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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The fall of this e-commerce giant within a decade of its launch was marked by blind optimism, a total disregard for customers and a massive failure to read the tea leaves.
The fall of this e-commerce giant within a decade of its launch was marked by blind optimism, a total disregard for customers and a massive failure to read the tea leaves.
Its acquisition of Kirana Club signals an attempt to find a new growth engine, but grocery retail has been a challenge for even well-funded players.
The e-commerce platform appears to have put on a good show in FY26, outpacing itself on most fronts. However, the margins tell a different story, one that investors should pay close attention to.
For one of the world’s largest and shrewdest investors to entirely skip putting money in the country is a sign of how quickly the nature of the Indian startup ecosystem has changed.
Its acquisition of Kirana Club signals an attempt to find a new growth engine, but grocery retail has been a challenge for even well-funded players.
The e-commerce platform appears to have put on a good show in FY26, outpacing itself on most fronts. However, the margins tell a different story, one that investors should pay close attention to.
For one of the world’s largest and shrewdest investors to entirely skip putting money in the country is a sign of how quickly the nature of the Indian startup ecosystem has changed.
