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Acquisition

Flipkart Group acquires electronics recommerce company Yaantra

The Flipkart Group announced the acquisition of Yaantra, an electronics recommerce company, to strengthen its recommerce business and enhance after-sale offerings for its customers in the smartphones segment. Yaantra, incorporated in 2013 by Jayant Jha, Ankit Saraf and Anmol Gupta, is a leading brand that repairs and sells refurbished consumer tech products such as smartphones […]

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Acquisition

Flipkart forays into healthcare sector; acquires majority stake in SastaSundar.com

The Flipkart Group, India’s homegrown consumer internet ecosystem, announced its foray into the healthcare sector through the launch of Flipkart Health+. As part of this development, the Group has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority share in Sastasundar Marketplace Limited which owns and operates SastaSundar.com, an online pharmacy and digital healthcare platform, as it […]

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Investment

Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail to raise Rs1500 cr from Flipkart Group

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) has announced that it has approved the raising of Rs. 1500 crore by way of preferential issue to Flipkart Group, according to the company’s exchange filings. With this infusion, Flipkart Group will own 7.8% equity stake in ABFRL on a fully diluted basis. The promoter and promoter group […]