Getit

Getit is a defunct directional media company in India. Its services included E-wallet, E-commerce, Grocery, Local search, yellow pages, white pages directories, classified media, tele-information services. It operated in 56 cities pan India. The logo of Ask me was designed Joel James, a very young designer . Getit offered services across print, voice, online and mobile platforms. Investors in the company include Malaysia based Astro All Asia Networks plc and Helion Venture Partners.[1] The company is engaged in a bitter battle with its shareholders and debtors. There are cases in NCLT involving disputes among minority shareholders: Sanjeev Gupta (ex-MD & family) and Astro Entertainment Network Ltd. Sanjeev Gupta has been accused of not paying the salaries to the employees & dues to the debtors and sellers.

Getit Infoservices Private Limited {Company Closed
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Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
E-commerce, E-Wallet, Grocery, Local search
Area servedIndia
Industryinternet
ServicesOnline shopping, Online Grocery, mobile payments, Local search engine
Employees3000 plus
SubsidiariesGetit Stores, Getit Grocery, Getit E-wallet, Mebelkart
URLwww.askmegrocery.com
www.askmepay.com
www.askme.com
CommercialYes
Current statusDefunct

History

Getit Infoservices Private Ltd., formerly known as Getit Infomediary Ltd. /M&N Publications Ltd., introduced http://www.yellowpages.co.in in India under the brand name Getit Yellow Pages.

  • In 2002, Getit introduced segmented yellow pages for Business-to-business Industrial users and B2C residential/official consumers.[2]
  • In 2012, Getit launched its Wireless Application Protocol(WAP) search for mobiles on m.getit.in.[3]
  • In 2013 Astro's Getit buys Infomedia yellow pages & Askme[4]
  • AskMe
  • AskMeBazaar
  • AskMeFurniture (Mebelkart.com)
  • AskMeGrocery
  • AskmePay
  • Askme.com acquires online grocery market place Bestatlowest.com.[5]

The site was closed in 2017.

References
  1. "Getit eyes Rs 500 crore turnover by 2015; to expand across India". The Economic Times. 16 October 2011.
  2. "Getit launches new directory edition". The Times Of India. 2011-10-16.
  3. "Getit launches mobile search app" (Press release). 9 June 2011.
  4. "Astro's Getit buys Infomedia Yellow Pages & AskMe - Exchange4media".
  5. http://www.vccircle.com/news/technology/2015/05/18/askmecom-acquires-online-grocery-marketplace-bestatlowest
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