Page 12 - Festive Season

700K gig roles to be created for ongoing festival season this year

The increased job openings are primarily being fuelled by the flagship sale events hosted by e-commerce platforms

Focusing on speedy delivery this festival season: Amazon's Akhil Saxena

Akhil Saxena, vice president, operations, APAC, MENA and LATAM and worldwide customer service head, Amazon, is passionate about coaching people

E-commerce firms scale up tech efforts for upcoming festive season

Online retailers, startups are scaling up their tech and innovation efforts to handle demand from shoppers during festive season and make their shopping and payment experience seamless

Flipkart unveils VIP subscription programme ahead of the festive season

Flipkart is taking on Amazon by introducing a paid subscription service primarily aimed at shoppers in top cities.

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

Online sales this festive season to be 15% higher than last year: Redseer

Sellers are also planning to spend more on marketing and advertising on e-commerce platforms this festive season to drive sales, as compared to last year

Analysts bet on these consumption pockets ahead of the festive season

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, and consumer electronics segments are expected to do well over the next few months

Over 100 cracker markets to come up across Bengal ahead of festive season

Over 100 firecracker markets will be set up across West Bengal ahead of the festive season, the organisers said. Manufacturers of green crackers who comply with environmental guidelines will be allowed to set up stalls in these 'Baji Bazars', said Babla Roy, the chairman of Sara Bangla Atasbaji Unnyan Samiti. Around 4,000 firecracker manufacturers and sellers have submitted applications to set up stalls in these markets, he said. Besides the 'Baji Bazars' in different districts, four mega marts will be held at Maidan in Kolkata, Dumurjala in Howrah, Kawakhali in Siliguri and Barasat in North 24 Parganas. "The first Bazaar is likely to begin on October 12. Others may start a few days later based on the convenience of the organisers and stall owners. The duration of the bazaars will not be the same for all. The big ones will continue till Kali Puja and Diwali," Roy said. "There will be gaps of several feet between two stalls, and officers of the state pollution control board will ..

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

Indian consumers to spend more on luxury this festival season: Study

Increased spending on back of improved finances, says Deloitte study

Led by festival season, revenue of apparel retailers to grow 7-8% in FY24

The revenue density, calculated as revenue per square feet, is, however, expected to remain below the pre-pandemic level: CRISIL

President Droupadi Murmu greets citizens on the festival of Nuakhai

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday greeted citizens on the festival of Nuakhai and wished for the prosperity of the country and its people. Nuakhai is an agrarian festival where the first crop of the field is offered to the goddess in the western districts of Odisha and people seek the blessings of elders in each household. The festival is observed mostly in Sambalpur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Deogarh and Sundergarh. "My hearty greetings to all the countrymen, especially the people of Odisha, on the auspicious festival of Nuakhai related to agriculture! On this holy festival, people celebrate the harvest of paddy. This festival gives us the message of brotherhood and mutual harmony. On this auspicious occasion, I pray to God for the prosperity of the country and its people," Murmu, who hails from Odisha, said in a post in Hindi on 'X'.

Edible oil prices may not rise during festive season due to good supply

The prices of edible oils, however, may increase from December through April-May next year due to the impact of El Nino in oil-producing countries

Flipkart to generate over 1,00,000 jobs ahead of the festive season

The e-commerce firm is planning to deliver more than 40% of shipments during the festive event through our Kirana delivery programme

Flipkart to create more than one lakh seasonal jobs in festive season

Flipkart will create over 1 lakh seasonal jobs ahead of the festive times, which will be available in different supply chains, such as fulfilment centres, delivery hubs, and sortation centres

Flight tickets to get expensive during festive season as ATF prices rise

Last month, ATF prices increased by 8.4 per cent, or Rs 7,651, in the national capital to Rs 98,508 per KL compared to July

Car discounts sputter in Aug but set to regain speed: Who offers what

Anticipated strong festival demand in automotive industry may lead to reduced discounts for utility vehicles

India's hiring outlook for festive season shining, shows Indeed survey

69 per cent of employers surveyed are looking to hire temporary workers this festive season

Ola Electric registers over 400% growth in Aug; gears up for festive season

Ola which competes with players such as Ather Energy, Okinawa, Hero Electric and TVS Motor company said it has maintained a market share of about 30 per cent during August

From hatchbacks to holidays, consumers ready to loosen purse strings

Consumer goods firms expect 40-50% growth in premium segment; hospitality industry expects heightened activity in coming weeks