Diwali 2012 is here and Indians are ready to welcome this festival with fresh spirit and enthusiasm. While fireworks and sweets are as common as old shoe, it is Diwali gifts which bring element of surprise to this festival. Every year, people are looking for new Diwali gift ideas and this makes gifting an exciting affair. Sensing this trend, online shopping portals refresh their stores with avalanche of gifts and launch Diwali offers for their customers.

Speaking on customers' fondness for Diwali gifts, Mr Anish Parikh, Vice President, Infibeam.com says, "Diwali gifts are an integral part of the festival and customers are always spirited to buy gifts. E-commerce portals provide them ease and comfort of shopping and sending gifts and this has caused rise in gift shopping; moreover, this comfort of shopping has also encouraged customers to send gifts to overseas destinations like USA, UK and Canada."

Apart from social gift-giving pattern, the kaleidoscope of celebrations also mirrors Diwali corporate gifts. Mr Parikh added that, "Indian business community doesn't want to miss this opportunity to greet their customers, associates and partners with gifts. And hence, every year, Infibeam updates its corporate gift store to serve bulk inquiries from big business houses."

This year, you are surely going to be overwhelmed by the festival juggernaut with shedload of fireworks, sweets & gifts. Revel into the Diwali celebrations and enjoy these halcyon days of year. We wish you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Diwali!

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I'm reading: Fresh Diwali Gifts from Infibeam to Lure Shoppers

Buildabazaar.com, Infibeam's cloud based e-commerce platform today completed 10,000th e-commerce store implementation. This is by far the largest number of stores set up on an e-commerce platform in India so far. All this within a few months of its launch and completely self service.

The Buildabazaar initiative was conceptualized with a vision to create a customer oriented retail technology platform. The self service platform comes with all the e-commerce features of product upload, promotions, accounting, analytics, payment gateway, logistics and reporting. The platform has a very wide variety of large retailers in India ranging from TheMobileStore (www.themobilestore.in), Crossword (www.crossword.in), VijaySales (www.vijaysales.com), VIP bags (shop.vipbags.com) as well as small and medium enterprises like Bookmywish, Mumbaibookstore, Netbhet, TheElementFactory and others.

Speaking on the highpoint of the initiative, Mr. Manu Midha, VP strategy and planning, Infibeam.com said, "We are happy with the way the Buildabazaar platform has shaped up. In addition to providing a self service platform to entrepreneurs, it is today one of the most reliable and consumer centric e-commerce platform". Commenting on the swift progress, he said, "It is encouraging to note that our initiative to provide an online platform for aspiring entrepreneurs has been very well received and the 10,000 stores mark stands testimony to the scalability of the platform."

The rising popularity is augmented by the fact that Buildabazaar has achieved the 10,000 store mark in a few months is very encouraging. The technical assistance offered by Buildabazaar will make the initiative grow by leaps and bounds. Butildabazaar will continue to provide powerful tools for catalog, inventory and order management. The various store managers may manage the inventories on multiple affiliate stores through a single interface.

This self service platform with all the e-commerce features is raring to go, more so after the super achievement of hitting the 10,000 store mark.

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Infibeam.com (http://www.infibeam.com/) launches the beauty store, bringing in a wide range of cosmetics and beauty products online. The product range includes body care, eye care, hand care, skin care, hair care, personal care, perfumes and deodorants. Customers can now get these products delivered to them within 2 to 4 days of ordering. There are a number of gift combinations and special offers available across products.

The store houses all well known brands like Adidas, Burberry, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Guess, Hugo Boss, Mont Blanc, Revlon, Tommy Hilfiger and Versace. Further, more brands like StreetWear, Jovees, Shahnaz Hussain and Color Bar shall be added in a few days.

Commenting on the launch, Mr Anish Parikh, VP Lifestyle, said, "We are extremely pleased to launch the Beauty Store on Infibeam.com. Many of these brands are not too easily available in beauty shops in Tier 2 and 3 cities. We would wish to erase the problem of access to global brands by continuously introducing new and well known brands on this store."

This is in line with the overall strategy of Infibeam.com to become a preferred destination for online shopping across product categories. This is on the back of continued investment and expansion of its own logistics service which now services Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad.

