Will Alibaba’s woes rub off on Indian e-commerce?

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By Alex Lennane

24/09/2015

As this Livemint article notes, the sheen has come off Alibaba. As its stock price plunges, the market is asking what will happen in India’s flourishing e-commerce market. With transport and logistics companies establishing themselves to start shifting India’s online retail goods, it’s a fair question. Investors have already put $8bn into Indian start-ups – but now, a little more due diligence is being practised.

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