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Flipkart looking to 'Chinese' model of e-commerce growth via acquisitions

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From Myntra and Jabong to PhonePe, and now talks with BookMyShow, Swiggy, UrbanClap - Flipkart could be eyeing stakes in or buyouts of smaller peers to grow its own top line LATEST NEWS     :India’s largest home-grown internet company Flipkart is looking at acquiring stakes or buying out smaller peers to grow its own top line, a model perfected by Chinese counterparts Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu. Flipkart is said to be in talks with multiple firms like online food-ordering and delivery service Swiggy, home services firm Urban Clap, online furniture retailer Urban Ladder, ticket-booking platform BookMyShow and even some financial technology firms, according to a Livemint report on Monday. These deals seem to be at an exploratory stage, but Flipkart’s intent is increasingly becoming clearer. While investments in some of these firms might have obvious benefits – for example, Urban Ladder could list its furniture exclusively on Flipkart, or Swiggy’s delivery fl...

Expect record opening: Baahubali 2 likely to rake in Rs 1,000 crore

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The movie has stirred a box-office storm even before it hits the screens on Friday Nearly two years after releasing the first part of his magnum opus “ Bahubali-The Beginning ”, director S S Rajmouli is all set to release the concluding part of the saga. “Bahubali 2: The Conclusion” has stirred a box-office storm even before it hits the screens on Friday. The first part, which ended at perhaps the most titillating junctures in the recent cinema history, opened to blockbuster collections in the range of Rs 50 crore on day one and went on to collect a massive Rs 650 crore (gross) at the worldwide box-office. The Rs 200-crore franchise is expected to take a record opening, getting close to or even exceeding its predecessor’s record. Starring Telugu actors Prabhas and Rana Dagubatti along with Tamannaah and Anushka Shetty, the film will be released in as many as 6,500 screens in the country, including 3D and IMAX — the third film from India to be released in IMAX format ...