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Infibeam.com, one of the leading B2C ecommerce companies in India launched its footwear store (http://www.infibeam.com/Footwear/) with some of the best brands like Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Lotto, Lee Cooper, ID, Fila and Provogue. Further, it also houses some unique brands like Unistar and Shorty Capone which are exclusively available on Infibeam.com.

Seeing the uptake in the online shopping habits of its customers, Infibeam today launched its footwear collection with a wide range of shoes, floaters and sneakers. The store has attractive introductory discounts ranging from 10% to 61% on different brands. Further, Infibeam plans to add more collection over the next few days.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Anish Parikh, VP, Lifestyle category, Infibeam.com said, "We are very excited on the launch of our footwear store. Over the last few months, we have seen good traction on lifestyle products including apparel, jewelry and gifts. Footwear is a logical next step. We plan to expand our categories and also would be introducing new ones soon."

This move is in line to make Infibeam.com a one stop shop for all needs of its customers at the best possible price.

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Infibeam.com is one of the leading B2C ecommerce company in India. The company announced the joining of Mr.Bharat Vijay as a technical advisor to work on its fast growing cloud based ecommerce platform.

Commenting on joining Infibeam, Mr. Bharat Vijay said, "I am glad and honored to be a part of the Infibeam team. As a user, I love the site and the products and have great respect for the founding team. I consider myself an old timer, some may say a pioneer in the Internet space and I look forward to contribute the best of what I have to take Infibeam to a greater level."

A graduate from University of California with honors, Mr. Bharat Vijaykumar Subramanian was one of the early employees of Yahoo! Inc in California having built and participated in the technology and innovation that led to Yahoo! having millions of users per day. He built Yahoo's first ad server and their data analytics platform. Previously he was the founding CEO of Yahoo! and then Amazon India creating strong product development centers for both companies. Later, he became the CTO of UGenie which built the largest bookshelf application on Facebook with millions of users which was later acquired by Lulu.com.

Commenting on welcoming Mr. Bharat Vijay, Mr. Vijay Subramanian, CIO, Infibeam.com said, "We are honored to have Bharat Vijay onboard and look forward to having his skills and experience help us enhance our technology systems and take Infibeam to an entirely new level in the eCommerce industry."

Today, Infibeam.com offers its technology and supply chain infrastructure to some of the largest retailers and brands. Recently, the company opened up its ecommerce platform Buildabazaar (www.buildabazaar.com) for entrepreneurs to setup an online ecommerce store under their own brand name within a few minutes. Users can take any digital product catalog from Infibeam and also upload their own products. In less than ten weeks since the launch of Buildabazaar, the company announced a new store being created every ten minutes.

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I'm reading: Infibeam Announces Joining of Bharat Vijay as Technical Advisor

After a huge success with IIMA organized "Kings of Advertisements" where students from B-schools across India create video advertisements and compete for top spot, Infibeam today announced the start of "The Ad-vent" contest, making participation open for all, and not restricting participants.

Aspiring artists may now make short advertisements using ideas & scripts provided by The Viral Fever, a young Creative Agency for Digital Marketing & Branded Entertainment. The participants may also come up with their own script. The winning entry will get telecast coverage on Television nationally and winning artist will receive cash prize.

Commenting on the event, Mr. Manu Midha, VP, Infibeam.com said, "We are very glad to see the amazing response of the entries received from artists and look forward to some wonderful piece of work from one and all".

"In the age of YouTube, when every consumer can act as a creator, there is nothing better than to open our eyes to, consumers' interpretation of our Brand Story. We are kicked to collaborate with infibeam, who like us, believe in such Creative Experiments. It doesn't get better than this. The viewer becomes the creator!!" said, Mr. Arunabh Kumar, who calls himself the Creative Experiment Officer (CEO) at The Viral Fever.

The thought behind reaching out to people for advertisements is to work with aspiring artists and provide a platform to have their creative work visible on national television. To date, the company has not done any mass media branding and this initiative is a huge bet to have work of aspiring artists showcase on mass media. Infibeam has always tried using such innovative ways of engaging with its customers and using technology for creating new opportunities. Recently, Infibeam was ranked amongst the top ecommerce sites in using social media to reach out to people. This sort of a 'Campaign for a Campaign' is a first by any Brand in any category in India.

