sona”.

Publication: The Telegraph

Date: October 19, 2017

IKEA partners Snowman Logistics for backend supportedit

Snowman Logistics today said Swedish home furnishing major IKEA has partnered with it to manage backend operations of its in-store restaurant business in the country.

Publication: Outlook India

Date: October 18, 2017

Snowman Logistics Partners with IKEA for Their In-Store Restaurants in Indiaedit

Snowman will support IKEA by optimizing transportation operations, coordinating suppliers, integrating supply chain technologies, synchronizing inbound and outbound logistics flow and in managing distribution network, for successfully running the restaurant.

Publication: Business World

Date: October 18, 2017

 

Online home design marketplace Livspace Thursday said it will invest Rs70 crore in its designer partnership initiative which allows freelance designers and architects to sell their home designs on Livspace.edit

The company also plans to invest the money for signing up and certifying freelance designers and studios, engagement programs, infrastructure and expanding its network across top metros cities. Within a year of launch, the initiative received 10,000 applications from designers across the country, Livspace said in a statement.

Publication: Realty Plus Mag

Date: October 18, 2017

 

Indian furniture market huge opportunity for Asia: HKTDCedit

The Indian furniture market, which is expected to grow in worth to over $27 billion by 2022, represents a huge opportunity for furniture exporters across Asia, according to a report by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

Publication: Business Standard

Date: October 18, 2017

Indian furniture market huge opportunity for Asia: HKTDCedit

The Indian furniture market, which is expected to grow in worth to over $27 billion by 2022, represents a huge opportunity for furniture exporters across Asia, according to a report by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

Publication: ET Retail

Date: October 18, 2017

Ikea: why we have a love-hate relationship with the Swedish retaileredit

The Swedish giant is the Marmite of retail outlets: you either love it or you hate it.

But that hasn’t held it back; in the 30 years since it opened the doors of its first UK shop in Warrington, its popularity with British shoppers has steadily grown.

Fans point to the Scandinavian designs at affordable prices, the bold modernist patterns and blond wood aesthetics. Plus the meatballs of course.

Publication: BBC

Date:  October 17, 2017

Snoman Logistics bets big on IKEA dealedit

BSE-listed Snowman Logistics bagged an exclusive deal from IKEA, the global home furnishing retail major, to manage backend operations of its in-store restaurants business in India. The value of the deal was not known.

Publication: ET Retail

Date: October 17, 2017

This festive season, transform your life with mega offers from Godrej Interioedit

As the festive fervor sets in, India’s leading furniture solutions brand in both the home and institutional segments, Godrej Interio is offering its customers assured discounts on every purchase under the festive scheme. Customers will also get scratch cards on the total value of the purchase which can win them mega discounts of up to 100%. The offer commenced on September 15th and will end on December 15th in the East and North East markets. In South the offer will continue till December 20th. This season, one would be eligible for free gifts worth upto a significant sum of MRP Rs. 15500/- with the purchase of mattress.

Publication: NRI News 24×7

Date: October 17, 2017

‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Game of Thrones’: Pop Culture Tightens Halloween Holdedit

While there’s nothing wrong with old stand-bys like witches, sexy nurses and the ever-popular pirates, experts say this Halloween is going be more influenced by binge-watching than classic costume themes.

Shoppers are already seeking out all things Stranger Things, for example, with the long-awaited Season 2 of the Netflix hit set to begin Oct. 27. (The world’s already gone gaga for the trailer.) Besides selling costumes based on the hit series, seasonal retailer Spirit Halloween is running a contest so people can attend the premier. And Target has just introduced a whole new line of Stranger Things’ merchandise, including collectible toys, Season 1 packaged to look like a VHS tape, and “What would Barb do?” t-shirts.

Publication: Media Post

Date: October 17, ...

Plan International Canada declares #GirlsBelongHere to mark the sixth International Day of the Girledit

To mark the day, girls in Canada and around the world are stepping into positions of leadership and influence, in sectors such as politics, business, education, and journalism, to demonstrate every girl’s right to realize her full potential.

Publication: New Kerala

Date: October 17, 2017

Snowman to provide logistics service for IKEA’s food bizedit

IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, which is in the process of setting up a 1,000-seater restaurant in Hyderabad, has selected Snowman Logistics as the logistics partner for its food business in India.

