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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicShopping sales

Topic: Shopping sales

Brands desperately hoping Black Friday discounts will bump up sales. But there’s a downside

The more that shoppers buy online, the bigger the problem with returned goods. One in ten even admit to buying clothes solely for the purpose of taking a photo.

Why shopping is going to be a lot more painful in 2022

Even if cases peak relatively soon, there are other perils ahead — from lockdown savings being exhausted just as prices are rising to tighter monetary policy & higher borrowing costs.

The big Diwali festive shopping season wasn’t all that big, report says

More than 90% storekeepers in Mumbai indicated footfalls were lower than last year’s festival period, Bank of America Merrill Lynch report says.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.