E-commerce takes its toll; cellphone retail chain Univercell planning to exit businessThree leading cellphone retailers in south India, Sangeetha Mobiles, Poorvika Mobiles and BigC Mobiles, have also decided to combine resour...
Electronics retail chains like The Mobile Store and UniverCell are selling some phones cheaper online than store priceChains such as The Mobile Store, UniverCell and Sangeetha Mobiles, have started to offer devices online at prices that are up to 7% lower f...
Mobile retailers like UniverCell explore tie-ups with Flipkart, Snapdeal to stem falling footfallsThe Mobile Store plans to tie up with e-commerce players to enable it to help customers at its outlets to buy devices online if they choose...
Retailers pin hopes on festive seasonRetailers say, the upcoming festival season could be the best they've had in the last few yrs & some are even expecting 40% growth in busin...
Datawind announces 1-year free Internet on tablet PCDatawind has partnered state-run BSNL for provide free internet service on its two models, UbiSlate 7Cz and UbiSlate 3G7.
Large part of IPO for investment in expansion in India: DataWind"It is not just the plants we want to fund; we actually want to fund research which does breakthroughs with such lower cost devices."
DataWind tablets to come with 1 year of free internet from BSNLDataWind Thursday said that its UbiSlate 7Cz and UbiSlate 3G7 tablet will come bundled with 12 months of free unlimited internet browsing w...
Swipe Telecom targets Rs 300 crore revenue in 2013-14The company, which has a strong presence in several northern states forayed into the Southern region with the launch of eight new tablet de...
Offline retailers try to compete with Flipkart, Snapdeal by offering discounts, swift deliveryEven regional chains like Great Eastern and Vijay Sales are foraying into e-commerce either directly or through online platforms such as Fl...
UniverCell eyes franchise model for faster growthThe Chennai-headquartered mobile retail player, backed by private equity firm Peepul Capital, has been growing at over 30% a year.
UniverCell shuns TV, bets on digital marketing for Diwali“We want to spend more money in digital. Yes, it’s (not being on TV) a risk and I am conscious about it,” said Managing Director D Sathish ...
- How mobile phone retailer UniverCell dialled success
For a mobile phone retailer, how does one call the ‘right number’? ET bureau speaks to D. Sathish Babu, founder, UniverCell.
- Reliance communications tie-up with Univercell
Telecom service provider Reliance Communications on Friday said it will partner with mobile phone retailer Univercell to market wireless br...
- UniverCell on expansion spree
Mobile phone retailer UniverCell is betting big on impending developments in the telecom sector — entry of 3G and new service providers and...
- UniverCell to retail low-cost feature-rich mobile sets
UniverCell will start test-marketing feature-laden mobile phones of little-known mobile makers in the sub-Rs 2,000 category starting Februa...
- Univercell launches mobile theft insurance plan
Mobile retailer Univercell along with Oriental Insurance Company on Wednesday launched a mobile theft and damage insurance plan for all mob...
- UniverCell to open 100 mobile retail stores
Mobile retailer UniverCell plans to open 100 new stores in south India by the end of September and is also looking for a pan-India presence...