Getit is a defunct directional media company in
India
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. Its services included
E-wallet,
E-commerce
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,
Grocery
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,
Local search,
yellow pages
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, white pages directories, classified media, and tele-information services. It operated in 56 cities in India. The logo of Ask me was designed by Joel James. Getit offered services such as print, voice, online and mobile platforms. Investors in the company included
Malaysia
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based
Astro
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Entertainment and media
* Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band
* Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40
* Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band
* Astro (Japanese band), ...
and
Helion Venture Partners.
The company is engaged in a battle with its shareholders and debtors. There are cases in
NCLT involving disputes among minority shareholders:
Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta (born September 1971) is an Indian-born British businessman, and the founder of Liberty House Group. He is the CEO and chairman of GFG Alliance, an international conglomerate that operates primarily in the steel and mining indu ...
(ex-MD and family) and Astro Entertainment Network Ltd. Sanjeev Gupta has been accused of not paying the salaries to the employees & dues to the debtors and seller
Dispute Resolution and M&A and Criminalisation of Civil Disputes
History
Getit Infoservices Private Ltd., formerly known as Getit Infomediary Ltd. /M&N Publications Ltd., introduced
Yellow Pages
The yellow pages are telephone directories of businesses, organized by category rather than alphabetically by business name, in which advertising is sold. The directories were originally printed on yellow paper, as opposed to white pages for ...
in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
under the brand name Getit Yellow Pages.
* In 2002, Getit introduced segmented yellow pages for
Business-to-business
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* A business is sourcing materials for their production process for output (e.g., a ...
Industrial users and
B2C
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residential/official consumers.
* In 2012, Getit launched its
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) search for mobiles on m.getit.in.
* In 2013 Astro's Getit buys Infomedia
yellow pages
The yellow pages are telephone directories of businesses, organized by category rather than alphabetically by business name, in which advertising is sold. The directories were originally printed on yellow paper, as opposed to white pages for ...
and
Askme
* AskMe
* AskMeBazaar
* AskMeFurniture (Mebelkart.com)
* AskMeGrocery
* AskmePay
* Askme.com acquires online grocery market place Bestatlowest.com.
askme acquires online grocery marketplace
vccircle.com 18 May 2015 The site was closed in 2017.
References
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Online retailers of India
Privately held companies of India
Yellow pages