DIWALI SHOPPING
Oracle layoffs hit India hard; Qcomm apps print ad money
India bore the brunt of Oracle’s latest global layoffs amid rising automation. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
March 2026 Dry Days: Check full list of dates when liquor shops will be closed
March 2026 brings several dry days across India. Alcohol sales will be banned on March 4 for Holi, March 21 for Eid-ul-Fitr, March 26 for Ram Navami, and March 31 for Mahavir Jayanti. Maharashtra will also observe a dry day on March 23 for Shaheed Diwas. These restrictions affect liquor shops and establishments serving alcohol.
Holi, Muharram and Gandhi Jayanti remain dry days in Maharashtra; government issues clarification
Maharashtra's BJP-led government has ended dry days on Holi, Muharram, and Gandhi Jayanti, allowing liquor stores to remain open. This decision aims to curb illegal liquor sales and black marketing that often surge during these festivals. The updated policy, effective immediately, aligns with existing licensing rules.
Quick commerce gains as last-minute events drive Valentine’s demand
Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands report a surge in sales during the Valentine’s Day period as smaller events, festivals, and occasions grow bigger on quick commerce each year. Valentine’s Day is emerging as a key sales event for quick commerce platforms as companies like Zepto, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes and Swiggy’s Instamart create dedicated sections on their apps featuring brand deals, offers and promotions days before February 14.
How home-grown beauty brands are riding the D2C wave
By harnessing the power of technology and data analytics, the D2C model is enabling India’s beauty brands to gain deeper insights into their customers and helping them sell more efficiently.
India Inc brings home spirit of Diwali, lets employees keep it light
Cos are offering gifts of flexibility-from WFH option to avoid festive traffic, celebrating with staff who reach office despite the rush, to extended time-off. Auto sector bonus has been put in the fast lane.
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NCP red-faced as MLA's 'Diwali shopping from Hindus' remarks cause stir; to get show cause notice
Nationalist Congress Party MLA Sangram Jagtap has caused controversy with his Diwali shopping appeal. He urged people to support only Hindu traders. Jagtap later linked his statement to the Pahalgam terror attack. NCP chief Ajit Pawar has strongly disapproved, calling the remarks unacceptable. The party plans to issue a show-cause notice to Jagtap for his comments.
Beauty, lifestyle, electronics top-selling categories this Diwali: Report
During this Diwali season, India witnessed a remarkable 51.5% surge in beauty product sales, as reported by Assiduus Global Inc, a global e-commerce accelerator for D2C brands. Alongside beauty, lifestyle and electronics also dominated sales, with mobile phones, adaptors, and earpods from brands like Redmi, OnePlus, and Boat leading the electronics category.
All hail the great Indian consumer
Diwali has always been the best time in India to boost sales in every sector. From auto sales to luxury apartments, the numbers are setting new records.
West Bengal: Markets in Kolkata witness huge crowd on Diwali
On the occasion of Diwali, Streets and markets in Kolkata pulled huge crowds. Across India, the cities are all decked up for Diwali celebrations. Diwali is the festival of lights. It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance"
Save big with deals, discounts, cashback: 6 ways you can maximise savings during Diwali shopping
Diwali 2023: Make a budget before going on your festive purchasing spree. A precise budget will help you to understand how much you can spend comfortably without going over your budget. Festive offers and deals for Diwali 2023 have been launched by a number of banks. You can check to see if your bank is giving any deals and discounts on the item you intend to purchase whether you shop in person or online. Here are other money-saving tips for your Diwali shopping this year.
Diwali online shopping: Here are tips to protect yourself from shopping frauds
As Diwali approaches, the excitement of celebrating with loved ones is building up. However, it is important to be cautious as online shopping is also a platform for fraud. To ensure a secure and joyous celebration, it is crucial to be aware of various scenarios of online festive shopping frauds. The article highlights four common fraud scenarios and provides tips on how to protect yourself.
Super-luxury brand in search of a product
Being available both in the Indian pre-Diwali market and the global pre-Christmas one, something this high-end and opulent never needs advertising or marketing. The only reason we are singing hosannas to it, is to praise its existence, its beauty and its lavish inaccessibility even to most extremely wealthy persons. But we do hope you, dear reader of the most rarefied of rare tastes, possess it by the time Diwali is here.
Diwali shopping
When online shopping has become default for many items, Diwali shopping from boutiques, high-street stores and malls makes for joyous outings on its own. From buying new furnishings and decor items to selecting diyas and rangoli designs, it's also a time to infuse one's living space with the spirit of the festival - a festival that's already begun.
Indians lapping up festive gift packs
To prevent stock-outs, executives said they are stepping up supplies across channels and are pushing new launches to feed demand that's beating expectations. They are also increasing backend, delivery and warehousing staff.
Diwali sets in early for malls, apparel & lifestyle retailers
Dussehra and Diwali have historically been an occasion for selling full-priced merchandise and most brands refrain from offering discounts on newer collections and products.
Begin your Diwali shopping early. Book the new Audi Q5 SUV with just Rs 2 lakh
The new version of the Q5 will be launched next month.
Diwali shopping boosted retail sales of certain categories: Retailers
Citing its Diwali retail sales input data, RAI said festive-induced shopping added some impetus to the garments sector although growth was seen only in the occasion wear, leisure wear segments, luxury brands and occasion wear brands.
Tepid weekend sales to spoil retail’s Diwali
Footfalls at prominent malls take a knock, very few walk-ins get converted to purchases.
A third of Diwali purchases done online
According to Visa, the average spend during the festive season was 1.48 X more than that during a normal week, and it doubled to Rs 2,900 crore on Dhanteras, which was on November 5, 2018.
Festive sales finally bring cheers for retail stores
Mall owners and apparel brands have reported a 15-20 per cent surge in sales over last year in Mumbai, Delhi and elsewhere due to shopping blitz in the weekend before Diwali.
Are you over-spending on shopping? Here are tips on how to avoid it
An over-shopping epidemic is raging across India. Find out if you are also overspending and how to avoid it.
E-commerce traffic during Diwali surged 75.5%: Survey
UCWeb, India's leading mobile browser with an over 54% market share, said e-commerce traffic during the Diwali shopping season surged a whopping 75.5% this year.
UCWeb partners with leading e-commerce firms
UCWeb today said it has partnered with leading e-commerce firms including Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal for a 15-day Diwali shopping festival.
Shoppers log out and step into local stores ahead of Diwali
Supermarkets and consumer durable companies said it is a much better Diwali shopping season — when traditionally the biggest chunk of their annual sales takes place — than last year.
Diwali shopping frenzy picks up; big retailers report increasing sales on higher billing sizes
Average billings sizes have increased as premium products such as large-screen TVs, smartphones and designer wear are moving off the shelf faster.
E-shopping likely to touch Rs 2,200 cr this Diwali: Assocham
Online shopping for consumer goods like electronics and chocolates is likely to touch Rs 2,200 crore this Diwali, Assocham on Wednesday said.
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