The agreement will involve Snowman Logistics, a subsidiary of Gateway Distriparks, managing the back-end of IKEA’s Hyderabad restaurant, as well as others planned in India.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Date: October 17, 2017

Pepperfry augments revenue stream with launch of B2B channeledit

Online furniture and home products marketplace Pepperfry’s recently launched B2B business has started contributing 8 per cent to it’s revenue, the company claims.

Pepperfry has partnered with builders and architects to design and provide looks for 1/2/3 BHK homes, which they in turn sell to home owners, receiving a commission for every sale.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Date: October 17, 2017

Traders see 40% drop in Diwali salesedit

A nationwide traders’ association on Monday claimed a 40 per cent drop in Diwali sales across India this year, partly blaming the “chaos” caused by “glitches in the goods and services tax”.

According to the Confederation of All India Traders, consumers seem ready to buy only essential commodities without displaying the “flair to buy other goods because of a cash shortage in their pockets”.

Publication: The Telegraph

Date: October 17, 2017

Sweden India explore furthering business relationsedit
Sweden and India have explored further strengthening of bilateral business development, especially under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Ann Linde, Minister for Foreign Trade and European Union Affairs, highlighted the importance of investment protection, opportunities of investing in the workforce and increased potential of women in workforce during a meeting between business groups from the two countries.

Publication: Foreign Investors on India

Date: October 16, 2017

 

Revealed: How after 30 years, Ikea is undergoing a radical overhauledit

When IKEA first opened its doors in the UK 30 years ago, it made the mistake of assuming that everyone lived like Scandinavians.

But while many of us have now wholeheartedly embraced the clean lines of “Scandi” design, there was less enthusiasm in 1987 for the Swedish approach to sharing a bed.

Publication: Yahoo Finance

Date: October 16, 2017

Sale in retail stores hit as more takers for better offers onlineedit

The sheer number of offers and discountsavailable on e-commerce websites on almost every item over the past few weeks seems to be taking a toll on the business of retail stores in the city.

Publication: Times Of India

Date: October 15, 2017

Flipkart app crosses 100 million downloads mark on Google Play Storeedit

Online retailer Flipkart’s mobile application crossed 100 million downloads on  It is the first e-commerce app in the country to achieve this feat, according to a release. With the Indian smartphone user base currently at more than 300 million (a vast majority of which run on Google Android OS), Flipkart’s app is now present in nearly a third of all smartphones in the country, the company said in a statement.

Publication: Business Standard

Date: October 15, 2017

Furlenco uses a mix of functional and fun content to turn millennials into renters for lifeedit

Furlenco has big ambitions. In typical startup speak, a la the ‘Uber of X’, the Bengaluru-based furniture rental company wants to be the Netflix/Airbnb/ Hotstar of furniture. Not too unrealistic a goal considering it’s already one of the better funded startups in the still nascent space of furniture rentals. Furlenco, which used to go by the name Rent Your Dunia (which doesn’t exactly scream unicorn potential according to founder Ajith Karimpana) raised $30 million in a series B funding round la ..

Publication: ET Rise

Date: October 15, 2017

Flipkart mobile app reached 100 million downloads milestoneedit

Online retailer Flipkart’s mobile application crossed the 100 million downloads milestone on Google Play store, making it the first online shopping app in the country to accomplish this feat, said the company on Friday. While the experience is consistent across desktop and mobile, 90% of the traffic comes from the Android app, and the remaining 10% from the desktop website.

Publication: The Economic Times

Date: October 14, 2017

Pepperfry Launches Its First Franchise Studio in Bengaluruedit

Pepperfry.com, Furniture and Home marketplace announced the launch of its first franchise Studio in Bengaluru. In the last 3 years Pepperfry has been rapidly grown its omni channel network across the country through 22 Pepperfry owned Studio’s in 11 cities with plans to expand this network to 20 cities by 2018. The first franchise launch in Bengaluru marks the second phase of Pepperfry’s strategy to build the largest omni channel business in the furniture and home segment.

Publication: BW Disrupt

Date: October 14, 2017

A home that both adults and children will loveedit

It’s a constant battle for a family, between having a home that reflects one’s tastes and making a compromise to accommodate a child’s safety and comfort. When adults and children share a home, it calls for intelligent space design that is both functional and aesthetically stimulating, says Shagufta Anurag, chief design evangelist at Livspace.com. She lists out how you can manage the two intelligently:

Publication: Femina online

Date: October 15, 2017

Swedish Brand Ikea Launches Modern, Affordable Pet Lineedit

Ikea just unveiled a new line – and it has to do more with our four-legged friend then assembling another impossible dresser.

