Two centuries ago, the term had a different connotation.
Retailers cashed in big time with this year’s Black Friday sale across the world. Here’s a look at what this shopping holiday is all about.
1. The origin
Black Friday marks the unofficial beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Where Black Thursday,...
The goodies will be sold on board trains on carts and two staffers in uniform will be deputed to sell them between 8 am and 9 pm only.
Just like on board some flights, from January onwards, passengers on select...
The survey further said, 66 percent of retail associates believe that if they are equipped with tablets, they could provide better customer service and improve the shopping experience, the company said in a statement.
New Delhi: Fifty-five percent of the retail store...
A fast growing economy and robust demographics provide a positive outlook to the consumer businesses in India, the report by Deloitte India and Retail Association of India said.
NEW DELHI: The fast growing e-commerce market in the country will touch $84 billion in...
The court issued notices to the ministry of textiles and Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC), seeking their stand by August 6 on the plea by Dastkari Haat Samiti under Jaitly. It is an association that claims to...
Town and city centre stores benefited from the uptick in demand rather than shopping centres and retail parks, which saw footfall decline on Friday and Saturday, Springboard said.
LONDON - Sunny weather encouraged British shoppers onto the high street over Easter,...
People who use their smartphones for making calls, texting or listening to music while shopping at a store are more likely to make unplanned purchases and forget items they had planned to buy, according to a study
WASHINGTON: People who...
They are now selling plain cloth bags without any advertisements at the insistence of customers, but at double the cost. Customers are, therefore, forced to buy the printed paper bags. However, retailers also srgue that the forum’s order is...
Unravelling the Indian consumer’ a report by Deloitte and the Retailers Association of India, states – ‘India is one of the fastest growing major economies globally. The Indian retail market is expected to grow from USD795 billion in 2017...
This year’s end-of-season sale has been abysmally low and shopkeepers across formats blamed it on the slow economy and its ripple effect.
KOLKATA: The public holiday on Tuesday came as a respite for retailers before Puja. Malls, retail stores and...
