E-commerce activityduring August – October 2014

Unusual and historic

Compiled and illustrated by Arjun Kariyal

Background

Activity noticed

across 3 months

(August –

October ’14)

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Collection of

landmark events

only in

e-commerce,

not analysis

Though in

chronological

order, related

news are clubbed

together

Created from

personal

scrapbook of

e-business news

cutouts

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How it started- Flipkart gets $1 billion30 July ‘14

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Followed by $2 billion for Amazon India the next day31 July ‘14

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Snapdeal says Flipkart is overvalued4 August ‘14

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Paytm to raise $350 million14 August ‘14

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Established doyens get interested in e-commerce

14 August ‘14 11 September ‘14

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Truecaller grows in India21 August ‘14

Truecaller gets $60 million 9 October ‘14

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Jabong spoils its customers with instant refund 2 September ‘14

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Twitter gets ‘businessy’ 9 September ‘14

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Amazon and Alibaba find India interesting

12 September ‘14 18 September ‘14

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Alibaba becomes 4th largest tech company20 September ‘14

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Tata Group planning e-commerce market place model24 September ‘14

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Cardekho buys out gaadi.com 30 September ‘14

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Flipkart’s billion dollar sale suffers glitches 7 October ‘14

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Zomato to raise $200 million 8 October ‘14

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Retailers hit Flipkart for predatory pricing 8 October ‘14

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Online shopping hits brick-mortar businesses9 October ‘14

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Amazon to buy out Jabong10 October ‘14

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Amazon avoids Flipkart stunt 11 October ‘14

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Amazon and Future group tie up 11 October ‘14

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Enterprising Beyonce sells album entirely online 12 October ‘14

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Publishers threaten to sue Ecomm players21 October ‘14

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French bank send money via Twitter16 October ‘14

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Snapdeal valued at $2 billion16 October ‘14

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Justdial to be worth $6 billion in 201522 October ‘14

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The aftermath- traditional Indian traders join in23 October ‘14

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Laws catching up!31 October ‘14

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Observations

Traditional establishments

were seriously affected

particularly during this

period because of heavy

discounts

Brick-mortar businesses

acted faster by bringing in

controls or joining rivals,

and sulk less

Unlike Web 1.0 days,

start-ups are more

grounded and connected

to customers’ actual

needs via apps, cheaper

connectivity and services,

and so are rewarded with

further funding

Start-ups used Social Media

effectively to gain traction,

like-ability and turnover

All illustrations: Arjun Kariyal

This is just a recap of the last 3 months.

There’s obviously more to watch in the

exciting e-commerce space!