Republic Day week saw modest growth for D2C brands: GoKwikEcommerce enabler GoKwik reported a 12.72% increase in sales for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands on its network during the Republic Day sal...
13 Feb, 2024, 06.37 PM IST
20 listed retailers, QSRs go big on FY23 hiringListed lifestyle and grocery retailers and quick-service restaurants in India added nearly 64,000 employees to their workforce in the last ...
13 Sep, 2023, 06.57 AM IST
China’s economic woes are multiplying — and Xi Jinping has no easy fixChina's economy is facing multiple challenges including sluggish consumer spending, a crisis in the property market, weakening exports, rec...
01 Jul, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
EV scooter sales hit a bump in April, Ola grows marginally; What's plaguing Nykaa?Electric two-wheeler sales took a beating in April, according to data from Vahan, a government database that tracks vehicle registrations, ...
02 May, 2023, 08.52 PM IST
Startups call for exempting more from angel tax; CCI ordered to look into ADIF’s plaints against GoogleThe startup industry wants angel tax to be either scrapped or have its exemption threshold of Rs 25 crore raised. This and more in today’s ...
25 Apr, 2023, 02.39 PM IST
Tech in turmoil as Meta halts hiring; RBI firm on Oct 1 tokenisation deadlineThe tech industry has been swimming in molasses over the past few months after seeing unprecedented growth during the pandemic. Amid an eco...
30 Sep, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
Lifestyle & grocery retail companies on a hiring spreeAccording to HR firm TeamLease's latest hiring outlook study, retail is one of the top six sectors on hiring intent in the current quarter....
01 Aug, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
US economy sending mixed signals: Here's what it all meansToday's economic moment conjures dark memories of the 1970s, when scorching inflation co-existed, in a kind of toxic brew, with slow growth...
27 Jul, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Covid impact: Six listed retailers let go of 13,600 employees in FY21The biggest fall was in Arvind Fashions that shrunk its workforce by about 58% mainly due to its exit from some brands such as Gap and Unli...
13 Aug, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Covid impact: Fashion and lifestyle retailers hire new CEOs over the past six monthsGeneral-level hiring in the retailing business was almost frozen for months during the pandemic, although the fashion and lifestyle retaili...
20 Jan, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
Shoppers Stop lays off more than 1,100 employeesGlobally, retailers including Gap, Best Buy, Macy's and Kohl's laid off over 2.5 lakh employees since March. In India, many retailers inclu...
12 Jun, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Demonetisation: Indian SMEs suffered a blow, still struggling to find their footingWhat we have today is evidence about how agriculture, banking, budget were affected by the move and also how it did nothing to curb the bla...
07 Nov, 2017, 12.14 PM IST
- Shoppers play extra safe this festive season
Consumers in this festive season seem to be resisting the urge to splurge, forcing marketers to offer more value for their money.
29 Sep, 2009, 02.36 AM IST
- Drop in US jobless claims rekindles hope
The number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week, a government report showed on Thursday.
07 Aug, 2009, 01.45 AM IST
- US stores may post weakest October sales in 40 years
After slashing their spending in September as the financial meltdown intensified, shoppers went into full retreat in October, spooked by ri...
01 Nov, 2008, 04.28 AM IST