In a first, smartphone & electronic brands to run similar discounts online and offline during festive seasonHowever, this has not doused the online-offline war which peaks during festive season with brick-and-mortar retailers saying that matching ...
04 Dec, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
Handset retailers’ earnings hit as mobile brands erase sales incentiveWhile the removal of sales targets would offer some relief to beleaguered retailers who are facing a near washout in sales due to Covid-ind...
25 May, 2020, 06.38 AM IST
Coronavirus lockdown: Handset cos unsure to reopen, given the labour issues, excess stock and weak demandAnalysts said that handset makers will certainly find it difficult to start their factories with migrant workers likely to be slow in retur...
16 Apr, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
Buyers stand to lose if phone companies go for price parity: ExpertsMobile phones often cost Rs 2,000-3,000 less on e-commerce channels than in physical stores owing to exclusive deals with handset brands. C...
29 Jan, 2020, 08.52 AM 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
Mobile makers to bring festival deals to storesRetailers said the brands have promised offers or promotions during the festive season in the offline space.
07 Oct, 2019, 06.24 AM IST
Oppo expects online sales to drive growth; to launch own eCommerce store before DiwaliIt plans to start sales through own e-commerce site just before the festive season.
21 Jul, 2019, 12.30 PM IST
Xiaomi India's Deepak Nakra joins Realme as sales headAt present, Vivo and Xiaomi are the two leading smartphone makers who have taken ownership of their retail operations in the country under ...
12 Jul, 2019, 07.56 PM IST
Samsung, Vivo & Oppo intensify offline battle to take on XiaomiHaving entered the offline market less than two years ago, Xiaomi claims that it has cornered over 20% of the offline market across India.
08 Jun, 2019, 10.02 AM IST
Oppo in talks with gear makers to set up production units in IndiaHolitech, which provides components to the world's top five brands, excluding Apple, will set up a plant in Andhra Pradesh to locally produ...
21 Aug, 2018, 11.39 PM IST
Now, Vivo opens exclusive e-store to grow market shareHaving focused on the offline market for a major part of its presence in India, the company has now become the latest one to have its own o...
16 Jan, 2018, 06.37 AM IST
Sales of Oppo, Vivo drop 30% in JulySales of Oppo and Vivo declined 30% in July and they continue to remain down this month, according to four leading cellphone retail chains ...
14 Aug, 2017, 11.32 PM IST
Revealed: Oppo, Vivo's Rs 2,200 crore marketing strategy to overtake Samsung in IndiaThe tactic of the Chinese duo is aimed at overtaking market leader Samsung in the next one year in the Rs 6,000-20,000 smartphone segment.
03 May, 2017, 07.02 AM IST
Amid big online craze, Vivo and Oppo go offline and winLast quarter, Indian smartphone vendors were pushed out of the top five by the Chinese brigade, who now controls almost half the local mark...
31 Jan, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
Chinese smartphone firms have a dream run in India this yearChina’s largest smartphone maker Oppo’s sale in India grew to Rs 934 crore last fiscal as compared to Rs 211.5 crore in 2014-15, as per the...
28 Nov, 2016, 12.18 AM IST
OPPO overtakes Apple by sales value in IndiaChinese smartphone maker OPPO has overtaken Apple for the first time to become the number two brand in India by sales value behind Samsung ...
30 Sep, 2016, 08.13 AM IST
Xiaomi ropes in two companies to push offline salesThe new partners will implement Xiaomi’s direct-to-retail model, developed specially for the Indian market - where they will supply directl...
11 Jul, 2016, 02.29 AM IST