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Summary

After Reliance, Tata and Amazon, Walmart-backed Flipkart has made its presence felt to get a pie of India’s growing e-pharmacy market. The online retail giant’s Affordable Marketplace investment has made it a five-pronged battle as one cannot ignore the pharmacies’ aggressive moves. Now the question is how does the deal stand up to the competition.

On November 19, 2021, a little-known company operating modestly in the confines of India’s up-and-coming online-pharmacy market stole the thunder from the pharmacy’s much-anticipated entry into the public markets. SastaSundar Marketplace, a step-down subsidiary of Sastasundar Ventures, a listed firm, suddenly caught the attention of business news portals and investors, as Walmart-backed Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart announced its acquisition.

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