Zovi news and archive

Alibaba’s participated Paytm leads 50 million fundraising for Zovi

Zovi, an India-based online men’s fashion retailer, has raised 50 million dollars to build a mobile-only app to list a large number of “hyper-local” deals offered by offline merchants to consumers online. The fundraising has been led by One97 Communications, which operates Paytm, a mobile wallet and online marketplace, in which Alibaba Group...

Business

Tax authorities join hands to implement VAT on e-commerce

Tax authorities from Maharashtra, Karnataka, New Delhi and Gujarat are working together to make sure that online retailers pay adequate tax as their sales increase. After studying the business models of online platforms over the last six months, the tax authorities want to make sure that these online companies pay sales tax to the state of goods...

Apparel

Zovi plans international foray with premium offerings

Zovi.com, the Bangalore-based e-commerce platform retailing affordable apparel, accessories and footwear, aims to enterthe global arena. Its starting with the American market, followed by the UK, West Asia and Australia by end of this year. The company, which manufactures and sells men’s and women’s lifestyle products at prices not exceeding Rs...

Apparel

Madhulika Budhiraja joins e-retailer Zovi as VP

Private label fashion e-tailer Zovi has appointed Madhulika Budhiraja as vice president for its international businessdivision. Budhiraja comes with around eleven years of experience in the fashion industry across retail and e-commerce. She is an MBA in international business and textile designing. Zovi is a part of Bangalore-based Robemall...

Fashion

New players give competition to old e-retailers

E-tailing in India is on a growth track with customers from small towns too jumping into the online retail bandwagon. Efficient customer service, wide product range, exclusive brands, deals and discounts and shopping experience at a mouse-click from the comfort of one’s home has led to many young entrepreneurs jumping into the field, giving...

Apparel

Zovi, Disney tie up to promote ‘Iron Man 3’ T-shirts

With the launch of Bollywood flick ‘Iron Man 3’ in Indian cinemas, Zovi.com and Disney have formed a partnership to promote the exclusive IronMan3 branded range of T-shirts on Zovi. Manish Chopra, CEO of Zovi says, “We are pleased to grow our relationship with Disney to now include the Avengers line from Marvel. Our online and on ground...

Apparel

Zovi, Inkfruit merge, fresh funds pumped into Zovi

Apparel and accessories company Fingerprints Fashions, which owns e-tailer Inkfruit.com, is merging with Robemall Apparels, which runs private label fashion e-tailer Zovi.com. This is yet another example of consolidation in the e-com space. Inkfruit started as an online T-shirt retailer, but has now diversified as a casual wear and accessories...

Apparel

Winners of Zovi Gen Next program announced

Zovi.com, the principal sponsor of Zovi Gen Next program for Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013 has announced the winners of Zovi Gen Next Program. The winners of Zovi Gen Next Program, Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013 are: Debashri Samanta, Karishma Jamwal, Ragini Ahuja, Shubham Kumar, Sneha S Saha and Stephany Dsouza. This year, the...

Fashion

Zovi.com: Kids’ wear next on the agenda

With plans to launch kids’ wear on its web platform, leading e-commerce portal Zovi.com witnessed an annual turnover of Rs 10 crores last year. It is looking to grow significantly in the next 2-3 years. “Zovi was started with a mission to simplify fashion and fulfill the aspirations of customers at the click of a mouse. We design and manufacture...

Apparel

Zovi adds kids’ wear, home furnishings

Zovi.com, a private label e-platform dealing in apparel and accessories for men and women, has expanded its offerings by adding home furnishings with a collection of home décor and bed linen. The home furnishings section currently offers a range of bed sheets and cushion covers. The next category to be added next month is kids’ wear. After kids’...

Apparel

E-retailers woo female shoppers with offers

Taking a cue from increasing interest of female shoppers in online retail, e-commerce platforms are creating exclusive perks for women. This includes women-only platforms, virtual trial rooms, celebrity endorsements and easy return policies to make them loyal visitors to the portals. The e-commerce boom is certainly boosting hopes of e-retailers...

Apparel

E-shopping portals opt for end-season sale

After brick and mortal retail counters began their end of the season sale much in advance to woo buyers even the booming e-shopping portals have adopted the same strategy to offload old stocks. Zovi.com for instance has marked down prices of certain product categories that move slowly by 15-40 per cent. The e-platforms feel that offering sales...