Flipkart Bolsters Top Deck With Key Appointments Ahead Of IPO
The company has appointed Jason John Chappel as Vice President, Group Controller and Amer Hussain as Vice President, Supply Chain, Grocery and Minutes
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Republic Day Sales Drive Strong Start To India’s Ecommerce Year
- by Tarannum Manjul
- January 24, 2026
Republic Day sales boost India’s e-commerce, with Amazon, Flipkart and Croma seeing strong demand across electronics, lifestyle and wellness categories.
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Flipkart’s Crafted By Bharat Sale Highlights Women-led Artisans This RDay
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 23, 2026
Over 2,300 artisans and entrepreneurs to showcase 1.8 lakh handcrafted products as Flipkart celebrates India’s cultural heritage Flipkart will bring India’s rich artisanal heritage to the forefront this Republic Day with the eleventh edition of its flagship Samarth sale event, ‘Crafted by Bharat’ 2026, scheduled for January 26. The curated sale will feature a […]
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Flipkart Deepens Marketplace Governance To Boost Trust, Integrity
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 21, 2026
Flipkart strengthens its marketplace governance framework with AI-led compliance, seller transparency and enhanced IP protection to boost trust, accountability and platform integrity
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CCPA Fines Ecom Platforms Over Illegal Walkie-Talkies
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 16, 2026
CCPA penalises eight e-commerce platforms Rs 44 lakh for selling unauthorised walkie-talkies, citing telecom and consumer law violations.
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IPO-bound Flipkart Names Jane Duke As Chief Ethics Officer
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 16, 2026
Walmart-owned Flipkart appoints Jane Duke as Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer to strengthen governance ahead of its India IPO, while advancing a corporate merger to align its legal domicile with operations.
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Supreme Court Says Tiger Global’s Flipkart Exit Is Taxable
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 16, 2026
Supreme Court is due to rule on whether capital gains tax applies to Tiger Global’s 2018 sale of its Flipkart stake to Walmart, a case closely watched by foreign investors for its implications on tax treaty interpretation.
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Flipkart Names Gunjan Bhartia As SVP, Business Finance
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 8, 2026
In this role, he will lead eKart Business Finance across all verticals, strengthening financial planning and strategic transformation
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Arvind Fashions To Pick Flipkart’s Entire Stake In Flying Machine
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 29, 2025
Upon completion, Arvind Youth Brands or AYBPL, which runs the Flying Machine brand, will now become wholly-owned subsidiary of the company
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Flipkart Bets On Generative AI With Majority Acquisition Of Minivet AI
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 19, 2025
The strategic acquisition strengthens Flipkart’s GenAI-led roadmap as ecommerce pivots towards visual, conversational and immersive discovery experiences Flipkart has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Minivet AI, an AI and machine learning solutions provider founded in 2024, as part of its strategy to deepen core Generative AI (GenAI) capabilities across its ecommerce […]