Paytm may spin off marketplace in November, paving way for Alibaba entry

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Paytm may spin off marketplace in November, paving way for Alibaba entry

By Aditi Shrivastava, ET Bureau | Oct 12, 2016, 07.47 AM IST

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BENGALURU: Paytm will spin off its marketplace business next month, a top company source said, setting the stage for China’s Alibaba to establish a direct presence in the hotly competitive Indian online retail space.

“The contours of the spinoff, paperwork and board members are being finalised and the official launch is planned in November,” said the source.

ET was the first to report in March that Paytm was considering the spinoff plan. Ahead of the separation, Paytm is planning its own three-day festival sale starting October 12, and a key selling point will be cashback offers totalling over Rs 100 crore by merchants on its platform.

The sale will focus on customers in smaller towns and cities and categories including kitchen, fashion and home furnishings.

“India is an important market and Paytm is an important strategic partner,” an Alibaba spokesperson said, declining to comment on speculation regarding the spinoff.

Paytm declined to comment on the spinoff. The big three of Indian online retail — Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal — conducted their festival sales in the first week of October, surpassing industry expectations of lukewarm response from buyers

More discount sales are in the offing before Diwali at the end of the month, and Snapdeal is already off the blocks with another sale which begins the same day as Paytm’s.

Shakeout likely

The Indian online retail market is dominated by Flipkart and Amazon, and the former is in talks for a financial and strategic backing from
America’s Walmart.

The Alibaba group has been present in India through Paytm and Snapdeal, and a direct entry for the Chinese ecommerce group is expected to heighten competition and result in a shakeout in the industry. In August, ET reported that Alibaba plans to debut its business-to-consumer site Tmall in India, with Kishore Biyani’s Big Bazaar being one of its key sellers.

“We expect 10 million transactions in three days,” said Saurabh Vashishtha, the vicepresident for business and product management of
Paytm’s ecommerce marketplace. “This year we have lined up total benefits of more than Rs 1,000 crore including cashbacks and discounts on three days of the Maha Bazar Sale.”

(Source – http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/s...)

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@19 Female Gurgaon wrote:

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Shipping free .


1 Winner will Win 1 Crore Cash During Offer Period Apply Coupon Code BevkufBano at Checkout

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