Page 2 - Festive Season Sale

Amazon starts sale for Prime members: Top deals on phones, TVs, laptops

Amazon's Great Indian Festival 2025 starts today for Prime members and tomorrow for others, while Flipkart's sale goes live tomorrow, offering deals on electronics, laptops, TVs, and more

Flipkart Marketplace sees 25% rise in sellers ahead of festive season

Flipkart Marketplace has recorded 25-30% growth in sellers over six months, aided by AI tools, simplified GST compliance and expanded fulfilment ahead of the festive season

Myntra partners Sourav Ganguly to launch Souragya ethnic wear brand

Myntra has teamed up with Sourav Ganguly to launch Souragya, a premium ethnic wear brand featuring Bengali-inspired festive designs ahead of the Durga Puja shopping season

Amazon India expands infra in Punjab to meet festive season demand

Amazon India on Monday said it is gearing up to meet rising customer demand across high-growth categories, such as home, electronics, fashion and grocery, among others, ahead of Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF). The company has also expanded its operations network with a new fulfilment centre in Rajpura, Punjab, creating new job opportunities in the region, it said. According to the company, Punjab has over 46,000 sellers across categories, such as sports, apparel, beauty, and kitchen, selling their products on the online marketplace. This festive season, customers in Chandigarh are showing a marked preference for premium products across all categories. The home, kitchen and outdoors categories have emerged as a key growth driver for Amazon across Chandigarh and Punjab, the company said. These categories witnessed a double-digit growth in both regions, along with a 20 per cent rise in new customers across the state. Chandigarh saw a demand growth for dehumidifiers (105 per cent

Meesho to add 12 lakh seasonal jobs, 70% from tier-3 and tier-4 cities

Meesho will create 12 lakh seasonal jobs across its seller and logistics network ahead of the festive season, with most roles coming from tier-3 and tier-4 cities

Shoppers Stop Q3 results: PAT rises 41% to Rs 52.23 cr, revenue grows 11.5%

Spending on beauty and lifestyle products surged during India's festive season between October and December, which typically accounts for the bulk of retailers' annual sales

Slowdown in urban demand hits FMCG growth; rural recovery offers hope

Initial data from NielsenIQ for October shows overall FMCG growth at 4-5 per cent, with volume growth at around 3 per cent and price growth at just 1-2 per cent

Senco gold shines with Rs 1,000 cr festive sales despite record high prices

Senco Gold dazzles with over Rs 1,000 crore in October sales, defying record-high gold prices with strong rural demand and festive cheer

Festive sales boost e-commerce to $14 bn GMV as tier-II+ cities lead growth

Fashion segment and electronics driven by quick commerce platforms in major cities Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore

Maruti Suzuki aims to boost festive sales with November wedding surge

With a record October month behind, the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is banking on a "few lakhs marriages" slated for November to carry forward the festive sales momentum, according to a senior company official. The company clocked retail sales of 2,02,402 units last month, which is its highest for any October month on the back of festive sales, breaking the previous record of 1,91,476 units posted in October 2020. "We are made to understand that some 'few lakhs' marriages are being planned across the country (in November). So we are pretty hopeful that it will also give us good traction in terms of our retail sales," Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Senior Executive Officer, Marketing and Sales, Partho Banerjee told PTI. He was responding to a query on whether the company would be able to carry on the momentum of festive season sales for the next few months. "We have to see actually but we feel there are a good number of marriages this time in the month of November. The .

Amazon India records high growth in premium product sales during festivals

Demand for premium products across categories, including television, smartphones, and large appliances, dominated the Diwali season sale during the Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF) 2024 that commenced from September 27, a senior company official said on Saturday. Amazon India Vice President Saurabh Srivastava told PTI that the company recorded 10-times growth in Apple iPad sales and five-times growth in Samsung tablets during the Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF) 2024. "One clear trend that was there is premiumisation. When we look at it, whether it is televisions or fashion and beauty, gaming laptops, home and kitchen appliances, we have seen a clear trend of premiumisation. People are preferring more premium products. Again, this is not limited to just top cities," Srivastava said. He said large-screen TVs contributed to about 30 per cent of the total unit sales in the segment and there was 10-times growth in their demand on a year-over-year basis with Samsung, Xiaomi, and So

From Reliance to Unilever, firms worried about low consumer demand in India

At least 7 of India's largest companies, including RIL's retail arm and consumer bellwether Hindustan Unilever Ltd., have flagged softer consumption demand and a challenging operating environment

Compare festive housing offers and resale rates to ensure authenticity

Larger reputed developers do not see much of a need to sweeten the deal since demand remains reasonably strong for them

Diwali sales set to hit Rs 4.25 trillion; traders prep for festive boom

Buoyed by the success of recent festivals, traders are attracting Diwali shoppers with vibrant lights, festive decor, and special discounts

Amid slackness, RBI report confident of festive season boost to economy

"Stage is set for the private sector to deploy capital and invest in growth"

E-commerce GMV to increase 23% to $12 bn in 2024 festival season: Report

Growth led by digital penetration in India's Tier-II and Tier-III cities, according to Shiprocket

Bajaj Auto, TVS, Hero slip up to 11% on below expectation festive demand

At 10:15 am, the BSE Auto index, the top loser among sectoral indices, was down 3 per cent, as compared to the 0.33 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex

Not price cut, but festive discounts: Ola Electric on ARAI notice

The Boss sale of Ola is already under regulatory scanner as the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has raised concerns over the company's recent pricing practices

Ola Electric's BOSS sale under regulatory lens: What are ARAI's concerns?

Not updating ARAI about discount could risk subsidy claim

Women bring home the sales, delivering festival wins for e-commerce firms

Flipkart said that among the blue-collar workforce it has hired for this festive season, there is a 24 per cent growth in women hired compared to the Big Billion Days (BBD) sale event in 2023