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Tata buys majority stake in BigBasket as India’s online grocery heats up

The deal comes as e-commerce sales, especially of food and groceries, have accelerated in India as the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a big shift to online shopping.

1 min read28 May 2021
Companies

BigBasket faces data breach; details of 2 crore users put on sale on dark web

BigBasket has filed a police complaint in this regard with Cyber Crime Cell in Bengaluru and is verifying claims made by cyber expertsCyble said that a hacker has put data allegedly belonging to BigBasket on sale for around ₹30 lakh

2 min read8 Nov 2020
Companies

Tatas in talks to buy stake in IndiaMart: Report

Tata Group, which owns Jaguar Land Rover and tea maker Tetley, is scouting for local e-commerce assets at a time when the race for Indian online shoppers is heating up

2 min read15 Oct 2020
Companies

Tata group wants a slice of BigBasket

The deal is likely to value the e-grocer at close to $2 bnTata, Temasek Holdings and Generation Investment Management are in advanced talks with BigBasket

2 min read15 Oct 2020
Opinion

Tata as an e-tailer

If Tata’s grand plan works out, we could expect even better deals dangled for consumers, who we can safely assume wouldn’t mind being spoilt for choice. In the post-covid era, e-com is an integral part of people’s lives

1 min read14 Oct 2020
Companies

Tatas in talks to invest in BigBasket

Tatas interest in BigBasket comes at a time when the group is looking to enter the online commerce market in a big way

1 min read14 Oct 2020
Companies

BigBasket sees sharp spike in new customers due to covid

Bigbasket’s B2B business which sells fresh produce, groceries, rice, dals, etc to supermarkets and kirana shops saw a 50% increase from January to July this year

2 min read1 Sep 2020
Industry

E-grocers double down on farm-to-plate sourcing models

It takes three to four days for small shop owners to acquire supply directly from distributors and brands' agents. But startups like Shopkirana and Jumbotail are trying to remove middlemen and shorten the delivery cycle to 24 to 48 hours

3 min read27 Aug 2020
Industry

Amazon, BigBasket get nod for liquor delivery in West Bengal

State-owned West Bengal State Beverages Corporation Ltd invited the two companies to sign the agreements for empanelment for home delivery after finding them eligible

1 min read20 Jun 2020
Companies

Alibaba-backed BigBasket eyes up to $200 million in new fundraise

BigBasket, which is eyeing a valuation of up to $2 bn, has asked Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to help raise the funds

2 min read25 May 2020
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