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ELECTRONICS 
January 28, 2020 Budget must review FTAs to push electronics goods sales
“Free Trade Agreements are really hurting the make in India initiatives of Government of India. There is serious need of reviewing these agreements to encourage manufacturing of electronics goods in India. The need for becoming self-sufficient for country like India for its inputs for manufacturing of electronic components in India, instead of importing majority of […]
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ELECTRONICS 
October 1, 2019 Amazon, Flipkart festive sales: Consumer electronics, fashion catching up with mobile phones
Brands OnePlus, Samsung and Apple together clocked over Rs 750 crore in the first 36 hours (includes early Prime access) of sale. Mobile phones may still be the go-to product for millennials during the ongoing online festive season sales but consumer electronics and fashion are fast catching up. Driven by a wide selection and lucrative […]
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COUPONS 
August 21, 2019 6 sneaky ways coupons and sales actually make you spend more money
Couponing has become an increasingly popular hobby in the US, as companies distributed 256.5 billion coupons in 2018. While many think clipping coupons and chasing the biggest sale will save you a ton of money, there is growing evidence that the opposite is true. Business Insider spoke with several marketing experts and found that the coupon actually […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 22, 2019 U.S. electronics makers worry sales to Chinese firms could fall more
U.S. chip and components manufacturers are nervous about the U.S. trade position with China because many Chinese companies buy and use many billions of dollars of U.S.-made electronics products every year. Simply put, U.S. chipmakers don’t want to lose the enormous Chinese market to sell chips into, analysts said in recent interviews. The lucrative Chinese market […]
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October 3, 2018 Tesco clothing like-for-like sales improve 2.4 percent
Group sales at Tesco Plc, for the second quarter, grew by 12.5 percent at constant exchange rates to 28.3 billion pounds (36.8 billion dollars) with like-for-like growth of 2.2 percent, while at actual exchange rates, sales grew by 12.8 percent including a 0.3 percent foreign exchange translation benefit due to the depreciation of sterling. The […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 25, 2018 EU Expected to Fine Philips, Pioneer, and Asus for Restricting Online Sales of Their Products
Dutch healthcare technology company Philips and three other companies are expected to be fined by EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday for restricting online sales of their products, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The ruling by the European Commission follows a 17-month investigation as part of its crackdown against curbs on online cross-border sales […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 4, 2018 Samsung Expected to See Lacklustre Sales of Premium Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than a year in the second quarter, as lacklustre sales of its premium Galaxy smartphones overshadow its highly profitable chip business. Analysts expect Samsung’s smartphone sales to drop in the April-June quarter, following a more than 2 percent drop in the previous quarter […]
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NEWS 
December 26, 2017 Tiny home sales are booming, why that might not be good for business
When it comes to the tiny home market, the question isn’t why someone would want a tiny home, but who’s going to build it. That’s according to CEO Steve Weissmann of Tumbleweed Tiny Houses who receives more than 2,000 inquiries per month about this burgeoning market. Weissmann was first introduced to tiny homes when he […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 9, 2017 Flipkart, Amazon launch pre-Independence Day sales on electronics, appliances, fashion items
Mumbai: With Independence Day less than a week away, online marketplaces Amazon and Flipkart have both launched their respective sales with discounts on a wide variety of products and items. Close on the heels of Amazon India’s Great Indian Sale from August 9 to 11, rival Flipkart has also launched its Big Freedom Sale as […]
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COUPONS 
July 24, 2017 Are discounts, coupons and sales really saving you money?
It is definitely a good deal if you end up saving money on goods that you were already planning to buy. Swati believes that shopping during sales and discounts or using coupons are signs of frugality and indicates judicious use of money. Her logic is that instead of focusing on negotiating or earning more money or investing […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 24, 2017 LG Electronics India expects 20% rise in sales this year
In Kerala, the company is targeting a sales of Rs 550 crore during the Onam season. This is 20% higher than the same period in the previous year. KOCHI: LG Electronics India is expecting a 20% growth in sales in the current year, which will be higher than industry growth of consumer durables. Unveiling the products for the Onam festival, […]
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CLOTHING 
July 20, 2017 U.K. Retail Sales Rebound as Heat Wave Boosts Clothing Demand
U.K. retailers received a summer boost last month as sweltering temperatures spurred sales of clothing. The quantity of goods sold in stores and online rose 0.6 percent, more than economists forecast, following a 1.1 percent decline in May, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed Thursday. Sales excluding auto fuel jumped 0.9 percent. It […]
