Getit

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{{Infobox website

| name = Getit Infoservices Private Limited

| logo = Askmelogo.jpg

| logocaption =

| screenshot =

| collapsible = Yes

| collapsetext = Screenshot

| caption =

| url = {{URL|http://www.askmegrocery.com/}}
{{URL|http://www.askmepay.com/}}
{{URL|http://www.askme.com/}}

| commercial = Yes

| company_type = Private

| industry = internet

| services = Online shopping, Online Grocery, mobile payments, Local search engine

| website_type = E-commerce, E-Wallet, Grocery, Local search

| subsid = Getit Stores, Getit Grocery, Getit E-wallet, Mebelkart

| num_employees = 3000 plus

| area_served = India

| owner =

| current_status = Defunct

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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, 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 based Astro and Helion Venture Partners.{{cite news|title=Getit eyes Rs 500 crore turnover by 2015; to expand across India |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-16/news/30286279_1_private-equity-public-offer-south-india |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103085226/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-16/news/30286279_1_private-equity-public-offer-south-india |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |newspaper=The Economic Times|date=16 October 2011}} The company is engaged in a battle with its shareholders and debtors. There are cases in NCLT involving disputes among minority shareholders: Sanjeev Gupta (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 sellers.[https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7059e8c2-9861-4f93-b882-9248e7a1f0e0 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 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.{{cite news|title=Getit launches new directory edition |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-16/news/30286279_1_private-equity-public-offer-south-india |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103085226/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-16/news/30286279_1_private-equity-public-offer-south-india |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 | work=The Times Of India | date=2011-10-16}}
  • 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 and Askme{{Cite web |title=Astro's Getit buys Infomedia Yellow Pages & AskMe - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-others-news/astros-getit-buys-infomedia-yellow-pages-askme-49983.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |date=28 February 2013 |language=en}}
  • AskMe
  • AskMeBazaar
  • AskMeFurniture (Mebelkart.com)
  • AskMeGrocery
  • AskmePay
  • Askme.com acquires online grocery market place Bestatlowest.com.[http://www.vccircle.com/news/technology/2015/05/18/askmecom-acquires-online-grocery-marketplace-bestatlowest askme acquires online grocery marketplace] vccircle.com 18 May 2015 {{dead link|date=May 2023}} The site was closed in 2017.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

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