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Flipkart confirms Xiaomi Mi3 exclusivity with launch teasers

Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce retailers, has started teasing the Xiaomi Mi3 on its social media channels, tacitly confirming their exclusive deal with the Chinese company. Flipkart’s foray into exclusivity started with Motorola’s devices, as the company, recently bought by Lenovo, sought to take advantage of their previously lost distribution channel partnerships here. Xiaomi, on the other hand, is used to selling exclusively on its own websites, even outside China, without the overhead of a traditional distribution channel or advertising, so the Flipkart partnership must have been natural for them.

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Flipkart Digiflip Pro XT712 Tablet Photo Gallery & Hands On

FlipKart today launched its first tablet under the Digiflip moniker. The e-commerce giant is aiming to entice prospective buyers through a variety of launch schemes as well as a unique program that lets you return the tablet within 30 days which is great but is the hardware any good? We spent some time with the tablet to gather our thoughts on it. Continue reading “Flipkart Digiflip Pro XT712 Tablet Photo Gallery & Hands On”

Flipkart to reportedly sell its own DigiFlip branded tablets

Flipkart is planning to sell its own tablets that will be branded under its private label DigiFlip, according to a report from The Economic Times. The biggest India e-commerce giant had sold accessories like headphones, speakers and pen drives under the DigiFlip brand that was launched in 2012.

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Flipkart introduces Scheduled Delivery in selected cities

Last month Flipkart announced its annual priority subscription service, Flipkart First. Today, the Indian e-commerce giant has rolled out Scheduled Delivery service in selected cities. This will let Flipkart customers to choose a specific date and time for delivery of their orders.

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Flipkart secures $210 million in funding from DST Global and others

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Soon after acquiring fashion e-retailer Myntra for an estimated price of over $330 million, Flipkart has received funding worth $210 million from DST Global which is a fund led by Yuri Milner. Other investors in this latest round of funding include existing invested Tiger Global, Accel Partners and Iconiq Capital. Continue reading “Flipkart secures $210 million in funding from DST Global and others”

Flipkart finally acquires Myntra in India’s biggest e-commerce deal

Flipkart and Myntra merger is a done deal. India’s big daddy Flipkart has acquired 100% stake in fashion and lifestyle e-retailer Myntra. The exact amount of the deal is not disclosed by either of the companies, but as per few reports it might be more than $300 million (Rs. 2000 crore approx.).

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Flipkart will soon launch Flipkart First, an annual priority subscription service

Flipkart is India’s largest online retailer and by the look of things, they are in no hurry to get off that spot. Owing to stiff competition from the globally acclaimed Amazon, Flipkart have introduced a slew of features like In a Day delivery followed by Same Day delivery. Those aren’t the first in the world offerings, but definitely the first in India helping Flipkart seal their place at the top of the table.

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Flipkart brings Same-day Guarantee, aims to deliver products on the same day

Flipkart introduced “In-a-day” delivery towards the end of 2013 and it was an idea which Amazon had introduced in India. Fast forward five months and today, Flipkart have announced that they are introducing same day delivering in select cities. Flipkart is one of the leading e-retailers in the country and this is the latest plan to get ahead of the competition.

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Flipkart now sells Televisions and enters large appliances market

Flipkart is one of India’s leading e-commerce portals and they are already into a lot of categories. Flipkart originally started out as an online portal for buying books, but ever since they have been expanding and now, they have entered the large appliances market. India’s other online retailers already sell TVs, but Flipkart has entered the market only now.

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Flipkart for Windows Phone is now available for download

Flipkart, one of the leading e-commerce businesses in India, has finally released its official app for Windows Phone. To make everyday shopping easier, this new Windows Phone app follows a fresh design language, focusing on clear information and search. The free app is now available for download on the Windows Phone store, following the release of its eBooks app earlier. Like the former, we expect this app to be bundled on Nokia Lumia smartphones out of the box.

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Motorola Moto X coming to Flipkart starting at Rs. 23,999 from March 19th

Motorola Moto X is a phone that has been hard to find outside the States, but things are changing soon. Motorola launched the budget range Moto G in India last month exclusively via Flipkart and it went on to become its most sold smartphone ever. After the hugely successful Moto G launch, Flipkart teased that they were the exclusively bringing in another Motorola device – Motorola Moto X. After a week of teasing, Flipkart has finally announced via their Twitter account that the Motorola Moto X would go on sale on March 19 and will be available for Rs. 23,999.

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Flipkart details Moto X launch day offers

Flipkart is still the exclusive retailer for Motorola Moto G in India and it has been nearly 50 days since the launch. They have already started teasing their next exclusive device – Motorola Moto X. Motorola Moto X was Motorola’s first smartphone among the two smartphones that it manufactured under Google’s ownership and it was announced way back in August 2013 and was launched in USA then.

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Flipkart reportedly planning to launch its own smartphones

Without any doubt the Indian smartphone market is booming and everybody wants to get their hands on this smartphone market. Flipkart, currently India’s leading eCommerce giant, has been at the center of this explosion, but only as a retailer. They have witnessed Micromax, a local manufacturer, beat Nokia, Sony, LG, HTC to become India’s second largest smartphone seller. Just recently, they also witnessed and benefitted from the explosive sales of the mid-range smartphone – Motorola Moto G.

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Flipkart and Motorola reportedly trying to ensure Moto G supply under heavy demand

The Motorola Moto G had landed in India after a lot of anticipation. Moto made a splash with a brilliant pricing strategy, but for a company that is re-entering a long forgotten market, distribution has so far been a nightmare. With an exclusive arrangement with Flipkart, one of the leading e-retailers in India, Motorola set out to serve the Indian market by providing 8 GB and 16 GB versions of the Moto G through a single channel. The device would not be available in stores or any other e-retailer, so it created a mad rush which Motorola or Flipkart could and should have expected. With orders opening at 12:00 on the 6th of February, both the models sold out in less than an hour, leaving many prospective buyers frustrated.

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Flipkart’s launch day offers for the Motorola Moto G detailed

Just after revealing the prices of the highly awaited Motorola Moto G in India, Flipkart, the exclusive launch partner for the device, has also revealed new launch day offers for its customers. Expected to be a timed exclusive, Flipkart is pulling all stops to sell out the most hotly anticipated Indian smartphone launch in the recent times, with bundled offers that might make sense for its own customers. Motorola, a company that exited the Indian smartphone business years back, is now firmly back in play with its successful budget smartphone, but obviously, they had to look at building new distribution channels for the re-entry in the Indian market. Flipkart has obviously capitalized on this opportunity to have Moto G as an exclusive, especially with Amazon India as a growing competitive threat.

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