Steep online discounts on phones, TVs return to haunt offline sellersThe massive discounts come after two years lost to the Covid-19 pandemic when supply constraints wiped away the usual higher discounts that...
26 Sep, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
Offline phone retailers accuse Samsung of misusing customer data to drive sales on its siteSamsung had distributed gift vouchers worth Rs 10,000 each for buying its Note20 from mom-and-pop stores. “But those vouchers could only be...
11 Sep, 2020, 12.53 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
Govt makes a U-turn, stops sale of non-essential items through e-commerce platformsThe govt had on April 15 decided to allow etailer to resume supply of non-essentials from April 20. A press release from Home Ministry is d...
20 Apr, 2020, 06.52 AM IST
Virus impact: Offline retailers running out of handsets as distributors hoardIndustry watchers say wholesalers are holding back stocks of popular phone models in anticipation of a price rise by the month-end as produ...
02 Mar, 2020, 07.09 AM 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
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 ...
07 Feb, 2020, 10.31 PM IST
Flipkart and Amazon violating FDI rules, mobile companies tell Suresh PrabhuIt has revived the row between online and offline retailers. Offline retailers allege that etailers are using foreign capital to provide st...
05 Apr, 2018, 09.47 AM IST
Apple iPhone may still come at a discount on e-commerce sitesApple India officials have said that the company will just set the maximum retail price, thereafter, distributors, online sellers or offlin...
29 Aug, 2017, 02.09 PM IST
With GST, ecommerce loses the edge in iPhone pricingApple used to bill iPhones for online sellers mostly from southern markets such as Hyderabad and Bengaluru, where the VAT was 5 per cent.
07 Jul, 2017, 12.31 AM IST
Amazon explores offline channel to clear stockAsks brick-and-mortar retailers to sell its exclusive 'online-only' smartphones via stores.
26 Dec, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
Amazon explores offline channel to clear stockAmazon has exclusive deals across product segments such as televisions, appliances, apparel and accessories, shoes and baby products with a...
26 Dec, 2016, 01.46 AM IST
Apple to push for uniform pricing, iPhone may cost same - online or offlineThe move was triggered by flagging offline sales of iPhones and comes ahead of a proposed launch of Apple’s own stores in the country.
25 Apr, 2016, 01.24 AM IST
Ahead of store launch in India, Apple to cut discounts on its productsApple Inc is reworking its pricing strategy in the fast-growing Indian market ahead of launching its digital and brick-and-mortar stores.
24 Feb, 2016, 06.46 AM IST
Flipkart looks to sell one out of every four mobile phones sold in OctoberFlipkart, which is kicking off a day of heavily discounted sale for mobile phone buyers, expects October to be a blockbuster month.
15 Oct, 2015, 06.54 AM IST
Apple and Samsung revamp distribution models to bring about price parity offline and onlineThe lure of e-commerce has prompted smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung to take contrasting yet concrete steps for the first time in India.
08 May, 2015, 06.58 AM IST
The average price difference between online and offline prices of smartphones is just 5 %, says surveyMobile phones are Flipkart's highest selling product, while for Amazon, they form a big part of consumer electronics, which is one of its l...
27 Oct, 2014, 04.33 AM IST