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eBay Inc. (/ ˈiːbeɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay and/or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. Sales occur either via online auctions or "buy it now" instant sales, and ...
2007–2010: Start-up phase. Flipkart was founded in October 2007 in Bangalore [11] by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, alumni of the IIT, Delhi and former Amazon employees. [12][13][14] The company was started from a two-bedroom apartment in Kormangala, Bengaluru. The initial investment was provided by their families, which was INR 2 Lakh from ...
As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$ 2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States.
In June 2008, Kijiji China changed its name to Baixing [17] and raised Series A from eBay and GSR Ventures, [18] opening the website to local investment. In August 2008, Kijiji re-branded its India site to Quikr. [19] In 2009, the Kijiji Germany website changed its name to eBay Kleinanzeigen . [20]
Snapdeal is an Indian e-commerce company, based in New Delhi, India. It was founded in February 2010 by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal. [2] Snapdeal is one of the top 10 online marketplaces in India. [3] Snapdeal targets the value e-commerce segment, which Bahl estimated to be three times larger than the branded goods market.
India has an Internet user base of about 690.0 million as of November 2023, about 40% of the population. [1] Despite being the second-largest user base in world, only behind China (1.079 billion, 48% of population), the penetration of e-commerce is low compared to markets like the United States (266 million, 84%), or France (54M, 81%), but is growing, adding around 6 million new entrants every ...
Myntra is an Indian fashion e-commerce company headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. [1] The company was founded in 2007-2008 to sell personalized gift items. [2][3][4][5] In May 2014, Myntra.com was acquired by Flipkart. [6][7][8][9] In May 2022, Myntra launched an express delivery service on its app to offer a one-of-a-kind experience ...
Amazon was founded on July 5, 1994, by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington. [6] The company originally started as an online marketplace for books but gradually expanded its offerings to include a wide range of product categories. This diversification led to it being referred to as "The Everything Store". [7]