According to report, Snapdeal is expected to announce the acquisition of the former logistics arm of e-tailer Jabong in the next two weeks.

The decision to buy Exclusively is no doubt a smart move for Snapdeal, which has built its marketplace bottom-up, strengthening category after category.

As far as investors are concerned, vertical e-commerce presents them an opportunity to get a pie of e-commerce especially if they have missed the horizontal opportunity.

There are many first-timers who were drawn to the online world of products ranging from electronics and apparel to house, insurance and even automobiles in 2014.

The idea for this design hack emerged in April after a customer, in a tweet, raised concerns about the adverse health impact on delivery boys carrying heavy courier bags.