Indian retailers hobble online as e-commerce firms race ahead

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee MUMBAI (Reuters) – The head of Future Group, one of India's largest and most established retailers, admits he can't keep up with web sites like Snapdeal and Flipkart when it comes to spending money to entice shoppers to buy online. Private investors have poured $2.

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China’s internet TV sites in $1 billion battle for foreign shows

By Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) – China's big internet-TV companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on foreign TV shows and films in a battle to attract users and advertisers, but risk bumping up against regulators protecting the domestic TV and film industry.

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