La marketplace indienne Snapdeal lève 50 millions de dollars « Blog Illyx France | Actualités Hi-tech, Marketing, Réseaux-sociaux… Images/extraimages/312100.pdf. Uploads/2/7/9/9/2799227/riber_k13-197_555-565.pdf. E-commerce is a new dream for India Inc. Dilip Maitra, DHNS Name a business segment which is a decade old, all players, big or small, are losing money and yet investors are ready to pump in more and more funds. Confused? It is the online retail business or online retail e-commerce (e-com). The 50-player retail e-com is growing at over 40 per cent a year, every month around five new ones jump on to the bandwagon and investors keep cutting cheques with a hope that there is a pot of gold at the end of the road.
Take the case of India’s largest retail e-com company Flipkart.com which recently raised $20 million in its third round of funding from a venture capital (VC), valuing it in excess of Rs 1,000 crore. Though the company has already raised $31 million, there are rumours that a very large VC fund is planning to invest another $150 million in the company raising its valuations to $1 billion or Rs 5,000 crore. Large Indian off-line groups like Future and Times of India are also in the fray. Why are VCs so bullish on e-com? Indian e-commerce Market Estimated to Grow to $24 billion by 2015 from the Current $6.3 billion. E-commerce in India – Present and Future — iamwire. Today, the market place is flooded with several e-commerce options for shoppers to choose from. A variety of innovative products and services are being offered spoiling customers for choice. Online shopping is no more a privilege enjoyed by your friends and family living in the US or UK.
Today, it is a reality in India. In the last couple of years, the growth of e-commerce industry in India has been phenomenal as more shoppers have started discovering the benefits of using this platform. There is enough scope for online businesses in the future if they understand the Indian shopper’s psyche and cater to their needs. Changing the game Indian e-commerce industry has evolved over a period of time with innovations that have changed the rules of the game globally. COD is here to stay owing to its convenience and its cultural affinity and will be a major part of payment mechanisms for at least the next four to five years. Delivering experiences Growing the base Growing opportunities. Forrester Forecasts E-Commerce in India to Grow at 57%, Reach $8.8 Billion by 2016 — iamwire.
According to the latest research by Forrester, a leading global research and advisory firm, the e-commerce market in India is set to grow the fastest within the Asia-Pacific Region at a CAGR of over 57% between 2012-16. The report, titled “Asia Pacific Online Retail Forecast, 2011 To 2016,” has been issued by Forrester Research Inc. Analyst Zia Daniell Wigder, with Steven Noble, Vikram Sehgal and Lily Varon. The recently released report looks at growth in key e-commerce markets in the Asia-Pacific region, besides identifying key trends in each of the markets and projected market size by country over the next five years. Forrester had written its first online retail forecast for the Asia Pacific region in October 2010. As per the company, since then, e-commerce in every market in the region has charged ahead, with growth continued unabated.
As per Wigder, “India will grow quickly off a small base. Indian e-commerce market may touch $ 260 billion by 2025: Report. PTI Mar 25, 2012, 03.57PM IST MUMBAI: The domestic e-commerce market has the potential to grow between $ 125 billion and $ 260 billion by 2024-25, according to an industry report. The report, 'E-commerce: A boon for the current economic downturn' by First Data Corporation and ICICI Merchant Services, says urban Indian consumers are now confident enough to make online purchases of up to Rs 25,000, from Rs 2,000- 5,000 in the recent past.
"With different levels of adoption, the e-commerce market has the potential to grow anywhere between $ 70 billion and $ 150 billion under one scenario, and at a more robust growth scenario it can grow between $ 125 billion and $ 260 billion by 2024-25," it says. On the global level, the report says Brazil, US, Europe and China are showing tremendous growth.
China is expected to add the equivalent of the entire population of Canada as e-shoppers in each of the next four years.