Bahl: Logistics infrastructure deters hyper-competition in Indian e-commerce
Kunal Bahl · a16z Podcast | E-commerce, Payments, & More in India's Evolving Retail Landscape · Jan 2, 2019 · at 19:42
Kunal Bahl, co-founder of Snapdeal, explains how the requirement to build deep logistics infrastructure serves as a strategic moat against prospective competitors in India.
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“Also, I think that it's become a big deterrent. For new players, because unless you've built those capabilities, why would your service quality be better than someone who had? So it's actually become a deterrent for hyper-competition in India.”
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