Page 25 - Festive Season

New Amazon Prime sign-ups show users value convenience: Amit Agarwal

Agarwal says embracing technology and not complaining is the way forward.

Tech view: Time to be bullish on consumption stks ahead of festive season?

With festival season round-the-corner, companies are hoping for a pick-up in the overall consumption, which along with the cut in corporation tax, would aid earnings growth over the next few quarters

Festive season calls for tempting deals, here's how to avoid being tricked

E-commerce as well as physical retailers use tricks to make you spend more, or to make you purchase goods they want to sell

Paytm Mall vows big push this festive season for traditional retailers

During the festive season itself, the company says it is aiming at $300 million (Rs 2,100 crore) in GMV.

Delivery services remain bullish on festive season, eye 8% growth

Mumbai, 25 SeptemberAmid the economic slowdown where most sectors are not expecting strong growth this festive season, the express industry (a term for those offering integrated shipment delivery services) has a slightly different story to tell.Demand is not as high as last year but the those in the sector expect reasonable growth this season. "While we remain cautious and are still assessing the impact of slowdown, it will not be a downturn but lower growth than last year," said Abhishek Chakraborty, executive director at DTDC. "If average demand growth rate was 40-45 per cent last year, it would be 15-20 per cent this year. I will be positively surprised if it goes beyond 20 per cent demand growth."Chakraborty said the mood in middle and lower income groups was pensive, since job security in several sectors is low. "But, it does not take away the fact that people will spend during this season, as it is also more to do about the culture and religious aspect."Sector entities believe ..

Flipkart getting festive season ready by partnering 27,000 'kirana' stores

Flipkart started with a customised training programme to onboard these kirana partners

Fewer online offers likely to boost offline sales this festive season

Retailers believe they would be able to boost sales this festive season on the back of better services and differentiated products

Auto dealers unsure of a revival in consumer sentiment in festive season

A slump during the festive season would eliminate any chance of revival of the auto sector this financial year

Rupee fall, Kerala floods hit auto cos; sector loses 20% in m-cap since Aug

Floods in Kerala, for example will have most impact on Maruti and Eicher Motors as over a tenth of sales for each comes from this state

Festive season to bring cheer to media houses as ad spends set to revive

This year, the festive season is likely to see nothing less than 20-25% year-on-year growth

Six short-haul foreign destinations to head to this festive season

The six destinations are quite pocket-friendly and have a lot to offer in terms of adventure, culture and entertainment

Festive season may turn out to be a challenging period for consumer firms

Almost 40 per cent of a durable company's sales are achieved during the festival season

Get in shape: Best gear to push your fitness regime this festive season

With the festive season around the corner, it is time to get in shape

Wrapped and ready

The festive season is here again. Here are some exclusive gifts that people will think twice before passing on

Travel preference for festive season outweighs summers: Survey

Delhi-Bangalore, Mumbai-Delhi route is the most travelled with 69% & 62% growth, respectively in the festive season

Festive cheer for car & two-wheeler makers

According to the Siam data, passenger vehicle sales zoomed 20% in September on the back of record monthly sales by Maruti Suzuki

Consumers to spend Rs 25,000 cr this festive season: Assocham

Season starting with Navratri on Saturday is likely to register record sales and highest-ever purchase rate per minute for e-commerce giants

Shortage of delivery agents could trip e-commerce sales this festive season

Both Snapdeal and Flipkart, India's large e-commerce firms, have committed to hire 10,000 temporary workers each for managing demand during the festival season