'Smartphone shipments to stay flat in 2023 despite festive uptake'Counterpoint Research expects a 2% year-on-year decline to 149 million units and the fourth quarter to register shipment growth after a fla...
23 Nov, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
Clothing, lifestyle retailers and shopping malls expect bumper festive harvestConsumers started reducing non-essential spending such as that on apparel, lifestyle products, electronics and dining out since Diwali last...
06 Sep, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Smartphone demand muted in run-up to festive seasonThis year, the festive season is spread across two quarters, with Diwali at the end of November, along with the Cricket World Cup in India ...
05 Sep, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
Amazon registers 80% buyers from smaller cities this festival season saleAmazon claims to have seen participation from 11 lakh sellers, which includes 2 lakh local stores.
21 Oct, 2022, 08.54 PM IST
Companies like Amazon, Flipkart go big on hiring temporary manpower ahead of festive seasonAccording to data exclusively shared with ET by staffing company ManpowerGroup India, an all-time high number of 500,000-550,000 new temp j...
29 Jul, 2022, 10.31 AM IST
Festive sales lift FMCG growth to 21% in OctoberMost companies highlighted in their quarterly earnings announcements that demand in cities has risen, with the reopening after Covid closur...
16 Nov, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
Festive shopping, gifting go digital as homemakers move online: EY ReportAround 28 percent homemakers said they would shop online and 24 percent would prefer couriering the gifts, according to the report.
05 Nov, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
OnePlus clocks Rs 500 cr revenue during two days of festive sale in IndiaThe recently unveiled OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus TV 55Q1 saw tremendous uptake registering the highest-ever sales in the premium smartphone...
01 Oct, 2019, 05.04 PM IST
Online channels sell half of smartphones during Diwali; Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme get 57% sales: ReportThe newly launched online only smartphone brand, Realme had a record festive performance for any new brand ever in India.
29 Nov, 2018, 06.43 AM IST
Online shopping, e-gifts to light up Diwali this yearAlso, 36 per cent said they plan to also gift money using their smartphone during the festival, while 30 per cent said they are opting for ...
16 Oct, 2017, 07.35 PM IST
IndiGo introduces 47 new flights to cater to festival rushDuring the month, the airline would operate additional services connecting Kolkata to Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chennai and Guwahati.
12 Oct, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
India Inc plans Rs 20,000 crore blast this festive seasonConsumer durable companies are expected to be among the largest spenders during the festive season, increasing their marketing expenditure ...
15 Sep, 2016, 04.17 AM IST
As Diwali gets closer, ecommerce players gear up with discount plan to woo customersIn India, user uptake on loyalty programmes has been slow, partly due to the instant benefit provided by couponing and cash-back deals.
31 Aug, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
Rupee's fall makes foreign tours costlier, tourists seek optionsBig tour companies say packages will cost more as all land expenses, hotels, local transportation and sightseeing, are paid for in foreign ...
17 Aug, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
IPG Mediabrands to launch online travel fest in IndiaMedia agency conglomerate IPG Mediabrands India has joined hands with the travel industry to launch a festival to boost online holiday book...
14 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Low-cost tablets drive sales up by 56% to 4.14 mn in 2013: IDCSamsung led the market with 18.7 per cent share, followed by Micromax (8.9 per cent) and Apple (7.5 per cent).
05 Mar, 2014, 08.35 PM IST
- Jewellers expect 40% rise in sales on Dhanteras
High gold prices are unlikely to check the demand and sales may rise up to 40 per cent on this 'Dhanteras'.
04 Nov, 2012, 12.35 PM IST