Festive sales: Small towns saw 40% participation from shoppers
The big sales have not only attracted shoppers from the top metros but also registered close to 40% participation from Tier 2- 4 cities.
Electronics is the most popular category this festive season
Consumers who withheld their spending on high-involvement purchases before the season are now buying heavily discounted products
Fewer entrepreneurs say they need the US - that‘s a problem
Today, Chinese Internet companies, such as Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent, are among the most innovative and valuable few in the world.
How VC money turned from a drug into a ventilator for startups
Risk capital has transformed from a drug into a ventilator for e-commerce entrepreneurs. Let‘s see how the drug works on entrepreneurs:
Will tier II cities steal the 'real' show from metros?
s per QuikrHomes recent consumer sentiments survey, nearly 43 percent prospective buyers showed interest in Tier II cities, majorly in Kochi, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Lucknow, among few others.
Why it‘s good to have a graveyard of food-tech apps
Even as the graveyard for food tech startups expands, a few saner ones have remodeled businesses, rolled back discounts, cash backs and aiming it profits in the longer run.
Cheap crude a double-edged sword for India's current account
Persistently, low oil prices have affected overseas workers‘ income. About half of India‘s USD 70 billion-odd NRI remittances originate from the Gulf countries, the region worst affected by record-low crude oil prices and subdued global economic activity.
Why this can be a make or break Diwali for Flipkart and Snapdeal
As the graveyard for failed startups expands, the E-commerce store you shop from this Diwali might not exist next year. For bigger firms, mergers would inevitable as large late stage investments shrink.
Festive season this year marked by improved realty sales
To sustain the forward momentum, builders will have to complete their ongoing projects with convincing speed and provide all the promised amenities to satisfy their customers.
Next key milestones before GST becomes operational
The government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure smooth implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1 2017.
Why Guv Patel may have little room for two rate cuts
The August inflation number clearly gives the new governor space to open his account on a friendly note with an interest rate cut. The more tricky part to guess is whether the governor will resist the pressure to cut again in the December 6 policy.
Some 'angels' treading startups space to launder black money
The routing can happen as a seed stage or pre-series A funding round. Now to embezzle the funds, from that startup money you can buy a luxury car, pay yourself, your kin huge sums as directors. There are other assets that can be bought with that money in the company‘s name.
Shared mobility will ask questions of India's car makers
A study conducted by OECD reckons that with the rise of driverless vehicles coupled with the impact of shared cars, the demand for cars could fall by up to 90 percent in the coming years!
Why a Big Bazaar will never be able to beat a Flipkart
Despite having billions under their kitty, big corporates in India or elsewhere struggle against startup. Here are 10 reasons why.
Many benefits of moving to a bond market
Meeting corporates' credit needs would emerge as a challenge, unless the corporate bond market develops rapidly, diversifying the risk across market participants other than banks.
Proposed ban on futures trading: Shooting the messenger?
A couple of months ago, pulses futures were banned on the grounds that it aggravated the rise in pulses prices. While pulses prices have stabilised over the last month or so, it could have more to do with expectations of a bumper crop since monsoons have been good.
Bought a stock that isn't moving? Hold if your thesis holds
In the process, several investors ignore the business fundamentals of the company behind the stock, and focus on “what is going to move up the fastest†This chain of events, unfortunately, has happened too many times for us to dismiss with the phrase “this time, things are differentâ€.
SC relief for luxury diesel cars may not change the big picture
The narrowing of the gap between diesel and petrol prices, the December 2015 ruling by the Supreme Court banning registration of luxury diesel cars in the National Capital Region, and the NGT's order in April 2015 seeking a ban on diesel vehicles over 10 years old, have all contributed to the negative sentiment against diesel vehicles in general
Setback for sugar mills, distillers as excise duty re-imposed
The excise duty of 12.36 percent on ethanol from molasses was withdrawn for the 2015-16 season to provide relief to cash strapped sugar mills, which owed Rs 20,000 crore to cane farmers.
Sugar shares under pressure as govt cracks down on stocking
Sugar shares have been on a tear of late, thanks to rising sugar price, and the government is trying to get a handle on sugar prices in check before the festive season demand kicks in.
Get ready for higher price earning multiples, new highs
The markets made an effort Thursday to follow an old adage on Dalal Street –‘Buy the rumour Sell the fact‘ when the GST Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha, but it failed as the benchmark clawed into the green and triggered a massive short covering on Friday that marked the highest closing this year.
Inflation target puts RBI, govt on same page…on paper at least
Reaching the target may be easy, but will the central be able to keep a leash on inflation without supportive fiscal policies?
Favourable duty structures alone will not help steel industry
MIP and anti-dumping duties benefit local producers, but not the consumers. In the case of steel, user bodies have protested saying they are forced to buy expensive domestic steel when global prices are far lower
10 warning signals even as liquidity drives stock prices higher
Unlike country-specific funds which have a longer term view, ETF flows are volatile and could reverse at the first sign of weakness. Also, India‘s performance has to be seen in the context of the rally across emerging markets.
