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Chandrasekaran said the India economy has been growing "very strongly" and the current momentum continues to be high. India is likely to maintain similar growth momentum in the coming years, he said,

Updated On: 13 Jun 2024 | 9:58 PM IST

Nearly half of Indian consumers said rising prices remain the biggest issue when shopping in-store

Updated On: 06 Apr 2023 | 11:17 PM IST

It's 'rule Britannia' for brokerages; analysts divided on extent of margin gains

Updated On: 20 Mar 2023 | 6:00 AM IST

PC maker Asus is eyeing top position in consumer notebook market this year on account of continued expansion of retail footprint and widening of portfolio in the gaming segment, a senior official of the company said. Asus India, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, Arnold Su told PTI that the company plans to scale up exclusive stores in India to 300 by the end of 2023 from 200 at present as well as expand other formats of retail stores in a bid to reach consumers. "This year is a very important year for us. This year we want to challenge the number 1 position in India. This makes overall business expansion very important. Right now we have 200 exclusive stores in India. Now we are aiming to touch 300 exclusive stores. Every quarter we will add 20-25 stores," Su said. According to market research firm IDC, Asus held third position in the consumer notebook segment behind HP and Lenovo with a share of 15.6 per cent and a year-on-year growth rate of 20 per cent

Updated On: 07 Mar 2023 | 2:31 PM IST

Commerce media company Criteo conducted a survey of over 1,400 consumers in India to see how inflation has affected shopping behaviour

Updated On: 14 Feb 2023 | 7:13 PM IST

Many small brands swallowed up in catch-up acquisition spree

Updated On: 15 Jan 2023 | 10:50 PM IST

Australian consumer confidence registered a 4.9 point jump to reach 87.4 between January 2-8, the highest for over three months since September last year; a report revealed on Tuesday

Updated On: 10 Jan 2023 | 5:20 PM IST

By Poornima Vardhan and Taponeel Mukherjee

Updated On: 05 Dec 2022 | 9:09 PM IST

A senior government official indicated that the Center is making every effort to manage the prices of basic commodities through the Price Monitoring Division

Updated On: 02 Dec 2022 | 10:41 PM IST

The tech and auto industry expects the 'Right to Repair' policy to provide recognition to the largely unorganised third-party repairs sector through increased availability of original spares

Updated On: 20 Jul 2022 | 12:21 AM IST

Data available on the Tea Board website showed that India's production in 2020-2021 had stood at 1,283.03 million kg and volumes at the auctions were around 547 mkg

Updated On: 17 Jul 2022 | 11:16 PM IST

The Bengaluru-based VC fund said it exceeded its target of Rs 250 crore

Updated On: 14 Jun 2022 | 11:24 PM IST

The sturdy Ambassador flourished at a time when the only other competitor was the Premier Padmini, made with Fiat technology

Updated On: 08 Jun 2022 | 10:43 PM IST

Traders and experts attributed the rise in retail prices to likely tight supply from key growing states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Updated On: 01 Jun 2022 | 8:24 PM IST

With costs of many raw materials flaring amid bottlenecks, companies have been testing how much they can raise prices after years of subdued inflation

Updated On: 06 May 2022 | 2:26 AM IST

We try not only the traditional ways of distributing but look at various ways of distributing through digital channels, says Parmar

Updated On: 18 Apr 2022 | 12:51 PM IST

Nations must cooperate to make firms like Facebook, Google answerable: Min

Updated On: 16 Feb 2022 | 10:26 PM IST

LocalCircles study says 64% want the rules across "all electronically sold services like app-based food delivery, app taxis, home repair, salon, airline & railway ticketing, OTT subscription, payments

Updated On: 04 Jul 2021 | 11:30 PM IST

The relatively young consumer-centric retail and telecom businesses have helped the conglomerate even as it seeks mega scale in renewable energy

Updated On: 05 Jul 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

The consumer credit deteriorated after the loan moratorium programme came to an end in September 2020

Updated On: 01 Jul 2021 | 11:43 PM IST