Flipkart buys Jabong for $70 million

Flipkart-owned Myntra has agreed to acquire main competitor Jabong from Global Fashion Group for $70 million (Rs 470 crore) in cash to create India’s biggest fashion e-tailer, ending months of speculation and outbidding several potential suitors including Snapdeal. The deal will consolidate Flipkart’s position in the Indian e-commerce market and enable Jabong’s German backer Rocket…