Amazon to take on Meesho, Flipkart's Shopsy with GlowRoad buy

Amazon to take on Meesho, Flipkart's Shopsy with GlowRoad buy

FILE PHOTO: A shipment moves on a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment Centre (BLR7) on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/ Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File Photo

Amazon has acquired Indian social e-commerce startup GlowRoad to grab a share of the rapidly growing industry in the country, it announced on Friday.