Participants can view the rules of the contest here - www.infibeam.com/static/advent.html and are required to send their entries to advent@infibeam.com by 25th of November 2011. They may also upload the video on Youtube and send the corresponding link to us by email.

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I'm reading: Go National in Mass Media with Your Creativity; Participate in Infibeam Ad-vent Contest

Infibeam, one of the major recruiters at IIM Ahmedabad in the past couple of years and is proud to associate itself with Confluence 2011, through the competition 'Kings of Advertisement', an advertising and marketing contest. The theme of Confluence this year is "Fostering Change, Championing Excellence."

Confluence is the largest B-school meet in India and draws participants from all over the world, providing a platform for budding managers of tomorrow to apply their skills in various competitions and case contests designed to challenge the brightest minds in the world.

'Kings of Advertisment' is a unique event where the participating students are required to submit short advertisements for Infibeam and follow up with submitting the complete Integrated Marketing and Communication plan for Infibeam in Round 2.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Mr. Manu Midha, IIM-A alumnus and VP Strategy and Planning, Infibeam.com said, "Infibeam today offers the biggest online retail selection, most attractive pricing and cash on delivery in India. We are excited to have the biggest
upcoming talents come up with advertisements and get this message across to the masses".

Excited of the upcoming event, Mohammad Salman Sunny, student coordinator said, "We are very eager to present 'Kings of Advertisement' to the student community and already have huge number of participants for this event. Furthermore, Infibeam may go live with student created advertisement on mass media channels which is a huge draw for the competition. We thank Infibeam to support us with such an amazing opportunity and platform".

Infibeam continues to attract the best talent and build its relationship with top colleges of the country. Recently, Infibeam opened up its technology platform for small retailers and individuals to create their own online store without any upfront investment and self service (www.buildabazar.com). The company already has more than 2200 stores live in less than six weeks of launch. With such large retail selection coming online, Infibeam is encouraging change by allowing buyers to discover and shop online.

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I'm reading: Infibeam Partners with Confluence 2011; Sponsors Ad Event

Ahmedabad, India; March 22nd 2011:Infibeam announces 50% discount on more than 5000 bestselling book titles. The company has opened this opportunity to all customers shopping on Infibeam.com (www.infibeam.com/books) without having to register for any membership or annual plan.

With more than 10 lac customers and growing everyday, Infibeam caters to a wide range of book readers and the comprehensive catalog at attractive pricing and guaranteed delivery performance. The 50% discount offered on over 5000 bestsellers and expanding along with guaranteed next day delivery will offer shoppers a terrific shopping experience.

Commenting on the latest developments, Mr. Sachin Oswal, COO of Infibeam.com said, “Infibeam is working hard to provide the best prices to shoppers with superior customer experience. Now, readers will be able to read bestsellers and many new releases at half the original price.” He added, “All the titles available at huge discounts will be accompanied with free shipping. Customers can also opt for cash on delivery and next day delivery on these titles.”

The next day delivery was received with much enthusiasm from readers across India. In keeping with the ‘value for money’ and 'superior customer experience', Infibeam announces 50% discount on over 10,000 bestsellers. Readers may now browse through the comprehensive catalog and avail the enticing deal at Infibeam.

The attractive discount on books is ideal for a customers who wish to save more while shopping for multiple titles. The catalog at Infibeam offers one of a kind shopping experience along with enticing and money saver deals.

So, shop for latest bestsellers as well as new releases and avail them for up to half the original prices only at Infibeam.com.

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About Infibeam.com
Infibeam.com is India's leading eCommerce portal with a selection of more than 100 lac products across books, media, lifestyle, gifts, electronics and automobiles. Infibeam.com is known for its innovative navigation, lowest prices, free shipping and dedicated customer service.

Infibeam.com also offers its web-store technology and associated infrastructure as a service to well- known brands and retailers such as NDTV, K Sera Sera, Hidesign, TTK Prestige etc.

Infibeam.com was founded in 2007 by a group of ex-Amazon employees with expertise in e-commerce and technology. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Infibeam has 250 employees based out of offices in Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. The leadership team consists of MIT, IIM and IIT graduates amongst others with more than 100 years of combined experience in Retail and eCommerce.

