Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in India, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Apple India will open its online store in India on September 23, representing the tech giant’s first formal step into direct retailing in the world’s second-most populous country. In a statement, the US company said the online Apple Store would offer a full…
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India are all set to launch a new premium motorcycle on September 30, 2020. But which motorcycle is it exactly, is still a mystery. For all you know, it could be the Honda CBR1000RR-R, whose bookings started in July itself. But…
India’s regulator fined Standard Chartered one billion rupees over violation of foreign exchange rules during a takeover of a local bank in 2007. India’s anti-money laundering agency slapped one of the country’s largest fines on a foreign bank in history…
Alternative payments have moved mainstream in India amid Covid-19, according to GlobalData. Payment platforms such as mobile and digital wallets have gained popularity among online shoppers, gradually replacing traditional payments during the pandemic. “The…
Tech giant Apple will launch an e-commerce store in India next month, according to a report by Bloomberg News. The firm will be timing its launch to begin trading in time for India’s busiest spending season, the Diwali festival. It follows CEO Tim Cook’s…
Pre-bookings for the Kia Sonet subcompact SUV will begin August 20, 2020 onwards. Interested customers can pay ₹ 25,000 and pre-book the Sonet at any Kia Motors dealership or even online on the company’s website. The Kia Sonet made its global debut on August…
Amazon India has opened a digital pharmacy trading in Bangalore in an attempt to grow its market reach in the highly competitive territory. The new Amazon Pharmacy service extends the firm’s online offer by trading in prescription and over-the-counter drugs,…
Audi India has rolled out its new Ready To Drive service campaign that brings a host of offers and benefits for its customers. Under the Ready To Drive campaign, customers can avail a 20 percent discount on brake pads, discs, and sensors, as well as a 10…
Tata Starbucks has opened two stores in India operated entirely by women as part of the firm’s efforts to address systemic inequities in opportunities for female workers within the country. The two female-staff-only stores are located in Delhi and Mumbai, and…
Indian retail sales figures reflect signs of recovery in the nation’s economy, even as the overall number shows a massive drop against last year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Retailers Association of India (RAI), in the fifth edition of…
Yokohama India has begun manufacturing tires after the completion of its second phase of expansion. The company began its manufacturing operations in India in 2014 with an annual capacity of 0.7 million and now it has gone up to 1.6 million tires per year.…
A joint-venture by India’s Adani Gas and France’s Total will soon seek government permission to open retail fuel stations in India, Adani’s chief executive said on Wednesday. India has become a lucrative market for global oil majors after the government…
Two weeks ago we told you that Apple’s largest manufacturing partner Foxconn plans to invest the princely sum of $1 billion to increase the production of the iPhone in India. The latter is the second-largest smartphone market in the world after China,…
Indian developer Phoenix Mills has launched a 1 million sqft mall in Lucknow, called Phoenix Palassio. “Phoenix Palassio is the first mall to become operational of the five that we are developing as a part of our ongoing expansion of over 5 million sqft…
Indian coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day shuttered 280 outlets between April and June due to low profitability and potentially rising costs. The firm, which now operates 1480 outlets, has also reported a decline in average daily sales from 15,739 cups to 15,445…
A double whammy negatively impacted the second-largest smartphone market in the world during the second quarter of the year. The global outbreak of coronavirus led to the shutdown of smartphone production in the country. And the demand for handsets dropped…
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