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Petrol, diesel sales fall in first half of Oct ahead of festive season

Petrol and diesel sales fell in the first half of October ahead of the start of festival season that is expected to boost consumption, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed. Last year, Durga Puja/Dussehra as well as Diwali fell in October. This year the festival season, when consumption picks up, starts in the second half of October. Petrol sales by three state-owned fuel retailers fell 9 per cent year-on-year, the first drop in two months. Diesel consumption dropped 3.2 per cent. The decline was largely because of the larger base of last year. Petrol sales dropped to 1.17 million tonnes during the first half of October from 1.29 million tonnes a year back. Sales dropped 9 per cent month-on-month as well. Consumption of diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country -- accounting for about two-fifths of the demand, dropped to 2.99 million tonnes during October 1 to 15 from 3.09 million tonnes a year back. Month-on-month sales were, however, up 9.6 per cent when compared wit

Apple announces festival season offers on iPhones, Macs, and more: Details

Apple is offering up to Rs 10,000 instant savings, trade-in deals, and no-interest EMI on select products on its online store and retail outlets in Mumbai and Delhi

Early Diwali: Fomo, premiumisation light up e-commerce festival sales

The second half of Week 1 Festive Sale could see strong momentum by low-ASP categories as well

Jabra announces festive season deals and offers on Elite range of earbuds

Danish audio brand Jabra is offering the earbuds in its Elite range of TWS at up to 60% off, including the Jabra Elite 5 and Jabra Elite 4

Festivals bring $13 bn sale for e-tailers, MSMEs clock more Diwali orders

MSMEs from non-metro cities are clocking more Diwali orders this year than sellers from metro cities while the e-commerce opportunity could be at a staggering USD 13 billion for the Indian MSMEs during the festive season, says a report. Tech-enabled logistics platform and unicorn Shiprocket in its report released on Thursday noted that with e-commerce gaining traction, it anticipates around 10-15 per cent of the total order volume to be attributed to first-time shoppers. Shiprocket estimates the Indian e-commerce opportunity will be at a staggering USD 13-billion for the Indian MSMEs during the festive season, it said. Observing that as much as 56 per cent of its order volume originates from non-metro cities, the platform said this underscores the rapid adoption of online shopping and digital transactions in smaller towns and rural areas. In this spirit, MSMEs from tier-2, tier-3 and tier-4 cities are expecting higher Diwali gift orders than sellers from metro cities, it ...

Festival season spurs online shopping spree, e-commerce cos hopeful

"I don't have time even for lunch as there are so many packets to be delivered," said Ajay Singh, a delivery boy at a Flipkart delivery centre in a busy market in New Delhi

E-com opportunity worth $13 bn for MSMEs during festive season: Shiprocket

With rising e-commerce activity, Shiprocket expects around 10 to 15 per cent of total order volume to come from first-time shoppers

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale, Day 4: Sofas and home theatres to buy

Amazon offers different categories of products at huge discounts during its great Indian Festival sale. Here, you can buy the best L-shaped sofas and home theatres to enhance the look of your house

Festive season sale: E-commerce firms witness over 15% growth in orders

Myntra is expecting over 8 million customers to shop during BFF. Last year, about 6 million customers shopped during the event

Gone shopping online: The best deals and discounts for festive season

E-commerce giants and niche websites are wooing customers to log in and splurge

Meesho Festive Season Sale starting today, offering up to 80 per cent off

Meesho begins its Mega Blockbuster sale today, October 6, 2023, and offers 80 per cent off on different products. The sale will conclude on October 13

E-commerce firm Meesho logs 10 million orders in pre-festival sales event

The SoftBank-backed firm expects over 3X growth during the upcoming festive season

ICICI Bank launches 'Festive Bonanza' with offers up to Rs 26,000

Further, the bank will also be introducing special festive offers on its home loans, auto loans, and two-wheeler loans

VW to offer new features, benefits with Taigun, Virtus this festival season

Volkswagen (VW) will introduce twin electrically adjustable front seats (driver and co-driver) for its midsize SUV Taigun and sedan, Virtus

Flipkart BBD sale: Nothing Phone (2) at Rs 32,999 onwards with these offers

Nothing announced White colour variant of the Phone (2) in 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model, which has been offered only in grey colour initially

After bumpy 3 qtrs, online sellers expect to see 15% rise in festive sales

After a rocky first three quarters of 2023, online sellers expect to see at least a 15 per cent jump in festive sales year-on-year, according to a report by Redseer Strategy Consultants that underlined market readiness and bullish sentiments for a profitable festive season up ahead. The latest report of Redseer which surveyed a few hundred sellers (primarily the smaller sellers) prior to the festive sales 2023, said anticipation for a festive sales boost among the sellers is "high across categories". "After a rocky first three quarters of the year CY23, online sellers expect at least a 15 per cent jump in festive sales year on year," Redseer said in a release. The findings revealed that despite modest sales growth on e-commerce platforms recently, anticipation for a festive sales boost amongst the sellers is high. Sellers expect a minimum 15 per cent online sales growth compared to last year's festive event, with the median growth figure of 26 per cent sales increase ...

Amazon, Flipkart sales could go up by 16% on festive season boost

Marketplaces like Flipkart and Amazon India earn a major chunk of their yearly gross sales in the festive period which usually lasts for a month

Carmakers Mercedes, Lexus, Audi expect bumper sales in festive period

Luxury carmakers Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and Audi expect sales momentum to continue in the ongoing festive season with demand remaining robust for high-end cars. With offtake remaining strong, the festive season push could even see the luxury car segment posting its highest ever volumes in a year in 2023. In an interaction with PTI, Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Santosh Iyer noted that the festive season looks very promising as compared with last year. "This year the festive season is spread across four months and we are optimistic as we started on a very positive note, from Onam onwards," he stated. With a strong demand primarily driven by recent launches and buoyant customer sentiment, Mercedes-Benz expects the growth momentum to continue, Iyer said. Lexus India President Naveen Soni said the luxury car market continues to grow in the country. "This year, the demand for high-end cars has brought cheer to the industry. Luxury cars, as a market segment, are growing at

Appliances, consumer electronics sales likely to grow 20% during festivals

Buoyed by a good start with Onam in the southern markets, the appliances and consumer electronics industry expects around 18-20 per cent value-driven growth this festive season which is coinciding with the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. The cricket World Cup tournament is coinciding with the festival season in India for the first time after 1987, and the industry expects the country's most popular sport to act as a catalyst, leading to growth in sales of TV, especially with bigger screen sizes as well as audio products such as battery-powered party speakers, soundbars, wireless headphones and ear buds. TV makers, including LG Electronic, Panasonic and Thomson, expect increased number of replacements of conventional and small-size TV screens with large-size smart TV panels above 55 inch screen size. Premium and ultra-premium ranges of QLED and OLED TVs are also expected to be in much demand during the World Cup from October 5 to November 19. The industry expects overall sales growth of

Meesho Mall gears up for the festive season, features an array of brands

Since its launch last year, Bansal said Meesho Mall has been growing by about 30 per cent month-on-month, processing an impressive over one crore orders in the past six months