Page 2 - Diwali 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Top 10 biz headlines: Reliance Jio slams peers, Diwali sales, and more
Diwali has brought much-needed sparkle to companies and retailers in an otherwise weak festival season
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Firms crack the Diwali code: Double-digit growth in consumer goods sales
Credit-driven sales were also high in consumer durables this Diwali, with around 70 per cent of sales in urban areas coming from finance schemes and cashbacks
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Economic slowdown hit jewellery and apparel sales this Diwali: Report
The average value of card transactions in the two affected segments dipped in the days leading to Diwali, according to the data released by transaction processing company, Worldline
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Shopkeepers glum with subdued Diwali sales as consumers fail to get festive
Retailers of mobile handsets have been the biggest casualty of the Indian consumer's growing love affair with online shopping
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Gave car keys to 600 customers across markets on Dhanteras, says Mercedes
German premium car maker Mercedes-Benz on Saturday announced opening of booking for its all-new SUV GLE, which is expected to be launched in India early next year
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Despite economic gloom, e-tailers set to celebrate a Rs 35,000-cr Diwali
The shift in spending from offline to online and a slow first half has helped push sales this October
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