Retailers allege Realme forcing them to sell pre-activated handsets to show higher salesRealme on June 19 said that it has sold over 2 lakh units of the latest Realme 11 Pro series in India, calling it a sales record for the li...
Samsung is not providing a “level playing field”: Neighbourhood mobile phone retailers tell DPIITAll India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), a grouping of over 1.5 lakh mobile phone stores, has sent a letter to DPIIT on February 6 a...
Mobile retailers' body to seek govt intervention against e-commerce onslaught"The situation is extremely fragile due to the unethical, discriminatory, and monopolistic business practices by online sales platforms. Se...
Anti-competitive, monopolistic and a felony in aiding e-commerce: Mobile retailers on Xiaomi’s offline strategyMobile handset retailers, in a response to Xiaomi India's recent letter, has replied saying the smartphone company’s approach towards mainl...
Mobile retailers’ campaign ‘slanderous’, rues XiaomiSunil Baby, senior director of offline sales at India’s top smartphone maker, in a recent letter to the All India Mobile Retailers Associat...
Offline smartphone retailers urge Piyush Goyal to set up body to monitor wrongdoingThe All India Mobile Retailers’ Association (AIMRA) has also objected to unethical practices of fellow retailers who are buying bulk stocks...
Vivo waives some dealer fees to aid offline retailersDBD (dealer buy down) is a fee paid by a merchant to banks and non-bank companies for providing zero-interest EMI payments facility. Retail...
'Essentials tag' call divides handset makers, retailersSharp differences have emerged within handset makers and retailers over the treatment of devices during the lockdown.
Coronavirus impact: Phone retailers seek relief amid closuresThe list of relief measures includes a waiver on interest on loans for three months and on rentals during the lockdown period. The retailer...
Cellphone retailers appeals to Finance Minister requesting her not to raises taxes on mobile phones"We strongly appeal to you to not increase GST on mobiles. The increase of 6% would directly lead to hike in prices of product, impacting c...
Samsung withdraws cashback scheme with Amazon Pay after offline retailers protestThe Korean giant has removed the Amazon Pay promotion from its backend with immediate effect.
Mobile phone retailers to boycott Samsung for three daysIn a Whatsapp message sent by the offline cellphone retailer lobby, All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), to the trade on Friday ...
Samsung asking retailers to register on Amazon Pay, allege cellphone shop ownersThis comes at a time when the competition watchdog is investigating the business practices of ecommerce marketplaces and the exclusive arra...
Xiaomi, Samsung to bring parity to online and offline launchesThese two companies have communicated to retailers Monday after the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) said last week that unle...
Mobile phone retailers threaten brands of boycott unless online discounting is stoppedCellphone retailers under the umbrella of their apex national body, All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) has informed brands like...
Offline retailers urge Members of Parliament not to extend deadlineAIMRA has also written to members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, accusing Amazon India and Flipkart of indulging in unethical and illegal pr...
Cellphone retailers push for implementation of e-commerce policyAIMRA has said that nearly two lakh retailers have been adversely affected by e-commerce practices in past few years.