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Shoppers today no longer simply go to the nearest store; they grab the nearest digital device. The online retail ecosystem is fast evolving. Digital analytics firm eMarketer projects that online retail sales will more than double between 2015 and 2019 and account for more than 12 per cent of global sales by 2019. Retail therapy is giving way to e-tail therapy. Amazon followed by Filpkart and Snapdeal were the most preferred e-commerce websites among sellers, with highest top of the mind recall, a recent study has revealed. Read Also:Samsung India...

While Walmart, the retail chain with 11,527 stores is promising to match the competitor’s price if the shopper exhibits an advertisement of the same product, eCommerce giant, Amazon is betting big on price drops for its merchandise, purchased recently by shoppers. If the pricing of a product is slashed within 7 days of purchase, Amazon will refund the difference to the consumer. As per experts in the retail segment, the third party refund tracking applications have influenced Amazon’s pricing algorithm concluding in lowered margins retrospectively. For competitors of Amazon, it...

TalentSprint, the Youth Career Accelerator in India, has unveiled a series of new digital programs aimed at BTech, BSc fresh graduates and final semester students who hail from tier 2 and tier 3 regions and are seeking their first job in the IT sector. With a mission to empower one million youth realize their career dreams, TalentSprint intends to position these holistic, well-rounded programs as one-stop career solutions that can help rural and semi-urban youth overcome traditional barriers of gender, geography, and privilege. While young college graduates across the nation...

Everyone questioning about Apple’s growth story as the company has experienced a slowdown in the momentum of it’s hardware sales. But Apple aims to bolster its services by making them smarter and opening them to outsiders. Thus Apple kicked off its annual software developers conference with new software features for its smartwatch, following a moment of reflection for the Sunday mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. Read Also:Govt May Allow A Sourcing Norm Breather To Apple The tech giant’s iPhone sales dropped 16 per cent to $US51.19 million in the recently...

Computer accessories maker, Logitech has added 15 new technology partners under its Logitech Collaboration Program which include video conferencing partners as well as technology partner tracks. The company also claims that its new collaboration program fetches the partners with access to its Software Reference kit, which includes APIs to connect Windows, Mac OS X as well as Linux applications with Logitech’s video and audio devices. As per Joan Vandermate, head of marketing, Logitech Video Collaboration Group, the company has retained its top most position in the global list of webcam...

Industry body India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) says that Indian electronics industry is ready to fulfill components wish list of Apple for making iPhone in India if Apple provides purchase commitment to local firms. “If government says fall in line, industry associations are prepared to enter into agreement with Apple and say tell us what your wish list is, we will fulfil it in next 3, 6, 9 and 12 months,” IESA President MN Vidyashankar told DNA. Apple has submitted proposal for setting up single brand retail stores in the...

The operator community has come up with a 100-day plan in this regard, which will include setting up of additional 60,000 towers across the country along with leveraging the latest network technology for an enhanced consumer experience. The plan was tabled by the telecom operators in a meeting with the secretary of the Department of Telecom(DoT). The meeting witnessed the presence of incumbent players including Bharti Airtel, Idea, BSNL, Vodafone and Reliance Jio which assured DoT regarding better quality of services in the coming times. The DoT secretary has also...

In my personal opinion, Net book has always been a unsung hero amongst the computing devices. However, it failed to win the customers despite being friendly in terms of cost, performance, battery consumption, looks and weight. Taiwanese giant Acer wants to build a device which is a cocktail of a tablet and laptop in a detachable form. Read Also:Acer Contemplates Retail Sales Model In India The product’s price factor is amazing as it comes below INR 20K. The product is best suitable for business class, frequent travellers and who is...

Tamil Nadu Govt allows IT (information technology) to form trade unions it is expected that this decision may have a long-term impact as automation begins to hit demand for labour, experts said. Until now, the IT sector has been completely exempted from this law compared with the manufacturing industry, which is highly unionized. Acknowledging employee rights for a strong 4.5 lakh IT workforce in Tamil Nadu, state labour secretary Kumar Jayant in reply to a petition by the labour union wrote, “IT company employees also are free to form trade...