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<ul><li>Smartphone makers and e-commerce players have come under the scanner of CCI.</li><li>Smartphone makers have been accused of colluding with <keyword id="19904608" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amazon" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Amazon" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Amazon">Amazon</keyword> and <keyword id="19896939" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Flipkart" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Flipkart" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Flipkart">Flipkart</keyword>.</li><li><keyword id="23184977" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="exclusive-launches" source="keywords">Exclusive launches</keyword> and steep discounting are among the practices being investigated.</li></ul>The <keyword id="19895221" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Competition-Commission-of-India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Competition Commission of India" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Competition Commission of India">Competition Commission of India</keyword> (CCI), the antitrust watchdog in the country has reportedly accused smartphone makers such as <keyword id="19901379" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Xiaomi" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Xiaomi" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</keyword> and <keyword id="19897758" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Samsung" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Samsung" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Samsung">Samsung</keyword> of colluding with e-commerce players Amazon and Flipkart. According to a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-accuses-samsung-xiaomi-colluding-with-amazon-flipkart-2024-09-14/">report </a>by Reuters, smartphone makers have been accused of colluding with e-commerce players to launch products on their platforms exclusively. The smartphone makers have also been accused of violating competition laws by giving preference to select sellers, prioritising listings, steeply discounting products and more. <h2>CCI submits report on Amazon and Flipkart</h2>The CCI has reportedly submitted a 1,027-page report on Amazon which has accused Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Motorola and Realme of being “involved in the practise of exclusive phone launches” and “colluding” with Amazon, breaking competition law. Similarly, the watchdog has submitted a 1,696-page report on Flipkart that has accused Samsung, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Motorola and Vivo of “colluding”. "Exclusivity in business is anathema” CCI's additional director general G.V. Siva Prasad said, as per the report. “Not only is it against free and fair competition but also against the interest of consumers," Prasad added. While the e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart reportedly downplayed the practice of launching “exclusive” smartphones, the practice was found to be “rampant” during the investigation. India’s e-commerce market is expected to grow from $57 billion in 2023 to over $160 billion in 2028. Smartphone maker Vivo currently has a market share of 19% in smartphone shipments, followed by Samsung and Xiaomi, which have a combined market share of over 35%. As per a recent <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/indian-smartphone-market-records-7-2-growth-in-the-first-half-of-2024-vivo-leads-the-market-in-q2/articleshow/112629172.cms">report</a> by the International Data Corporation, the shipments to online channels grew by 8% year-on-year to reach 50% in Q2 2024, up from 47% in Q2 2023. As per the report, the exclusive launches pushed customers towards these online platforms and harmed small retailers. The investigation stems from a complaint lodged by the Confederation of All India Traders (<keyword id="20143308" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="CAIT" source="keywords">CAIT</keyword>) in 2020. The traders body, which has over 80 million members had accused the smartphone makers and e-commerce players of disadvantaging offline retailers and favouring online exclusive launches. We should know more about the investigation and its impact on smartphone makers, e-commerce players and the future of exclusive launches in the coming weeks. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ford-is-returning-to-india-expresses-intent-to-restart-its-tamil-nadu-plant-for-exports/articleshow/113317956.cms">Ford is returning to India, expresses intent to restart its Tamil Nadu plant for exports</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/western-carriers-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/113312196.cms">Western Carriers IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/iphone-16-pro-is-already-cheaper-than-the-iphone-15-pro-in-india-but-you-can-get-it-for-up-to-30000-cheaper/articleshow/113220789.cms">iPhone 16 Pro is already cheaper than the iPhone 15 Pro in India, but you can get it for up to ₹30,000 cheaper</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Walmart-owned <keyword id="6354742" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Flipkart">Flipkart</keyword> is working towards an IPO as soon as the fourth quarter of this year, Bloomberg reported. </li><li>The Indian e-commerce giant is seeking a valuation that could top $35 billion.</li><li>If achieved, that would mean Walmart more than doubled its 2018 investment in Flipkart.</li></ul>Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce company Flipkart is working towards an initial public offering as soon as the fourth quarter of this year, according to a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-06/walmart-s-flipkart-is-said-to-aim-for-ipo-in-fourth-quarter?sref=LspfQlRv">report from Bloomberg</a>. Flipkart will be aiming for a valuation of at least $35 billion, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.If achieved, that would mean Walmart more than doubled its investment in Flipkart. In 2018, the US retail giant purchased a 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/wmt-stock">Shares of Walmart</a> rose 1.1% after the Bloomberg report Tuesday morning but have since pared back gains. Flipkart will be one of the latest e-commerce-focused IPOs of 2021 as investors bet on the continued dominance of online shopping in a post-pandemic world. South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. went public in March in the largest IPO of the first quarter, raising $4.6 billion at a $63 billion market capitalization, according to data from Renaissance Capital.The first quarter of 2021 was the busiest quarter for IPOs in the US in over 20 years, with 102 companies going public. But <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/ipo-market-newly-public-stocks-underperforming-compass-deliveroo-quarter-2021-4-1030268838">newly public companies have underperformed the market recently</a>, and a number of companies with high-profile IPOs have lowered their own expectations, like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/compass-ipo-s1-profit-loss-real-estate-tech-brokerage-2021-3?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestm=ingest">Compass</a>, which slashed its IPO price range ahead of its debut last week. It's a sign that investors may be questioning whether the IPO market has overheated in the last year. In September, Reuters reported that Flipkart was preparing for an IPO, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-flipkart-preparing-for-overseas-listing-2020-9">aiming for a valuation in the $45-50 billion range.</a> Walmart has set up an internal IPO team for Flipkart and is aiming to go public in the US. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/spac-walmart-flipkart-public-listing-deal-ipo2021-3-1030150523">The e-commerce company explored going public via a SPAC</a> but that is no longer under consideration, the people said.

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