Flipkart returns that are purely as a result of consumer fraud. Flipkart Flipkart Pvt Ltd. is an Indian electronic commerce company based in Bengaluru, India. Founded by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in 2007, the company initially focused on book sales, before expanding into other product categories such as consumer electronics, fashion, and lifestyle products. The service competes primarily with Amazon's Indian subsidiary, and the domestic rival Snapdeal. , Flipkart held a 39.5% market share of India's e-commerce industry. Flipkart is significantly dominant in the sale of apparel (a position that was bolstered by its acquisitions of Myntra and Jabong.com), and
Maplin (retailer) closed their doors with the Maplin company ceasing to exist. In September 2018, UK technology news site The Register reported that Peter Jones has bought the Maplin name and related IPs. The Maplin site has been since brought online and as of September 2018 is waiting for the official relaunch. Maplin (retailer) Maplin Electronics, trading as Maplin, was a retailer of electronic goods in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In June 2017, there were 217 Maplin stores. The company also operated an extensive online, telephone and mail order service. On 28 February 2018, Maplin went into administration, placing 2,500 jobs