Retailers push back against proposed 0.4% MDR on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, warn of hit to thin marginsRetailers are strongly opposing a proposed merchant discount rate on UPI payments. This new charge will significantly impact their already ...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Apple’s pricing gap takes a bite out of iPhone sales outlook in IndiaApple's new iPhone Duo pricing in India is significantly higher than in other markets. Retailers fear this price difference will encourage ...
11 Sep, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
Smartphone retailers urge brands to end zero-cost EMI schemes to make handsets more affordableThis is because zero-interest payment plans cost smartphone brands 17-19% of the product price which they bake directly into retail price o...
01 Aug, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Smartphone retailers request price parity to Apple, Samsung and other phone brandsMobile phone retail chains in South India have requested smartphone brands to maintain price parity between online and offline stores durin...
10 Sep, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
Apple cashbacks on iPhone 15 series models leave many fumingOffline mobile retailers in the country — represented by the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) – are upset with the iPhone mak...
10 Apr, 2024, 01.04 PM IST
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...
26 Jun, 2023, 07.07 PM IST
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...
15 Apr, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
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...
03 Sep, 2021, 10.04 AM IST
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...
26 Aug, 2021, 07.04 AM IST
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...
16 Sep, 2020, 06.32 PM IST
'Essentials tag' call divides handset makers, retailersSharp differences have emerged within handset makers and retailers over the treatment of devices during the lockdown.
25 Apr, 2020, 07.18 AM IST
Offline phone retailers approach home ministry to restart shops“We recommend allowing all physical shops dealing on sales, repair and service activity of mobile phones, mobile devices (laptops and table...
17 Apr, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
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...
05 Feb, 2020, 09.28 AM IST
Offline traders warn of Xiaomi, Samsung boycott over online discountingRetailers have been relentlessly campaigning against exclusive deals, cashback offers, etc, by the two.
11 Jan, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
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...
10 Jan, 2020, 10.00 PM IST
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...
30 Jan, 2019, 12.00 AM IST
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.
28 Jan, 2019, 09.39 PM IST