Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in India, updated continuously by our newsroom.
For the first time, cash is no longer king in India’s online shopping scene. In a post-Diwali media release, India’s online marketplace Snapdeal reported that customers across India were willing to pay at the time of making the purchase instead of opting for…
Budget-carrier AirAsia India has announced a promotional offer with all-inclusive fares starting from Rs 799 on travel next year. The AirAsia India offer is valid till November 20 and is applicable on travel from May 1, 2017 to February 6, 2018. The Rs 799…
Vodafone India has revealed plans to roll out 4G services in eight additional telecoms circles by March 2017, giving it a 4G presence in 17 of India’s 22 service areas. The operator aims to deploy 4G in 2,400 additional towns over the next four months, in the…
Fujitsu Consulting India has deployed an end-to-end SDN infrastructure to support operations at its new 2,000-seat Global Delivery Center (GDC) in Pune and Bangalore. Fujitsu Consulting India selected Brocade’s SDN technology, partly due to the vendor’s open…
An Indian parliamentary panel has taken up the issue of call drops on new mobile operator Reliance Jio Infocomm’s network. The panel met with GSM industry body COAI – representing the market’s incumbent operators – and Reliance Jio to discuss the reasons for…
UK company Dyson, known for its innovative vacuum cleaners and air purifiers, plans to open its own retail stores in India by the middle of next year. It has already sought permission from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to import and…
Indian state-owned operator BSNL has approached the nation’s telecoms ministry seeking a portion of the 700-MHz spectrum that was left unsold during the recent major spectrum auction. The operator has proposed that a 5 MHz block in the 700-MHz band be…
Spar India has opened its 18th store as the grocery franchise continues its rollout. The latest store is located in Hyderabad’s Paradise Mall, which is owned by Spar India’s licensee Max Hypermarkets. Located in Nacharam, it is the fourth store in the…
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has instructed the market’s fixed line operators to guarantee a minimum download speed of 512kbps at all times. In a new directive, Trai set the minimum required speed to be considered broadband at…
While Asia Pacific millennial consumers shop online, only physical stores and particularly shopping centres give them the experiences and social elements they want, says a new report. Millennials shop online an average of 4.7 days a month, but visit shopping…
Garuda Indonesia plans to expand its service to India at the end of this year by opening a new route from Mumbai to Jakarta. Garuda Indonesia’s vice president of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar told that the airline had received support from the…
India has become the second-largest mobile market in the world, and is on track to reach nearly 1 billion unique subscribers by 2020, according to the GSMA. A new report from GSMA Intelligence indicates that by the end of June 2016, 616 million unique users…
Bharti Airtel has reported a 4.9% decline in net profit for its fiscal second quarter, as the operator cut tariffs to prepare for competition from disruptive newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm. India’s largest operator by subscribers reported a profit for the…
Upset Hindus have urged for the immediate withdrawal of leggings carrying images of various Hindu gods and goddesses, sold on a Melbourne headquartered online marketplace Redbubble, calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in…
Overwhelmed by response to its first 50 stores across India, local brand Laziz Pizza plans to double its outlets in the short term. Owned by Laziz Food and Beverages, the chain is primarily targeting tier-one, -two and -three cities. Founder/CEO Keirron Patil…
India’s DLF Brands, which runs high-street fashion brands mall Emporio in Delhi, is quitting the luxury business. It has just shut down two of the seven stores of US fashion brand DKNY after parting ways earlier with such brands such as Giorgio Armani, Mango,…
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