Diwali Sales

Amazon GIF 'Diwali Special' sale: iPhone 15 at ₹47,249, OnePlus 13r at ₹37k

Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special sale has kicked off with discounts, bank offers, and exchange bonus on Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and OnePlus smartphones. Check the deals below:

Passenger vehicle makers cheer as sales jump in month-long festival season

Deliveries of market leader Maruti Suzuki India rose to 190,000 units compared to 130,000 units last year

Diwali orders for Sivakasi firecracker units not enough to lift spirits

Prohibition on use of chemical adds to pain of ban on firecrackers; industry appeals to Supreme Court for relief

Muted festive season sales fail to light up Diwali for many shopkeepers

Hit hard by inflation, low-income groups have been cautious about spending this festive season

Auto sales up 57% during Navratri as all categories put up strong show

Overall sales were also 27% higher than Navratri 2020 and 16% above the pre-pandemic season in 2019; trend seen continuing till Diwali

Amazon India rolls out live-stream shopping to drive festive season sales

Live-stream shopping events are hugely popular in China, with those on Alibaba Group Holding's Taobao and Bytedance's Douyin driving millions of dollars in sales

Apple to announce festival season offers on September 26: Details here

Last year, Apple put on sale the iPhone 12 at a discounted price. Besides, it offered no-interest equated monthly instalments scheme on select products

Xiaomi India announces festive season sale discounts on select smartphones

The Chinese electronics manufacturer is offering discounts on the Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G, Xiaomi 11T Pro, Redmi K50i 5G, and more. Here are the details

Bigger & better: This Diwali, India Inc adds health and time to gifting

Additional day off, wellness products, sweets prepared touch-free - corporate gifts gets an innovative edge

Driving a hard bargain on car price may be difficult this Diwali

But even in a seller's market, some tricks like selling your car instead of exchanging it, and buying a less popular colour, can help you save money

Festival season in India fuels its return to world-beating growth

India showed more signs of a recovery taking hold last month as its festive season kicked off

Markets crowded, but malls empty

From Ranganathan Street in T Nagar, Chennai, to Dadar market in Mumbai, there was frenzied shopping during Diwali. But malls have not had such luck

Passenger vehicle retail sales rise 4% in Nov aided by festive demand: FADA

Automobile dealers' body FADA said passenger vehicle retail sales in November witnessed a year-on-year increase of 4.17% to 291,001 units as Diwali-Dhanteras led to rise in vehicle registrations

Maruti Suzuki sees 'much better' 2021 as economy rebounds: Chairman

Sales of cars and sport utility vehicles typically increase every year in the run up to Diwali

Diwali cheer for auto, durable makers as need for convenience drives sales

While retailers, manufacturers said that sales growth has been in double-digits for home and kitchen appliances during the Diwali period this year, car dealers say some models have stocked out

India's economy is reviving and festive season's online sales show it

In the run-up to the festival, retailers including Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.'s Flipkart saw a 55% jump in online sales from a year ago to $4.1 billion, according to RedSeer

Diwali boosts hope in Delhi's markets, but spending caution may be a damper

Crowds return ahead of festive season, but caution in spending hints that sales may remain sluggish

How Covid-19 has changed the tradition of gifting this festive season

Customary gifting has yielded space to home appliances, wellness products and hi-tech gizmos which make the bulk of presents one buys for oneself and for others

65% buyers will spend big this Diwali, shows TRA Research survey

The intent of the 65 per cent need not fully translate into shopping, but the study - TRA's Diwali 2020 Buying Propensity Report - hinted at categories that could be worth investing in

Fintech firms hire 700,000 people who lost jobs in slowdown-hit sectors

The tenure of such jobs is about 6-8 months, with Amazon and Flipkart creating the primary demand for labour