Publication: Entrepreneur India

Date: October 15, 2017

Living, Working, and Staying Married in Under 420 Square Feetedit

Maybe renting an apartment sight unseen isn’t the wisest decision a person could make. But when you’re moving across state lines and you uncover a one-bedroom in a major city for under $1,000 a month—even if it is just $5 under—you do it. You rent sight unseen.

Publication: Architectural Digest

Date: October 14, 2017

5 Hacks to Make Your IKEA Kitchen Look Totally Customedit

If we didn’t tell you that Noam Dvir and Daniel Rauchwerger’s kitchen was from IKEA, we bet you never would’ve guessed as much. That’s not by accident, of course. The couple, both of whom work at architecture firm OMA, hacked the cabinets and countertops in pretty much every way possible to make sure the brand isn’t the first thing that pops into your head upon seeing the gallery space in their New York City apartment.

Publication: Architectural Digest

Date: October 14, 2017

Godrej Interio to open 9 India Circus stores in 2 yearsedit

Godrej Interio, the furniture arm of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd, will open nine stores of India Circus, the home store run by designer Krsnaa Mehta, a top executive said on Friday.

Publication: Mint

Date: October 16, 2017

 

If someone is doing something well, don’t be afraid to copy it and do it better: Pepperfry’s Kashyap Vadapalliedit

I started off in an FMCG company — Cadbury — which had done a lot of path-breaking marketing. They had a lot of conventions, that I for the most part, tried to follow: how you are supposed to conduct research, develop films etc. That’s something I’ve put aside as I moved from marketing into software sales and back into marketing. Instead, you need to understand who the customer is and what you want to tell them. The opportunity to put that in play has come with Pepperfry. We very closely follow  ..

Publication: The Economic Times

Date: October 14, 2017

Pepperfry Launches its First Franchise Studio in Bengaluruedit

Pepperfry.com, India’s No.1 Furniture and Home marketplace announced the launch of its first franchise Studio in Bengaluru. In the last 3 years Pepperfry has been rapidly grown its omni-channel network across the country through 22 Pepperfry owned Studios in 11 cities with plans to expand this network to 20 cities by 2018. The first franchise launch in Bengaluru marks the second phase of Pepperfry’s strategy to build the largest omni-channel business in the furniture and home segment.

Publication: Andhra News

Date: October 14, 2017

Fast Five with Stephen Burksedit

When Stephen Burks travels, he observes the life of common people. He tries to capture and learn what local artists have to offer and goes back home with a bag full of learnings.

Burks is one of the most recognized American industrial designers of his generation. With his collaboration with non-profits Aid To Artisans, Artesanias de Colombia, the Clinton Global Initiative, Design Network Africa and the Nature Conservancy, Burks has worked as a product development consultant in countries such as Australia, Colombia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa and Senegal.

Publication: ET Brand Equity

Date: October 14, 2017

Pepperfry Launches its First Franchise Studio in Bengaluru Aims to spread the studio network across 20 cities in Indiaedit

Pepperfry.com, India’s No.1 Furniture and Home marketplace announced the launch of its first franchise Studio in Bengaluru in partnership with P K Ramesh, Nagendra Kaushik and A R Ramaprasad, Partners, Prakruthi Enterprises.

Publication: Express News

Date: October 14, 2017

5 tips for buying furniture onlineedit

You fell in love with a sofa online. But when it arrived you found it doesn’t fit or isn’t as comfy as it appeared.

Publication: Gadgets Now

Date: October 13, 2017

Maha will become trillion dollar economy by 2030: CM in Swedenedit

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is on tour, today said the state will become a trillion dollar economy by 2030.

Publication: Business Standard

Date: October 12, 2017

Home interior platform Livspace invests ₹70 crore in design partnership initiativeedit

Online home interiors and renovation platform Livspace is investing ₹70 crore in its global designer partnership initiative with an aim to create 3,000 entrepreneurs in the next 12 months. The company plans to invest across various segments, including onboarding, training and certifying freelance designers and micro-studios, engagement programmes, infrastructure and expansion across top metros, to grow its network.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Date: October 12. 2017

All About Floralsedit

There’s never a bad time or place to add floral touches to your life. To help perk you up, the Mumbai Mix Team brings you a few great floral pieces.

