Zomato, Swiggy delivery workers’ December 31 strike pushes brands to stock upAs delivery gig workers plan a New Year's Eve strike over pay and safety, packaged goods companies are increasing stock in kirana stores an...
31 Dec, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How gig workers’ strike on New Year's Eve could hit q-comm & food deliveryGig workers for quick commerce and food delivery platforms are set to strike nationwide on December 31, potentially disrupting New Year's E...
31 Dec, 2025, 02.59 PM IST
FMCG companies pull up their stocks for a smooth rideOver the last few years, New Year’s eve has marked a peak for deliveries, executives at the companies and retail channels said. Restaurant ...
31 Dec, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Quick commerce platforms drum up sales, push deals ahead of New Year’s Eve to offset delivery strike & rushQuick commerce platforms, including Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto, BigBasket and Amazon Now, have started rolling out party-the...
28 Dec, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Food and quick commerce delivery workers call for all India strike on December 25 and 31Delivery workers for Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon, and Flipkart plan a strike on December 25 and 31. The Indian Federation of App...
25 Dec, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
What time do the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq close on Christmas Eve — Stock market hours on Christmas Eve 2025Stock market hours on Christmas Eve 2025: U.S. stock markets enter a holiday-shortened week. Wall Street closes early on Christmas Eve. Sto...
24 Dec, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Cyberattack disrupts France's postal service, banking during Christmas rush: ReportA cyberattack struck France's national postal service, La Poste, and La Banque Postale on Monday, causing a major outage in online services...
22 Dec, 2025, 07.21 PM IST
USPS sounds winter alert: Winter storms to delay mail in 24 states — is yours on the list?USPS is warning of winter weather shipping delays impacting 24 states and Washington D.C. due to snow and cold. Hawaii is also experiencing...
17 Dec, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
Amazon US strike to disrupt deliveries ahead of Christmas 2024?Teamsters union on Thursday launched a strike targeting seven Amazon facilities spaced around the US.
21 Dec, 2024, 01.42 AM IST
Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday seasonAmazon workers are set to strike this Thursday. The strike involves 10,000 workers across several US locations. The workers demand better p...
19 Dec, 2024, 07.24 AM IST
Amazon agrees deal with most Spanish workers over Cyber Monday walkoutAround 20,000 warehouse and delivery workers at Amazon's Spanish unit had been urged to walk out to demand better pay and working condition...
27 Nov, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
UK Rail Strike: Will the strike disrupt Christmas plans for passengersThe ASLEF union has announced its next strike in December. The last negotiation on pay and facilities to railway employees did not meet the...
16 Nov, 2023, 11.15 PM IST
Royal Mail workers strike: Will it cause delay in delivery of mail, packages? Know hereRoyal Mail workers are on strike, causing letter and parcel delivery to be delayed. As a result, the prescribed deadlines for mailing Chris...
21 Dec, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
Heathrow asks airlines to cap international arrivals into UK during strikesOfficials represented by the PCS union are set to strike over pay at Heathrow and other major UK hubs from Dec. 23 to Dec. 31, hitting the ...
17 Dec, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
Retailers reel in delivery deadlines to get Christmas gifts to shoppers on timeBy some estimates, there may be nearly 5 million more packages per day than delivery drivers can handle during the peak season when unit vo...
30 Oct, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
Buffalo meat exports rise 15% in Aug; pre-Covid level expected next quarterhe Covid pandemic forced meat processing factories in India to shut down from the last week of March until the end of April. Disruption in ...
13 Sep, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
Copper rallies to 3-year highIt has now risen for nine days, the longest streak since 2004,and has gained 31 per cent this year.
28 Dec, 2017, 10.03 AM IST