Diwali Sales

GST reforms, early access deals and a surge in Gen Z spending have turbocharged demand across categories, from smartphones to appliances.

Diwali fuels a surge in premium products’ demand across sectors

Consumers are ignoring macroeconomic headwinds to splurge on luxury items across sectors, including clothing, jewellery, automotive and high-end real estate, during this festive season, data shows.

Fireworks industry on rebound path, Maharashtra key contributor to Rs 6,000 crore Deepavali sale

In 2020 and 2021, the overall retail sales for each of these two years was less than the average for preceding years respectively, the TANFAMA chief said

Diwali festive sale breaks 10-year record at Rs 1.25 trillion: CAIT

The traders' body that represents nearly 70 million traders, said the incredible Diwali 2021 sale ended the economic slowdown that had persisted for the last two years.

Reporter's Take | Indian e-commerce gearing up for Black Friday

The mother of all online sales festivals in Europe and the Americas is expected to make a splash in the Indian market.

Reporter's Take | Muted sales performance of the passenger vehicle segment

Watch Moneycontrol's Stanford Masters in conversation with Swaraj Baggonkar decoding what could be the reason behind the low growth and what lies ahead for the auto industry moving into the festive season.

Flush with funds, Flipkart plans ‘deep discounts’ on smartphones in Big Billion Days sale

In its showdown with Amazon’s Great Indian Sale, Flipkart will offer steep discounts on smartphones during its Diwali sale

'The Great Indian E-commerce War' – what is the end game?

My view is that Flipkart will be lucky if they can find an investor, which can out-invest Amazon. It could be Alibaba since winning India is as important to them as it is to Amazon.

Hackers made fake websites to take advantage of Diwali sales

During festive sales such as Diwali, Boxing Day or Single's Day, such fake sites lure buyers to phish information from their phones or computers.

Diwali sales: Flipkart claims it sold 80% more units than Amazon

The e-commerce major did not share any financial details, including the value of goods sold.

Snapdeal announces second leg of Diwali sale

Snapdeal is spending Rs 200 crore on a 360-degree campaign in the run up to the Diwali festival.

Diwali sale: Flipkart & Amazon in a war of words

Flipkart took a jibe at Amazon by saying the numbers didn‘t come by selling memberships or small ticket items such as ‘hing, churan or besan‘.

Diwali sales: 100 sellers on Amazon enter the crorepati club

The number of new customers increased 5x over last Diwali with 70 percent of the customer acquisition coming in from tier II and tier III geographies.

Snapdeal, Flipkart and Amazon get lambasted on social media

Snapdeal was one of the most lambasted e-commerce site on social media followed by Flipkart, and its subsidiary Myntra after customers complained of artificial discounts and auto-cancellations.

E-tailers slated to spend Rs 400-500 cr on ads in Oct

Snapdeal, Flipkart and Amazon India lured the Indian online buyer with massive TV, print and outdoor campaigns this month.

Logistics cos in focus after Amazon, Flipkart sales kick off

Logistics companies are in focus after Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal kicked off their Diwali sales from October 1, reports CNBC-TV18's Priya Sheth. The stakes are high not just for logistics companies, but also the big two etailers. Amazon and Flipkart are fighting neck and neck to emerge the top etailer in India's ecommerce sector.

Snapdeal ships 6 million orders in Diwali sales

The online marketplace, which kicked off its sale earlier this month much like its rivals Flipkart and Amazon, said 70 percent of the orders came from its mobile website and app.

Current Diwali sale greatest in co's history: Amazon India

With over 70 percent of the orders coming through mobiles, Amit Agarwal, VP and country manager, Amazon India says this has been the greatest sale in the history of the company.

Ban on 0% EMI not to hurt festive sales: Durables makers

Consumers durables manufacturers are upbeat of about having good festive sales despite RBI's ban of interest free installment saying purchase of products through such programmes account for a only a small part of the overall offtake.