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Holi 2024 Bank Holiday: India will celebrate Holi on March 25, 2024, and banks in most of the states will remain closed on this day. Check the full list of remaining holidays in the country
Liquor worth around Rs 14 crore was sold across Noida and Greater Noida in the two days ahead of Holi, after subdued sales since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gautam Buddh Nagar Excise Department officials said on Friday. In the run-up to Holi last year, the revenue earned from liquor sales stood around Rs 11.5 crore, while liquor worth approximately Rs 9 crore was sold on December 30 and 31, they said. On March 6 and 7, around 4.20 lakh beer cans were sold in the district, while 1.35 lakh liquor bottles, including foreign liquor varieties, were also sold during the period, according to official data. Also, an estimated 10 lakh 250 ml pouches of 'Desi' (country-made) liquor were sold on the two days ahead of the festival, the data showed. Last year, the approximate sales of country liquor (250 ml pouch) stood at 6 lakh, foreign liquor at 75,000 bottles, and beer cans at 3 lakh, with total revenue reaching around Rs 11.5 crore, according to corresponding data. With the tot
Meesho clocked 1.4 crore orders during Holi sale and surpassed peak Diwali demand in 2021. Holi essentials category witnessed 60 per cent traction from Tier 3+ cities, on Flipkart' Shosy
During the recently concluded Holi sale, the company saw nearly 80% of the demand coming from tier 2+ markets like Amravati, Aurangabad, Faizabad, Muzaffarpur and Silchar.
As the Holi weekend nears, a stagnation in sales is the last thing that mall owners and operators want.
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