Shopzilla acquires Zappli

shopzillaAccording to TechCrunch, shopping network Shopzilla has acquired start-up Zappli, a San Francisco based developer of mobile social shopping app myShopanion and mobile checkout app InstaBuy. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

zappliThe Zappli team will join Shopzilla, working out of their existing locations in San Francisco and South East Asia. Zappli’s CEO and co-founder, Philippe Suchet, becomes Chief Strategy Officer of Shopzilla and Zappli’s CTO and co-founder, Chandra Siva will lead key technology initiatives at Shopzilla.

Shopzilla’s CEO Bill Glass said that of specific interest to Shopzilla is Zappli’s mobile commerce technology

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Snapdeal.com has acquired Shopo.in.

snapdealIndian shopping site Snapdeal.com has acquired Shopo.in. Shopo is an online marketplace for Indian handcrafted, handmade and designer goods.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal was announced on the Shop.in homepage with a one line notice. All links on the Shop.in homepage now lead to Snapdeal pages.

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