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More urban shoppers opting for quick commerce platforms: NIQ study

According to the report, shopping frequency has increased across channels, with more frequent visits to both modern trade and online platforms

US holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018, says Deloitte report

Holiday retail sales are likely to rise between 2.3 per cent and 3.3 per cent in the November 2024-January 2025 period

75% Indians expect higher spending on clothes, footwear in 6 months: Report

74% think their spending on groceries may go up in the next six months

Video commerce gains traction, people spent 2 mn hours shopping: Flipkart

Homegrown e-commerce platform Flipkart on Thursday said video as a format is rapidly gaining adoption and Indian customers have spent over 2 million hours on its video commerce offerings in the past one year. India is one of the top consumers of internet data, and with Indian consumers becoming increasingly tech-savvy and digitally inclined, video commerce in the country promises great potential. According to Flipkart Indians have spent over 2 million hours on its video commerce offerings, from June 2023 to May 2024. Tier 2 and tier 3 regions comprised 65 per cent of overall video commerce engagement, mostly in categories like fashion, beauty, personal care, home decor and furnishing. The maximum viewership clocked on a single live commerce video was 1.4 million, it added. "Video as a format is rapidly gaining adoption, especially among women in tier 2 and tier 3 regions, millennials and the Gen Z audience pan India. The top 5 cities leading the way for Flipkart's Video Commerce ..

Inside Delhi's ghost malls: A struggle to stay relevant in retail landscape

Poor management by mall authorities appears to be a significant reason for the decreased footfall

'Ghost' shopping centres expand 59% in 2023, largest rise in NCR: Report

Almost Rs 6,700 cr 'trapped' in gross leasable space of such shopping centres, it says

Amazon to push cashierless shopping tech into more third-party stores

The company refuted a report by tech site The Information this month that the technology relies on human reviewers in India to watch customers as they shop

Where India spends: Gaming, utilities, e-com account for 80% of online transactions

Also, the most frequently visited In-Store merchant categories were grocery stores, restaurants, service stations, clothing stores, government services, pharmacies and hospitals

Dubai's traditional gold shops take a hit as record prices deter buyers

The most affected were the gold brick shops, with workers at three locations saying sales are down by half

Shopping frenzy: Black Friday set to brighten up sales over the weekend

Brands expect double-digit growth in sales, go all out to woo shoppers

Planning festival-season shopping binge? Know how no-cost EMI and BNPL work

Experts advise close examination of no-cost EMI offers to uncover any concealed fees or charges

Is ‘No Cost EMI’ really free?

Diwali's around the corner, and you're eyeing that snazzy new gadget, right? And then those magical words catch your eye: "No Cost EMI." But wait, is it really zero interest? >

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2023 Day 6; Check the best deals to crack

The Amazon Great Indian Festival sale is still on, and people are getting the best deals from this sale. Here are the best deals available on great Indian sales, check the list

Special malls for factory outlets! Details inside

According to a report, at least six factory outlet malls are being planned in India. Watch the video for more details

Indians most impatient online shoppers, expect deliveries in 2 hrs: Report

The report by Wunderman Thompson suggested that Indian consumers expect their deliveries to arrive in less than two hours

Uniqlo to expand its manufacturing bandwidth through 20 partners in India

Uniqlo has multiple production partners in India and is looking to expand this network through a large investment; CEO Tadashi Yanai says he wants Uniqlo to become the "best-selling retailer in India"

Over 2 Million Online Shoppers Benefit Annually: How CouponMoto is Transforming the Online Shopping Experience

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Fashion retailer Myntra launches ChatGPT feature, says industry first

Tool allows users to choose looks from over 2 mn styles, get advice on what to wear

Why is shopping becoming more individualistic across urban India?

Fewer people are going shopping with families and in groups and more people have been making individual purchases in recent times, said an analyst

Myntra launches platform to tap 10 mn new Gen-Z shoppers in 2 years

The opportunity is huge, as 20 per cent of the world's Gen-Z live in India