Tata plots ambitious e-commerce push to take on Amazon, Reliance

Tata is seeking to catch up with rivals such as Amazon.com Inc, Walmart Inc’s Flipkart and new entrant, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd, who have unveiled grand plans for India. — Reuters

India’s Tata Group, the sprawling US$111bil (RM462.87bil) jewelry-to-salt empire, is getting a huge digital makeover.

The conglomerate is building an all-in-one e-commerce app for its swathe of consumer products and services, a person familiar with the matter said. The prototypes, which consolidate all of the group’s consumer-facing businesses and existing online assets, are ready and a launch is expected by end-2020 or early next year, the person said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential matter.