Publication: Afternoon DC

Date: October 12, 2017

Making your Diwali shopping list? Here are five home decor pieces to invest inedit

Diwali brings with it reasons to indulge the shopaholic in you. But as you begin your festive shopping this season, look for more than just playful cushions and temporary decor accessories.

Publication: The Economic Times

Date: October 11, 2017

Relief for Apple, Ikea, other MNCs? Narendra Modi government may ease 30 pct local sourcing ruleedit

The government is weighing options to relax the mandatory 30% local sourcing rule for single-brand retailers with 51% or more foreign direct investments (FDI) to make it more attractive for them to set up shop here, an official source told FE.

Publication: Financial Express

Date: October 12, 2017

IKEA HAS A NEW PET FURNITURE LINE THAT VETS *AND* DESIGN LOVERS WILL APPROVE OFedit

Sure, your pet is a part of your family, but that doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice your design style to make room for a less-than-chic dog bed or scratching post (no offense, furry friends!). Instead of evicting your tiny housemates, IKEA has a stylish solution: their brand new line of pet furniture.

Publication: Elle Decor

Date: October 11, 2017

“If someone is doing something well,don’t be afraid to copy it and do it better”edit

I started off in an FMCG company Cadbury which had done a lot of path breaking marketing.

Publication: Brand Equity (Clip Attached)

Date: October 11, 2017

Houzz partners with Times Bridge to help homeowners discover platformedit

 Online community and marketplace for home decor and home improvement Houzz has partnered with Times Bridge, the investments arm of The Times Group, the publisher of this newspaper, to help homeowners and home professionals across the country discover the platform.

Publication: Brand Equity

Date: October 11, 2017

Online sales jump encourages IKEA to think outside the boxedit

Fast-growing online sales are helping to convince IKEA Group to step up its investment in digital technology and look beyond its traditional model of selling cheap furniture from huge out-of-town stores.

Publication: Times of India

Date: October 11, 2017

 

Expert Advice, Decor Tips, and Style Essentials for the Contemporary Indian Homeedit

Blue Fluted Mega’ dinner plate, Royal Copenhagen. ‘RT Leaf’ bowl, Abaca. Brass Ananas sculpture, Nicobar. Facet bowl, Arttd inox. Brass box with marble lid, Tresorie. ‘Ghost glazed ceramic object (on box), ‘Pearl’ glazed porcelain ball, Studio Arhoj. Gold-plated spoon by LSA, Tresorie.

Publication: Architectural Digest (Clip Attached)

Date: Month of October

Ikea has launched a new furniture collection just for your petsedit

Even dogs and cats need to relax in style. Ikea has just dropped a new collection designed exclusively for pets.

Publication: Mashable India

Date: October 10, 2017

10 Moments When You Miss Your Dad SO MUCH After Marriage!edit

How about serving him that kadak chai in a beautiful cup and saucer set like this. Get it on Pepperfry for Rs 1,547

Publication: POP XO

Date: October 10, 2017

8 employees reveal what it’s like to work at IKEAedit

We’ve all fantasised about moving into IKEA. The comfy beds; the Instagrammable kitchens; the XXL corner sofas that wouldn’t fit into our homes but we still love.

Publication: Cosmopolitan

Date: October 10, 2017

Ikea to sell online on third-party sitesedit

Ikea will start experimenting with selling its famous flatpack furniture through online retailers as part of a wider push to become more accessible to shoppers.

Publication: BBC NEWS

Date: October 10, 2017

 

Home Decor And Furnishings Startup MyGubbi Raises $2.5 Mn Pre Series A Fundingedit

In June last year, online furniture retailer Urban Ladder raised $3 Mn in venture debt from Trifecta Capital.

Publication: Inc. 42

Date: October 10, 2017

AI and IOT – A new trend setter in IT sectoredit

Then there are applications like Siri and Cortana, even home-grown e-commerce players like Urban Ladder, that unlock the potential of VR, blended with AI to help you visualize furniture in your living room, in real time.

Publication: Times Jobs

Date: October 7, 2017

IKEA US to recycle all its used mattressesedit

IKEA US has announced a programme to recycle all of its used mattresses, in line with its sustainability strategy of waste to resources.