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Ahmedabad, India; Feb 23rd 2011: The cricket world cup fever has gripped the Indian sub-continent. The much awaited ICC world cup 2011 is hosted by Asian countries after a gap of 14 years. Several brands have lined up enticing initiatives to add to the cricket extravaganza. Infibeam.com joins in the Cricket fever by offering some exciting products and offers to customers.


Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Vishal Mehta, CEO Infibeam.com said, "Infibeam has always tried to keep its product offering current and fresh. Adding on to the world cup fever, we intend to join in the celebrations and give cricket fans a treat. Apart from a whole range of books and sports items, we have added the Indian team official merchandise on Infibeam".

Besides, Infibeam is also running regular quizzes on its Facebook community; where it is offering attractive prizes to fans who end up winning. People are asked to guess simple things like runs scored by a particular team or a batsman, or wickets taken by a bowler, etc. This would keep fans engaged as the watch the World Cup this season.

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About Infibeam.com:
Infibeam.com is India's leading eCommerce portal with a selection of more than 100 lac products across books, media, lifestyle, gifts, electronics and automobiles. Infibeam.com is known for its innovative navigation, lowest prices, free shipping and dedicated customer service.

Infibeam.com also offers its web-store technology and associated infrastructure as a service to well-known brands and retailers such as NDTV, K Sera Sera, Hidesign, TTK Prestige etc.

Infibeam.com was founded in 2007 by a group of ex-Amazon employees with expertise in e-commerce and technology. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Infibeam has 250 employees based out of offices in Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. The leadership team consists of MIT, IIM and IIT graduates amongst others with more than 100 years of combined experience in Retail and eCommerce.

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Infibeam- the leading online shopping portal has an impressive collection of books. With over 100 lac titles and 5 lac Books, Infibeam is the largest book store in India. Infibeam offers a platform to sell 'new' and 'used' books. Availing rare classics and out of print books is thus made easy.

Speaking about the books section, Mr. Vishal Mehta said, "We are pleased to announce the largest selection 100 lac Books and 5 lac eBooks with free delivery across India". He said, “We offer the lowest prices on books online with up to 40 % discounts on bestsellers". The company offers guaranteed next day delivery on thousands of titles across all major cities in India.

The books section includes bestsellers, out of print books, best reads, rare books, classics, the recommended section, and more. Books on various categories that include Education, Craft and Hobbies, Drama, Religion, and more, are available at best prices. There are popular readers' choices like journals, continuation series, novels, and books on poetry. Besides, the eBooks section comprises 5 lac titles and the diverse genres add to its appeal.

The books section is also a great platform to buy and sell New and Used books. This enables readers to avail rare classics, best reads and out of print books. The used section is beneficial for readers that wish to avail cost effective purchases. Besides, Infibeam offers guaranteed lowest prices on almost all books.

Infibeam.com has also spread its wings into regional language books. The collection includes books in Hindi, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu and Tamil. The next day delivery may be availed on thousands of titles including journals, regional books, and eBooks.

Infibeam is the largest bookstore in India with a reading and selling platform. The wide selection is accompanied by up to 40% discount and enticing delivery options. Almost all bestsellers and recommended books are available at the lowest prices making it a one stop shop for bibliophiles.

Infibeam has been pioneering the books fulfillment to readers in India, and the broad spectrum of books and eBooks justifies the evolution of the books ecosystem.

About Infibeam.com:
Infibeam.com owns and operates an e-commerce retail portal www.infibeam.com as well as customized products portal http://www.picsquare.com/. The company also provides e-commerce and interactive marketing services to brands, retailers and media companies in India and internationally.

The company's technology services include e-commerce engine with a set of configurable features that enables Web store functionality, such as product presentation, merchandising, shopping cart, and checkout. It also offers Web store management tools to manage the Web stores administration, product and catalog content, and reporting; Web infrastructure and managed hosting; order management and processing; and reporting and analytics services.

In addition, the company provides fulfillment services, customer care services, interactive marketing services, and online advertising and design services. Infibeam.com was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Ahmadabad, Gujarat.

I'm reading: Infibeam.com - The Largest Bookstore With 10 Million Titles