Festive Season Shopping

Festival season propels demand for third-party logistics players

Further penetration into smaller cities will only add to this dependence on third-party delivery partners

Nykaa posts surge of 4.5% in Q2 profit on strong festive season demand

Nykaa's gross merchandise value, or the monetary value of orders across its platforms, jumped 45% to 23.46 billion rupees

SoftBank-backed Meesho records nearly 68% jump in festival sales

Customers placed a record of about 33.4 million orders during the mega sale with nearly 60 per cent of all orders coming from tier 4+ cities.

Nearly 65% households plan to spend during this festive season: Survey

A new survey has revealed that nearly 65 per cent households across the country plan to spend during the current festive season, while 35 per cent will refrain from doing so

Myntra creates 16,000 jobs to cater to surge in festive season demand

The ramp-up includes the addition of over 6,300 personnel to fulfil demand across first- and mid-mile delivery and 3,000 personnel to cater to last-mile delivery

Ahead of festive season, credit offtake remains strong in July 2022

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed that credit to industry grew 10.5 per cent in July 2022 against a mere 0.4 per cent in July 2021

SoftBank-backed Meesho adds 8 Indian languages to tap more users

Social commerce platform seeks to widen reach during festival season in the country

Amazon expands partnership with Railways for deliveries in festive season

National transporter enables company to meet delivery promises to customers in the hinterlands

Kejriwal announces India's biggest shopping festival in Delhi from Jan 28

Kejriwal said that the biggest shopping festival will boost the city's economy and help the local businessman

HDFC Bank offers 50% off on loan processing fee; cashback on Apple products

The bank will offer 50 per cent off on the processing fees of auto loans, personal loans, and business growth loans and zero processing fee on two-wheeler loans

Retailers are offering lowest discounts this festive season: Here's why

Low discount offers with few promotions expected to continue in festive season

Google Shopping 100 goes live: Here's your guide to trending gift ideas

In addition to showing you what's popular, Google also helps you find the best prices and places to buy from to make last-minute gifting easy.

Paytm Gold aiming for threefold growth in sales this festive season

According to the company, within two years of its launch, Paytm Gold has become India's largest platform for savings in digital gold

Paytm Mall vows big push this festive season for traditional retailers

During the festive season itself, the company says it is aiming at $300 million (Rs 2,100 crore) in GMV.

A splurge guide for the festive season

Here is a list of the best luxe gifts going from the most delicate jewellery to the classiest classic saris

Don't let this festival season get taxing for you

Gifts from distant relatives, friends and valued more than Rs 50,000 are taxable; from employers, the limit is Rs 5,000