Flipkart sells 100,000 phones in under 15 minutes on The Big Billion Days Sale

Flipkart has announced that it has sold a whopping 100,000 units in under 15 minutes on The Big Billion Days Sale. The sale of Mobile Phones and Accessories opened on midnight.

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Motorola Moto X Style launching in India on October 8

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Earlier this week, Motorola India started teasing the launch of Moto X Style and now company’s official online partner Flipkart has listed the official page revealing that the smartphone will be up for grabs from October 8. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Style launching in India on October 8”

Flipkart’s ‘Big Billion Sale’ scheduled from October 13th-17th

Flipkart has announced the second edition of Big Billion Sale,”  that will be held between October 13th – 17th, 2015. The popular app-only sale boasts of various offers and discounts across 70+ product categories.

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Flipkart opens fulfillment center in Chennai

Flipkart has launched a new fulfillment center in Chennai in a bid to cater to rising demand from Tamil Nadu. As a result of a new fulfillment center, users will now get the benefit of services like same day delivery and next day delivery.

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Flipkart testing hyper-local service ‘Flipkart Nearby’ in Bangalore

Flipkart is testing a new hyper-local service that delivers orders within hours. Dubbed as ‘Flipkart Nearby’, the service is currently being tested in Bangalore.

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Flipkart acquires payment services firm FX Mart

Flipkart has scooped up payments services start-up FX Mart Pvt. Ltd. The homegrown e-tailer has made the acquisition to integrate payment service in its own platform along with Myntra’s within next three months.

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Flipkart rolls out Ping, a social network with built in chat feature

Flipkart has launched a new service that works as a social network as well as a messaging app. Dubbed as Ping, the service allows users to have real-time conversations with friends in order to get feedback about a product they plan on buying, or help friends get in on the decision of what to buy.

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Flipkart secures $700 million in latest round of funding

Flipkart has raised $700 million (Rs 4,500 Cr) in the latest round of funding, as per a latest report from the Economic Times. The latest round of funding will value the homegrown e-commerce major at $15 billion.

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Flipkart to reportedly go app-only by September

Flipkart in gearing to embrace the app-only model as soon as September, according to a new report from The Times of India. The latest report comes months after it was stated that the homegrown e-commerce giant will go app-only by the end of the year.

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Xolo teams up with Flipkart to launch new ‘Black’ phone every quarter

Xolo, the homegrown smartphone maker had announced ‘Black’, online-only sub-brand for India last month. Now, the company is planning to bring a new phone from the Black brand every quarter.

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OnePlus appoints former Flipkart exec Karan Sarin as new Indian marketing head

OnePlus has appointed ex Flipkart executive Karan Sarin as new marketing head for Indian operations, reports Economic Times. Sarin was director for Flipkart’s gift cards business and worked with the company for over a year.

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Flipkart eyeing $550 million in latest round funding

Flipkart is inching closer to secure $550 million (Rs 3,300 Cr) in latest round of funding, as per a latest report from the Economic Times. If the latest deal goes through, the homegrown e-commerce firm will reach a valuation of nearly $16 billion.

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