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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicConsumers

Topic: consumers

The Body Shop UK collapse shows ethical branding isn’t enough. Brands need to show they care

A selling point that once made The Body Shop stand out can lose its sparkle when it does not evolve with changing market conditions and consumer expectations.

Many consumers can file joint complaint in consumer fora — what SC order on flat owners’ plea means

SC was hearing lawsuit by an association of house allottees who were suing a Delhi-based construction firm for failing to complete the construction of a project within promised time. 

November saw a drop in inflation but some major states missed out. Here’s why

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, MP & UP had inflation in excess of upper band. For most of the states, rural inflation exceeded urban inflation.

Nearly half of all Indians stuck with high-value products that have inherent defects, survey finds

Survey by LocalCircles also found that 94% consumers want Central Consumer Protection Authority to take suo motu action against brands selling defective products.

Hacker says ‘flaw’ in Punjab govt power site left consumer data exposed. Firm says snag ‘fixed’

Punjab State Power Corporation has 95 lakh customers. Cybersecurity analyst Sunny Nehra says their names, numbers and addresses could have been accessed due to a ‘security flaw’.

88% Indians happy to be back in office, 83% won’t go on vacation this year: Axis My India poll

The Consumer Sentiment Index also revealed cautious optimism in consumer spending during festival season with 42% Indians saying they will spend more or same as last year.

Stringent draft e-commerce rules are not in best interest of consumers, survey finds

The proposed amendments to e-commerce rules seek to ban flash sales, raise compliance requirements, and fix liability on platforms for the failure of the sellers.

43% Indians did not buy ‘Made in China’ products since Galwan clash last year, survey says

A LocalCircles survey released Tuesday found that out of those who did buy Chinese-made items, 60% said they only bought only one or two items.

India Inc will be hurt by Indians spending less, unless Modi launches income support scheme

Wholesale prices in India, a proxy for cost buildup, surged 10.5% last month — the most in 11 years. Consumer price inflation, meanwhile, slowed to 4.3% from 5.5% in March.

Over 22% of consumer complaints in India in last 4 years are linked to e-commerce sector

Complaints related to banking and telecom sectors also form major chunks of consumer grievances, according to Department of Consumer Affairs.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.