Smartphone brands' call to quick commerce companies puts off offline retailersOffline retailers are protesting smartphone brands' partnerships with quick commerce platforms, asserting it disrupts the retail network an...
05 Feb, 2025, 12.37 PM 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 ask cos to cut 4G phone priceDemand for 5G smartphones, particularly in the sub-₹15,000 segment, is expected to surge with multiple new launches lined up in December. "...
07 Dec, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
Big offline mobile retailers eyeing ONDC storefrontsA pan-India retailer association met top ONDC officials to understand how the platform works, and how they could be a part of it. Discussio...
13 Jul, 2023, 12.03 AM IST
Offline retailers accuse OnePlus of price disparity with onlineOnePlus has been accused of prioritising its exclusive stores, large format retail outlets and online channels which has created supply sho...
13 Apr, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
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...
07 Feb, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
Smartphone brands to ensure discount on ecommerce storesThe association has met leadership of top brands such as Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. "We have made it clear that retailers will not be burning c...
08 Sep, 2022, 09.04 AM 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
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...
01 Apr, 2021, 09.51 PM 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
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.
11 Feb, 2020, 08.06 AM IST
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...
14 Jan, 2020, 07.53 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
Ecommerce may soon lose ‘mobile’ exclusivityOffline retailers have been protesting against online exclusive smartphone models because consumers often buy them at lower prices. But now...
18 Oct, 2019, 08.36 AM IST
Phone retailers call government to block predatory pricingRetailers want govt to curb etailers from forging tie-ups with smartphone makers to offer lower prices
28 Sep, 2019, 08.28 AM IST