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India's Diwali period sale up over 10% in 2020, says top retail trade body

India's top retail trade body said that sales during the country's Diwali festive period rose by more than 10% year-on-year, indicating "good business prospects" for small businesses

Firecracker ban: Trade body CAIT demands compensation for traders' losses

CAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should "compensate the firecracker traders

Trade group accuses Amazon of violating FDI policy, company denies charges

Traders' body CAIT on Wednesday accused e-commerce major Amazon of violating FDI policy and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) norms, a charge which the multinational company denied

Hear CCI plea for vacating stay on probe against Amazon, Flipkart: SC to HC

SC has asked the High Court to decide on the matter within a period of six weeks

Direct selling should be governed by commerce ministry: CAIT to Goyal

Traders' body CAIT said direct selling business, which is currently governed by the consumer affairs ministry, should be brought under the domain of the commerce and industry ministry

CCI appeals in SC against HC's stay on probe against Amazon, Flipkart

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) which represents 70 million traders termed the appeal in the Supreme Court against Amazon and Flipkart as 'logical'

CAIT seeks early rollout of e-commerce policy to curb malpractices

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) claimed that the country's e-commerce ecosystem has been greatly vitiated by large e-commerce companies

Curbs on market openings caused loss of Rs 5,000 cr in 5 months: CAIT

The CAIT has hailed the Uttar Pradesh government''s order to lift Sunday restrictions on markets, saying the move will help restore normalcy and boost slumping trade

Reliance Retail-Future Group deal: Traders worried over retail mkt monopoly

Praveen Khandelwal, secretary general of Confederation of All India Traders said the deal will lead to monopoly and consequently unfair domination by the large player(s)

Traders' body urges govt to probe Chinese investments in Indian startups

In a letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, CAIT shared a list of 141 prominent Indian startups claiming they have significant Chinese investments

IPL 2020: Trade group unhappy with Dream 11 sponsorship, writes to BCCI

There are certain questions about Chinese company Tencent's investment in Dream11

Policy influencers: How SJM, CAIT have impacted Modi's economic road map

The SJM lobbied vigorously against the RCEP that culminated in an 11-day national protest in October 2019

CAIT launches 'China Quit India' campaign to boycott Chinese goods

The Confederation of all India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday launched a campaign 'China Quit India' to boycott Chinese goods, while its members held protests across 600 places across the country.

IPL 2020: CAIT opposes BCCI move to retain Chinese firm Vivo as sponsor

In a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has demanded that the government should not give approval to BCCI for holding the IPL event

Do not allow IPL 2020 in Dubai, CAIT urges Amit Shah, S Jaishankar

The CAIT, which is spear-heading a movement for boycott of Chinese goods, also criticised the BCCI's decision to retain VIVO, the Chinese company, as the IPL title sponsor

CAIT presents over 10,000 rakhis for Indian soldiers to Rajnath Singh

"These rakhis will be distributed to traders and their employees through trade associations spread across the country," CAIT said

CAIT urges govt not to decriminalise bouncing of cheques, writes to FM

The finance ministry has proposed to decriminalise a host of minor offences, including those related to cheque bounce and repayment of loans

Retail trade suffered Rs 15.5 trillion business loss due to Covid-19: CAIT

CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said the domestic trade is passing through its worst period in the current century

CAIT aims to dent China's Rs 4,000 cr biz with 'Hindustani Rakhi'

CAIT would also hand over more than 5,000 rakhis to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to be further sent to soldiers guarding the country's borders

Traders' body CAIT demands ban on China's Huawei, ZTE from India 5G rollout

The traders' body has written a letter in this regard to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad