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Indian e-commerce market to touch $84 billion in 2021: Report

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...

Jaya Jaitly in Delhi HC: Dilli Haat reduced to shopping mall

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...

Easter sunshine brings shoppers to British high streets

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,...

Using phone while shopping makes you spend more

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...

Branding goes unchecked; plain bags way dearer

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...

Indian shoppers move to ‘Bricks-and-Clicks’ from ‘Bricks versus Clicks’

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...

Kolkata: Holiday boost to Puja shopping after lull

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...

Online and offline brands offering retail therapy now have a new category: experiential zones

Online and offline brands offering retail therapy now have a new category: experiential zones. For many brands and retailers today, stores are a thing of the past, it seems. They want the passersby to step, not into an old-fashioned shop,...

Trades protest as online stores eat into pre-Diwali traditional sales

The Delhi-NCR chapter of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said they would now demand protection of traditional retailers from the Union government. Noida: With traditional sales dipping significantly in the pre-Diwali season this year due to massive online festive discounts, shopkeepers and...

Offline stores witness surge in footfalls this festive season: Study

The study and its findings are a result of the data collected during Diwali 2019, in comparison with Diwali 2018, by Capillary Technologies from 62,000 consumers across stores in India. New Delhi: Offline stores were the preferred shopping channel for consumers during the festive season with...

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Dubai Metro to extend operating hours from July 20

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Friday announced that the Dubai Metro's operating hours will be extended to...

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) in Dirham, 19th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 4,691.77 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is AED 4,022.50. Usually people...

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia – 19th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia (SAR) Today Per tola is SAR 4,828.81 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is SAR 4,140.00. Usually...

Today Gold Rate in Qatar – 19th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Qatar Today Per tola is QAR 4,688.85 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is QAR 4,020.00. Usually people opt...

Today Gold Rate in Oman – 19th July 2025

Today Gold Rate in Oman Today Per tola is OMR 492.21 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is OMR 422.00. Usually people opt...