Festive Season Sale

Consumer interest watchdog's notices to Flipkart, Meesho for acid sale

Several states/UTs have already issued guidelines to regulate the sale of acids

Premiumisation drove the surge in smartphone sales this festive season

Smartphone sales were up 40% during Navratri and Dussehra, over the Shradh period. The premium segment and 5G-enabled devices drove most of this growth, says GfK report

2022 e-commerce festival sales almost 2x of 2019: Redseer report

This is about 25 per cent year-over-year growth as compared to festive sale month of CY2021

Auto sales up 48% in Oct; all vehicle segments gain in festive season: FADA

Two-wheeler segment up 51%; high demand continues for SUVs and premium cars

Flipkart's loss widens 51% to Rs 4,362 cr in FY22 on 36% spike in expenses

The firm spent more on delivering orders as well as on ads and promotions; revenue up 31% to Rs 10,659 cr

Xi's fraying ties with West make China+1 real theme in India festive season

India as a risk-mitigation tactic - a hedge against manufacturing all widgets in China - is a story that's gathering investor interest and helping to justify lofty valuations

Amazon registers 80% buyers from smaller cities this festival season sale

E-commerce platform Amazon India has recorded the highest growth in the festive season sale, with 80 per cent of the buyers coming from tier 2 and beyond towns. Mobiles and accessories saw strong double-digit growth this season as compared to Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF) 2021 and 5 times higher when compared to average business days, with 80 per cent of customers coming from Tier 2 and 3 cities. While the company did not disclose details of overall sales that it registered during AGIF 2022, Amazon India Vice President Manish Tiwary said "it has been the best-ever festival sale" for the company. Amazon claims to have seen participation from 11 lakh sellers, which includes 2 lakh local stores. "More than 35,000 sellers saw their highest-ever single-day sales. Over 650 sellers became crorepatis (over Rs 1 crore sales) and 23,000 sellers became lakhpatis (over Rs 1 lakh sales)," Tiwary said. Mobile phone sales dominated online festive sales and Amazon too recorded traction for

Economy lightens up on festive season demand as shoppers back in force

Online marketplaces Amazon.com Inc., and Walmart Inc.-owned Flipkart saw sales jump 27% from a year ago to $5.7 billion during the festival season's first sale between Sept. 22-30

Flipkart Big Diwali sale: Samsung to Realme, deals on budget 5G smartphones

In its Big Diwali sale, Flipkart is offering exchange deals, bank offers, discounts, and no-cost EMI scheme on select smartphones. Check out the deals on budget 5G smartphones

Apple festival offer of up to Rs 7,000 discount on products ends on Oct 24

Apple festival offer of seven per cent instant saving (up to Rs 7,000) on use of eligible HDFC Bank credit cards and American Express cards is ending on October 24

Kharif arrivals likely to dampen food prices, but downside limited

CPI-inflation for the month of September surged to a five-month high of 7.4 per cent largely due to a spike in food inflation which jumped to a 22-month high of 8.6 per cent for the same period

SBI, HDFC offer discounted home loans at 8.40% as part of festive sales

Despite rising interest rates, leading home loan players SBI and HDFC have announced discounted interest rates beginning at 8.40 per cent as part of their festive offerings. SBI in a statement said that its home loan book has topped the Rs 6 lakh crore mark, a first in the industry. The leading lender said it is offering up to 25 bps discount on interest rate to new home loan borrowers, making the entry level rate at 8.40 per cent and the offer will run up to January 31, 2023. The largest pure-play mortgage player HDFC, which is awaiting its merger with its banking subsidiary HDFC Bank, said it's also offering discounted interest rates to new borrowers to the tune of 20 bps or at 8.40 per cent. According to HDFC website, the festive offer is valid up to November 30, and the low rate will be applicable to those borrowers who have a minimum credit score of 750. Leading banks and mortgage players have increased their lending rates by up to 0.50 percentage point after the Reserve Bank

Amazon Extra Happiness Days sale: Check out deals on top 5G smartphones

Amazon has kicked off its Extra Happiness Days sale in which the e-commerce platform is offering discounts, bank offers, instant cashback, and deals on select smartphones

Small cities dominate e-comm platforms' festival sales: Industry players

Small cities dominated the festival season sales of e-commerce platforms accounting for around Rs 24,000 crore or around 60 per cent of the total market share in value terms, according to industry players. The figures are for the recently-concluded festival sales wherein e-commerce players had offered significant discounts on various products. Tier 2 and beyond cities were at par with metros and Tier 1 cities with around 50 per cent contribution in gross merchandise value during the festive sales by the online players last year, according to Redseer Strategy Consultants. The consulting firm said that e-commerce firms are estimated to have registered a 27 per cent growth and clocking sales worth Rs 40,000 crore. Flipkart Group accounted for around 62 per cent of the total market share in terms of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV). Major e-commerce players such as Flipkart, Amazon, Meesho and JioMart have seen more than 60 per cent of the customers being from Tier 2 and beyond cities dur

Jubilant Food, Bata: Consumption stocks get leg up amid festive boost

Nine-day Navratri festival saw retailers witness the highest footfalls in two-three years across segments such as automobiles, consumer appliances, and apparels

Retail jobs in India down 12% amid record festive sales, says report

As e-commerce players earn big this festival season, India saw a de-growth of 11.8 per cent in retail sector jobs from August 2021 to August this year, a report showed on Friday

Amazon India terms Redseer's report on festive season speculative

E-commerce player Amazon India on Thursday called the report of Redseer Strategic Consulting on festive season sale numbers as "speculative which lacks transparency", while the consulting firm defended it as an independent research. The Redseer report showed that the Flipkart Group, including Myntra, Shopsy etc, maintains its leadership position, while Softbank-backed Meesho pipped Amazon to become the second-largest contributor in order volume. Amazon said that the first 12 days of the Amazon Great Indian Festival received the highest ever orders. "We cannot comment on speculative reports without robust and transparent methodology especially as these have not been shared with us. We witnessed the highest ever start to the event in the first 48 hours, with 8 times sales as compared to the average business days. This response is reflected across all categories and we have overall seen a substantial increase in visitors vs 2021," Amazon India spokesperson said. Reacting to Amazon ...

Realme announces festive days sale, discount on smartphones, laptops, IoT

Realme Festive Days sale is live on its website, Flipkart, Amazon and mainline channels. Here are the details

India sees $5.7-bn online festive sales, 56k mobiles sold per hour: Report

The online retail platforms in India clocked $5.7 billion (about Rs 40,000 crore) worth festive sales between September 22 to 30, a robust 27 per cent (year-on-year) growth, a report showed

Top Headlines: Global trade growth forecast; world currency reserves shrink

India's merchandise exports could face major headwinds next year with the WTO slashing its forecast for global trade volume growth to 1 per cent from 3.4 per cent