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Although the Delhi government has removed the minimum retail price of alcohol which means retailers are now free to decide on the pricing of the alcohol at a store level and can offer discounts, the opposite may be true as they cite various reasons to hike prices.

Liquor firms lose out on Delhi sales as majority vends yet to open up

4 min read . Updated: 02 Dec 2021

Consumers, feeling the pinch of higher prices of everything from soaps to detergents and packaged foods, have been moving to cheaper priced products or switching to unbranded goods. (Photo: Reuters)

Inflationary pressures hurting smaller FMCG players: report

1 min read . Updated: 02 Dec 2021

The GST rate hike announcement came just when apparel brands were reporting a recovery in demand. (Photo: Mint)

Apparel retailers warn that GST rate hike will hit demand

2 min read . Updated: 02 Dec 2021

Consumers are rationalizing their monthly shopping basket, Nielsen said. (Mint)

FMCG volumes declined in villages during Sep quarter

3 min read . Updated: 01 Dec 2021

Black Friday brought shoppers back to stores

5 min read . Updated: 29 Nov 2021

People walk along a store with sales signage during Black Friday sales in the Manhattan borough of New York City (Photo: Reuters)

Black Friday rout shows dangers of margin borrowing

4 min read . Updated: 28 Nov 2021

Over 58% shoppers surveyed said they are comfortable spending time and shopping on these platforms.

Social commerce users to touch 228 mn by ’22

2 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2021

Currently, there are 157 million social commerce shoppers, accounting for 53% of total online shoppers in India.

India to have 228 million social commerce shoppers by the end of 2022

3 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2021

Store workers to Black Friday shoppers: Don’t blame shortages on us

4 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2021

Brands are betting on the US ‘shopping day’ to reel in discount-hungry buyers

Black Friday deals, now raining down at a sale event near you

4 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2021

FMCG companies have been facing severe inflationary pressures for a while now—this is on account of higher fuel prices, increased palm oil prices as well as elevated costs of freight, apart from other pricey commodities.

HUL, ITC hike prices of soaps, detergents citing input cost pressures

2 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2021

Affirm, Klarna and other ‘buy now, pay later’ apps allow shoppers to pay for purchases in weekly or monthly installments, with fees but often without interest (Photo: Reuters)

This Black Friday, what’s the best way to pay?

5 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2021

E-Commerce needs real store locations now more than ever

6 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2021

Flipkart will make available a wide range of kids-branded fashion from Hopscotch across the country. (REUTERS)

Flipkart partners kids wear brand Hopscotch

1 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2021

Ingka Group to invest ₹3,500 cr in Gurugram retail destination

1 min read . Updated: 24 Nov 2021

A steep increase in the GST rate will adversely impact 85% of the industry while trying to ease the problem faced by less than 15% of the industry, RAI said

Reconsider GST hike on textile and apparel, industry body to government

1 min read . Updated: 23 Nov 2021

The company is planning to expand its stockist network in rural India by 25% over the next two years.mint

Marico looks to expand reach via pharmacies, beauty stores

2 min read . Updated: 23 Nov 2021

Scotch is an especially hot commodity among affluent investors.

Whisky club for ultra-rich offers collectors VIP access

5 min read . Updated: 23 Nov 2021

Adobe analyzes 1 trillion visits to retail sites and over 100 million products (Photo: iStock)

Inflation spreads to online retail, once a haven of discounts

1 min read . Updated: 18 Nov 2021

Supermarkets alter layouts, use decoys to fill gaps left by shortages

5 min read . Updated: 14 Nov 2021

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