Indians Still Prefer to Visit Offline Stores Before Buying Smartphones
Despite a spurt in online shopping, Indian consumers will still go to physical stores in 2023 for their smartphone purchases, as touch and feel…
Why Consumers Are Increasingly Preferring Smartphones OEMs For Their Smart Tech Lifestyles
Through the course of the past two years, smart-tech-enabled lifestyles have gained an impetus in India. Apparently, today’s consumers are…
Smartphone Shipment Dips 2 pc to 52 Million Units In September Quarter
India's smartphone shipments declined 2 percent YoY to reach over 52 million units in the September quarter 2021. India's overall mobile handset…
India's Smartphones Market In Top 50 Cities Sees Upsurge Of ~ 20 pc In Sales, Vivo On Lead
India’s smartphones market in the top 50 cities observed an upsurge of 17 percent and  21 percent in sales volume and value in Q3,’21 compared to Q2…
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Global Smartphone Sales Grew 10.2 pc in Q2 2021
Global smartphone sales to end users totaled 328.8 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 10.8 percent year over year. According to a…
Indian Offline Smartphone MBOs Dominate Smartphone Buying Market?
Ensuing lockdown and tough competition from online sales during the pandemic had no damaging impact on the Indian offline smartphone MBOs.  Acting…
How Ease of Conducting Digital Transactions is Transforming the Retail Experience of Indian Consumers?
Technology and retail have had a slightly complicated relationship- while technology has been brimming with ideas to transform the retail segment,…
How successful are digital payments amid limited internet access
It may have been over a year since the Modi government envisaged a digital India, but the actual availability of digital payment options is still…
Is alternative mode of payment a game changer in ecommerce
The recent Global Retail Development Index 2017 report suggests that mobile shopping grew by 121% in India last year, and mobile and online…
Intex announces a range of offers this Diwali
Intex Technologies, a mobile handset and consumer durable company, has come up with Diwali festival announcing, a range of festival offers. As part…
Do you know what all features does ZOPO Color C3 have?
ZOPO, the hi-tech enterprise, which is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and marketing of mobile intelligent terminal products, announced the…
YMS Mobitech targets multiple smartphone brand tie-ups
YMS Mobitech Pvt. Ltd, a tech-based distribution start-up, is poised to disrupt the distribution landscape in India through its distribution…
HTC to launch 3 4G phones this Diwali on its e-store on Amazon
Since the festival of lights Diwali is round the corner, each and every brand is scouting a new plan and strategy to entice customers. HTC has also…
Why eCommerce in India is diminutive when compared to countries like China & Brazil
The Indian eCommerce landscape, over the past one decade, has attracted great interest from the industry and financial institutions. Looking at the…
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Sanjeev Gupta, Additional Secretary, DIPP on threat of eCommerce
Can eCommerce ever become a threat to physical retail? This has been the question daunting the physical retailers amidst the scenario where the…
LeEco gears up for business expansion in India
In a major reform, the Modi government’s decision to ease the foreign direct investment (FDI) norms is no less than a ray of hope for business…
Why is India lagging behind in app adoption?
While advanced economies slowly inch toward 100 per cent connectivity, India adds the highest number of Internet users per year vs.any other…
With 4G, India ready for Mobile Revolution
The uptrend in online shopping and the ever evolving world of smart-phone applications have changed the landscape of retailing in multiple ways.…
Nokia says will re-enter mobile, tablet markets
Nokia was the world's top mobile phone maker between 1998 and 2011 but was overtaken by South Korean rival Samsung after failing to respond to the…
Xiaomi plans to set up 2 plants and launch more devices in India
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi gears up to set up two manufacturing plants in India and launch more devices this year as it cements its presence in…
Samsung to go all out to promote S7, plans to spend Rs 100 crores
An existing stiff competition among Samsung Electronics and Apple in India is set to grow to a new level. The Korean company is planning to spend a…