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21 Oct

E-commerce bridges India with Bharat

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This festive season, as Flipkart focuses on its commitment to driving value for customers, and progress and growth for sellers, MSMEs and artisans, here are some of the early indicators from the 1st day of The Big Billion Days which show how India is increasingly adopting digitization. Fifty per cent of new customers from metros and Tier 2 cities have been from Tier 3+ cities. The Home category saw a surge in 53% new customers, and Large Appliances plus Beauty & General Merchandise each witnessed a near 50% increase in new customers, all from Tier 3 cities. MSMEs bounce back…

19 Oct

HTC Desire 20+ launched with Snapdragon 720G SoC, 5000mAh battery

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HTC Desire 20+ has been launched in Taiwan and it joins the Desire 20 Pro that was launched in the country back in June. There is no vanilla HTC Desire 20 in the series yet. The Desire 20+ has a quad rear camera setup, a notched selfie camera, and an octa-core processor under the hood. It comes in a single RAM and storage configuration, but is available in two colour options. The HTC Desire 20+ also has a fingerprint scanner on the back. Starting with the display, the HTC Desire 20+ has a 6.5-inch IPS LCD screen which offers an…

19 Oct

Amway India launches ‘Nari Shakti’ project

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Amway India launched the project ‘Nari Shakti’. As part of its 10-year growth vision, Amway aims to continue to empower women and offer them the opportunity to own and operate their own business while living their passions for fitness, healthy living, cooking or beauty. Beginning with the Eastern region, the Nari Shakti project is aimed at bringing Amway’s existing group of women direct sellers to the forefront by enhancing their existing skills to run their independent Amway businesses successfully. Committed to empowering women by bringing them to the forefront and as part of making major strides towards strengthening the gig…

19 Oct

Improvement of home sales in Kolkata

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In the second from last quarter of 2020, home deals in Kolkata saw an improvement, despite the fact that new gracefully kept on staying under pressure in view of the common economic situations, as per information accessible with PropTiger.com. As indicated by Real Insight Q3 2020, a quarterly examination of India's eight prime private business sectors in India by the property financier firm PropTiger.com, home deals in Kolkata during the July-September time of 2020 expanded 88% when contrasted with the past quarter. A sum of 2,479 new units were sold in the West Bengal capital during the quarter. The moderate…

19 Oct

An Icon of Trust – Maruti Suzuki Alto

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Engaging in excess of 40 lakh Indian family units with a feeling of pride, India's Favorite Car – Alto gladly commends 20 years of setting unrivaled industry benchmarks. The amazing Alto is a confirmation of a notable brand that developed itself with the changing yearnings of youthful India. Alto is India's first BS6 agreeable passage level vehicle. Maruti Suzuki Alto is offered in Petrol and processing plant fitted CNG alternative and is sold through Maruti Suzuki's ARENA deals organization of 2,390 vendor deals outlets across 1900 urban communities. Maruti Suzuki Alto has gone through various changes and overhauls over the…

17 Oct

Amazon expands storage capacity in WB

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In West Bengal, Amazon India launched a new Fulfilment Centre (FC). It is the largest in the state. This expansion will help the 25,000 sellers in West Bengal offer a wider selection and enable faster deliveries within West Bengal and North-eastern states. Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon said, West Bengal is a very important market for Amazon as its strategic location enables the company to better serve customers in West Bengal and neighbouring North-eastern states. With this expansion, Amazon will be able to support small & medium businesses while creating hundreds of work opportunities…

17 Oct

Vanish joins hands with Avataar.Me

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India’s No. 1 stain removal brand and a premium laundry additive, Vanish has joined hands with Avataar. Me to create an immersive Augmented Reality experience for its consumers. Vanish has also launched its new campaign showcasing its revolutionary formulation while highlighting ‘dry clean like results at home’. The new campaign is based on a study on consumers’ perspective on dry-cleaning vs washing clothes at home. Vanish has undergone rigorous testing and the results indicate that Vanish liquid/powder when used with regular detergent, provides dry clean like results at home where even daily wear garments look brighter and whiter after every…

15 Oct

PGI and Oxfam India’s initiative

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Aiming to help the migrant workers, Platinum Guild India has joined hands with Oxfam India, launching the “Platinum Season of Hope” initiative. This initiative will impact 4500 families, approximately 22,500 individuals over a period of 3 months. It will touch lives in states where the impact of the pandemic has been brutal combined with natural calamities. This act is a small step towards uplifting lives of migrant workers. Platinum Season of Hope also extends into a retail activation carried out in partnership with all of Platinum Guild India’s retail partners across 1200 stores. Season of Hope is a consumer and…

15 Oct

HCCB will provide support to employees

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A ‘work from home’ policy has been rolled out by HCCB, one of India’s top FMCG companies, for the employees. The policy will span the period post-pandemic, such that employees can choose to permanently work-from-home, provided they do not need to be physically present at the work location. The policy makes available training programs and support materials to help employees. The company has also made available LinkedIn Learning and Harvard Manage Mentor training programs. Available for easy download, an App will continue to be used by employees to update the company on their health and wellness. The company has modified…

15 Oct

Dettol launches Life Skills curriculum

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In partnership with Primus Partners and under its flagship Dettol ‘Banega Swasth India’, RB launched a unique life skills program for kids - Birds and Bees Talk (BBT). The curriculum was launched for children between the ages of 10-19 in Sikkim. It was launched in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Prem Sing Tamang, Education Minister Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha, Health Minister Dr Mani Kumar Sharma, Education Secretary Shri Anil Raj Rai, Social Justice & Welfare Secretary Shri Tshewang Gyachho, Addl. Chief Secretary Shri GP Upadhyaya and Health PS Shri Kareti Sreenivasulu. A letter of Intent (LoI) was also signed…