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Over 75% intercity passengers booked rides from 6 pm-12 am on redBus in '23

Over 75 per cent of all intercity bus passengers, who made bookings on the redBus platform, travelled between 6pm and 12 midnight in 2023, according to a report. The time from noon to 5pm was a distant second with 13 per cent of all travel occurring during this time, the online bus ticketing platform said in a report released on Friday. A total of 76 per cent of people made intercity travel bookings on the platform for journeys between 6 pm and 12 midnight, the report said. As per the report, on an average, more than 50,000 buses were available on the redBus platform per day in 2023. All calculations are as per data on the redBus platform for 2023. Additionally, according to the report, the popularity of AC buses remained high, constituting 63 per cent of all intercity bus bookings on redBus, higher than the 60 per cent recorded in 2023. As per the report, Tirupati and Shirdi were the most-visited pilgrimage destinations in 2023, followed by Nashik & Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar). The .

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Apple launches tool to allow customisation of information for businesses

Apple has introduced a new free tool named 'Apple Business Connect' which will allow businesses of all sizes to customise the way their information appears across Apple applications

Solo, professional content creators providing new biz opportunities

Solo and professional content creators are making 350 GB of content per month, providing new business opportunities for Western Digital in India, a senior company official said on Wednesday. While unveiling Sandisk Professional Pro-Grade storage solution, Western Digital Senior Director-Marketing for India Middle East and TIA, Jaganathan Chelliah said the company sees a huge growth opportunity in internal storage drive business as people in India continue to upgrade the capacity of their personal computers. "Solo and professional content creators in India are creating content of around 350 GB per month which is providing us new business opportunities. As per our study with CyberMedia Research, on an average a new-age content creator creates 350 GB (gigabyte) of content in a month, while a typical Bollywood movie production house requires about 200-300 TB (terabyte) of storage," Chelliah said. He said that this is the first time the company has come up with storage solutions for solo

ONDC a win-win for consumers as plethora of shopping options open up

Sellers too stand to gain from lower commissions and more customers

10Club co-founder Bhavna Suresh on scaling digitally native businesses

What is the business model of 10Club that acquires and grows e-commerce-first businesses? How do brands benefit from its expertise? Co-founder Bhavna Suresh answers these and more in this interview

Pine Labs may raise additional funds; aggressively scaling online biz

Close on the heels of a USD 285-million investment round, fintech major Pine Labs may raise additional funds in the coming weeks according to company official.

India leads the mobile-first consumer economy amid Covid-19, shows data

While Covid-19 catalysed several trends, it most importantly fast-tracked the transition to a mobile-first world.

Walmart head of US online business, Marc Lore, to step down by Jan-end

His exit comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has heated up the online shopping business, as customers turn to websites and apps to avoid the risks of visiting stores

Covid pandemic makes wholesale business do the unthinkable. Go online

The pandemic has accelerated the shift that blurs the difference between B2B and B2C

Staying safe from Covid-19 pandemic led to fast recovery in online biz

Revival in air travel, hotels, ride-sharing taking longer than expected

'Boost with Facebook' to help businesses adjust to the challenging time

The six-week programme features free on-demand online training, live sessions and conversations around various topics

Planning to take your business online? Opt for low-cost web hosting service

Keep the initial cost at Rs 10,000-15,000 a year, and scale up as your business grows

High time online businesses brainstormed on meeting customer expectations

It's good to know the government is working on stronger rules to protect ecommerce customers

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E-commerce enablers help you enhance footprint by creating websites, integrated payment gateways

Online biz firms to give contact details on their portals

The government's move to introduce the requirement comes against the backdrop of instances where people have been duped by way of fraudulent activities