Alnoor Peermohamed
Business Standard
Bengaluru, KA, India
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Stunned by allegations of personal misconduct against me: Binny Bansal
Read more about Stunned by allegations of personal misconduct against me: Binny Bansal on Business Standard. "These have been challenging times for my family and me. I am concerned that this may become a distraction for the company and the team" → Read More
Amazon saw 60% growth in new India customers with recent festive sales
Read more about Amazon saw 60% growth in new India customers with recent festive sales on Business Standard. The e-commerce major has said it is buoyed to keep investing in India as it sees good uptick in sales and a far-reaching presence in the country → Read More
An Indian SaaS startup that got acquired for 10 times the funds it raised
Read more about An Indian SaaS startup that got acquired for 10 times the funds it raised on Business Standard. India's SaaS startups seem to be on the radar of global firms; one success story is Gurgaon-based Mettl, which raised only Rs 300 million and was acquired for Rs 3 billion within a span of eight years → Read More
Festive season sale: Indian e-tailers generate Rs 150 bn in 5 days
Read more about Festive season sale: Indian e-tailers generate Rs 150 bn in 5 days on Business Standard. Amazon and Flipkart, sales on online platforms grew by around 64 per cent → Read More
Amazon India scales up delivery network to keep up with 'Prime' growth
Read more about Amazon India scales up delivery network to keep up with 'Prime' growth on Business Standard. There are 150 Amazon managed delivery centres with an additional 60 centres dedicated to just large appliances → Read More
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway closes $300-million investment in Paytm
Read more about Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway closes $300-million investment in Paytm on Business Standard. The Indian digital payments firm will be valued at $10 billion following the transaction → Read More
Flipkart acquires AI startup Liv.ai to compete with rival Amazon's Alexa
Read more about Flipkart acquires AI startup Liv.ai to compete with rival Amazon's Alexa on Business Standard. The startup's technology will allow Flipkart to build voice-enabled shopping in multiple Indian languages → Read More
SoftBank posts 60% gain on Flipkart bet, sets aside $650 million STCG tax
Read more about SoftBank posts 60% gain on Flipkart bet, sets aside $650 million STCG tax on Business Standard. SoftBank reported a 49% increase in its operating profit $6.45 billion for the first quarter → Read More
In less than a year, OYO's China business is half as big as India's
Read more about In less than a year, OYO's China business is half as big as India's on Business Standard. Budget hotel brand now has over 50,000 rooms in China, half of its total inventory in India → Read More
eBay 2.0: Trying to play catch-up game in the online retail space
Read more about eBay 2.0: Trying to play catch-up game in the online retail space on Business Standard. While $50 million for Baazee back in 2004 was a lot of money, subsequently eBay's appetite to invest in India was wanting → Read More
End of era! eBay India's 14-year long first innings comes to an end
Read more about End of era! eBay India's 14-year long first innings comes to an end on Business Standard. E-commerce giant Flipkart, which owns eBay India, will shut the service on August 14 → Read More
Ola operationally profitable, to aim for an IPO in 3-4yrs: Bhavish Aggarwal
Read more about Ola operationally profitable, to aim for an IPO in 3-4yrs: Bhavish Aggarwal on Business Standard. Turning a profit would essentially bring down company's reliance on raising capital from investors to grow its business further in the country and beyond → Read More
As Zomato turns 10, it wants to be a 'farm-to-mouth' food company
Read more about Zomato 10th Anniversary- As Zomato turns 10, it wants to be a 'farm-to-mouth' food comapny on Business Standard. On the 10th anniversary of Zomato, it says that will source raw ingredients from farmers and deliver to restaurants → Read More
Flipkart targets Rs 90 bn GMV from sale of large appliances in FY19
Read more about Flipkart targets Rs 90 bn GMV from sale of large appliances in FY19 on Business Standard. Filpkart an e-commerce company set to target to drive Rs 90 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) from sales of large appliances, in FY19. Know more on Flipkart sales. → Read More
Flipkart set for financial services foray; to lend to consumers and sellers
Read more about Flipkart set for financial services foray; to lend to consumers and sellers on Business Standard. Flipkart is set to enter the financial services space, offering credit and insurance products to consumers and sellers on its platform. The company will offer these services beyond its platform, taking on firms like Paytm and Bajaj Finserv. → Read More
After Android success in India, Google eyes feature phones with KaiOS
Read more about After Android success in India, Google eyes feature phones with KaiOS on Business Standard. Internet giant invests in Hong-Kong based KaiOS which power feature phones by Jio, Micromax and Nokia → Read More
Microsoft in deal with InMobi to push Azure cloud business in India
Read more about Microsoft in deal with InMobi to push Azure cloud business in India on Business Standard. The partnership will see InMobi moving to Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud provider → Read More
Swiggy gets battle ready; raises $210 mn from Naspers, DST Global
Read more about Swiggy gets battle ready; raises $210 mn from Naspers, DST Global on Business Standard. Latest round pegs company's valuation at $1.3 billion, making it the most valuable online food ordering platform in India → Read More
3M plans to establish its first design centre in India, fourth globally
Read more about 3M plans to establish its first design centre in India, fourth globally on Business Standard. 3M is hoping that the close proximity of the new centre to its innovation lab will allow design thinking to be applied → Read More
Flipkart's digital payments arm PhonePe crosses 100-million user mark
Read more about Flipkart's digital payments arm PhonePe crosses 100-million user mark on Business Standard. The company had also hit an annualised total payment value run rate of $20 billion in the month of May → Read More