Askme enters grocery e-tailing by acquiring BestsAtLowest.com

BestAtLowest.com has over 7000 products across different categories in both FMCG and non-FMCG sectors.

Search engine Askme has entered into the grocery marketplace by acquiring BestAtLowest.com, an online grocery platform. As part of the agreement, BestAtLowest.com will become part of Askme, further expanding the company's search plus capabilities and enable near real-time inventory sync between online and physical stores. Askmegrocery.com currently redirects to bestatlowest.com.

Speaking on the development, Manav Sethi, group CMO, Askme, says, "This acquisition is a reaffirmation of our commitment to our consumers, and we are very enthusiastic in combining our online proposition with BestAtLowest. With improved comfort of online payments, we see all of Indian consumers choosing to shop for groceries online. With 25000 SKUs and 10000 orders a month by July 2015, we are confident that Askme Grocery will assume pan-India presence by exit FY 2015-16."

BestAtLowest.com has over 7000 products across different categories in both FMCG and non-FMCG sectors.

Askme, the flagship product from GetitInfomedia, is an online search platform that provides information across merchants, deals, classifieds and commerce. These services are also available on 044-4444444 across India. Askme enables SMEs to be discovered and increases their business through online transactions and discovery. Merchants can also post their deals on Askme, through web & voice.

Formally launched in July 2014, some of the most searched categories on Askme include restaurants, spas & salons, taxi services, courier services and jobs.