Page 5 - Festive Sales

Post-sale discount under GST: A clear position may help boost festive sales

Discounts are a well-understood concept commercially, as well as under tax laws

Festive push: With marketing blitz, e-commerce giants hope to beat slowdown

Flipkart has tied up with SpiceJet to hold a massive 'marketing in the air' campaign

Traders plan countrywide stir against festive e-commerce discounts

According to traders, they will meet the ministers over the next few days and chart out instances of violations of various rules by the e-commerce firms

Flipkart plans expansion, bolsters logistics before festive sales

The company has taken massive logistic operations to bring in thousands of new sellers, MSMEs, domestic manufacturers, and artisans into the e-commerce fold

Brick-and-mortar stores begin festive sales early to combat e-tailers

Experts say the idea is to dent e-tailers' plans and get a share of the purchase wallet quickly

Tier II, III cities' shoppers throng e-commerce sites for festive offers

According to market watchers, presence of big brands on these sites, coupled with availability of discounts and easy finance schemes has played a key role in getting customers to shop online

Offline retailers take the festive fight to e-tailers with discounts, gifts

Some retailers such as the Tata group's Croma believe online festive sales are actually a boon for brick-and-mortar stores

Rupee fall to hit festive sales of cars, durables as firms hike prices

Most firms have hiked prices by 5-10% as components have become more expensive

E-commerce space widens this Diwali, more buyers outside metros

For the first time, more customers outside large metros shopped for products online