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While the speculations have been going ahead in the media from over a month now around Amazon securing Rocket Internet upheld Jabong, the same may be working out soon. In October, distributers like Firstpost , ET , Trak and so on reported that the two firms may be shaking hands, however in a late development it has surfaced that the first phase of talks for Amazon to secure Jabong have been finished. Also Amazon would obtain the organization in a deal sum worth USD 1-1.2 Billion. Jabong is a piece of Rocket Internet's Big Foot Retail (Family of Jabong, Dafiti, Lamoda, Namshi and Zalora), henceforth the billion dollar deal may include these other global retailers as well. A source with the knowledge relating to this matter told Vccircle that post acquisition, Amazon would keep Jabong as an issue substance. Jabong is an inventory based e-tailer, where FDI in not permitted, and the structure of the deal hasn't been uncovered Amid January-June 2014 period, Jabong reported Gross