Publication: Fiber2Fashion

Date: October 8, 2017

Govt. Postpones Tax At Source Provision Of GST For Ecommerce Players Until April 2018edit

The Government of India has announced that it would defer the GST provision that mandates online vendors and suppliers to pay tax for payments made to them by ecommerce companies.

Publication: Inc. 42

Date: October 7, 2017

Those iconic blue IKEA bags now come in 6 different coloursedit

IKEA’s iconic blue plastic shopping bags just got a designer makeover from the Danish brand Hay this autumn. ]

Publication: Yahoo

Date: October 7. 2017

Single brand retailers may not need to quote MRPedit

However, top European retailers had said the practice increases production cost -in Ikea’s case, labelling costs per store could be as high as Rs 7-10 crore.

Publication: The Times of India

Date: October 7, 2017

IKEA U.S. introduces national mattress recycling programedit

IKEA U.S. announced today that in keeping with its sustainability strategy of ‘waste to resources’ it will be recycling all of its used mattresses. This includes old mattresses (any brand) that are picked up when new IKEA mattresses are delivered*, as well as all returned mattresses at IKEA stores.

Publication: New Kerala

Date: October 7, 2017

 

Festival Alert: Here Are 5 Different Styles Of Furniture That Are Perfect To Add A New Look To Your Houseedit

Wondering where to look for these collections? Wonder no more, because this vast and stunning range of furniture is now available on Pepperfry.

Publication: iDiva

Date: October 6, 2017

AMA with Rajiv of UrbanLadder: Offline stores drive ~2.5X ticket size compared to onlineedit

Offline is shaping up really well. We probably have the most crowded furniture store in India. And one of the most beautiful. All our original capacity planning on staffing has gone for a toss – since traffic has been 3x of what we estimated. So that’s good.

Publication: Next Big What

Date: October 6, 2017

Ikea’s is expanding into the business of indoor farmingedit

Ikea is taking over the farming industry, becoming a one stop shop for all your furniture and salad needs…?

Publication: Mashable India

Date: October 6, 2017

What’s driving the Indian home fashion market?edit

Talking about the factors responsible for growth of home and lifestyle sectors in India, Subodh Mehta, Head – Home Furniture Business, Godrej Interio, says, “In the last five years, there has been a noteworthy growth in the high-end home furnishings market.

Publication: Indian Retailer

Date: October 6, 2017

Flipkart Festive Dhamaka Days sale: Best offers on mobile phones, laptop, electronics, watches todayedit

Flipkart Festive Dhamaka Days sale: There are lucrative Flipkart offers on mobile phones like Redmi note 4, Lenovo, Motorola, Samsung Galaxy.

Publication : The Financial Express

Date : October 5, 2017

IKEA bags do not look like this anymoreedit

Public service announcement for IKEA fans far and wide: the iconic blue bags have had a makeover and do not look like the giant shove-everything-you-own-in-and-run holdalls you know and love.

Publication : Cosmopolitan

Date : October 4, 2017

Future Retail set to acquire HyperCity for Rs 700 croreedit

As part of a strategy to more than treble its revenue to Rs 75,000 crore to Rs 1 lakh crore by 2021, the Future Group has also been aggressively adding stores.

Publication : ET Retail

Date : October 5, 2017

 

Growing Use Of Home Furnishings Market To Grow At A Cagr Of 5.98% To 2017-2021edit

The home furnishing industry consists of companies that manufacture furniture, non-upholstered kitchenware, floor coverings, wall coverings, and related furnishings. The industry includes desks, tables, chairs, drawers, couches, mattresses, bed frames and headboards, carpets, rugs, wallpaper, blinds, shades and curtains, entertainment centers and stands, wall units, outdoor furniture.

Publication: Newsliner.in

Date: October 4, 2017

A decade later, most Indian internet companies are as far from an IPO as when they started offedit

Despite having at least 10 home-grown unicorns, India’s internet startup sector is not ready to face individual investors in the country.

Of the hundreds of companies set up in India post-2006, making it the world’s third-largest startup hub, just five have been listed on stock exchanges so far.

Publication : Quartz

Date : October 4, 2017

Ten days after first festival, Amazon relaunched 80% online saleedit

Just a mere 10 days after the first leg of its Great Indian Festival concluded, Amazon India has launched another round of online sales starting today. And much like its antecessor, the five-day festival is offering discounts up to 80% on a range of products across top brands.

Publication : The Economic Times

Date : October 4, 2017

 

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