&amp;ldquo;Congratulations @sachinbansal @binnybansal! This has been an incredible journey for you guys and has inspired many entrepreneurs&amp;rdquo;

Incredible journey for Bansals: Kunal Bahl

&amp;ldquo;Sachin &amp; Binny continue to make India proud with their audacious achievements! Cheers to everyone at Flipkart. Chapter 2 begins&amp;rdquo;

Chapter 2 begins for Flipkart: Vijay Shankar Sharma

&amp;ldquo;Huge endorsement for India&amp;rsquo;s first e-tailing company. Capital- intensive business that needs deep pockets which Walmart has&amp;rdquo;

Huge endorsement for Flipkart: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

&amp;ldquo;The Flipkart-Walmart deal is set to change the competitive landscape of Indian e-commerce&amp;rdquo;

Deal will change competitive landscape: Rohan Bhargava

Walmart buys 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion, making it the world's biggest e-commerce deal. Here are comments from industry biggies

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What the industry biggies had to say about $16-bn Walmart-Flipkart deal

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