Marketing
Amul to sell food products in US via Amazon
25 Nov 2016
Starting with Amul Ghee, other Amul products will be sold through this exclusive association in the, US where it has been exported since the last 20 years
US owner of Staples sells UK arm to Hilco
18 Nov 2016
After initial flash-bang, Reliance Jio growth slumps over 50%
18 Nov 2016
Despite expanding distribution channels from Reliance-owned retail stores and other outlets, Reliance Jio's subscriber growth has fallen to less than 50 per cent after the first 15 days of launch
Too stressed to make smart purchases?
16 Nov 2016
Apple suing supplier of counterfeit Apple products on Amazon
25 Oct 2016
Apple this week filed documents in federal court seeking an injunction to block Mobile Star LLC from selling the Apple counterfeit products on Amazon and Groupon
Study describes method to detect online dishonesty
24 Oct 2016
Researchers have devised a method to detect "astroturfing", the deceptive practice of presenting an orchestrated marketing or public relations campaign in the guise of unsolicited comments from members of the public
Former billiards champion Michael Ferreira arrested in QNet scam
19 Oct 2016
QNet Ltd, formerly known as QuestNet, GoldQuest, and QI Limited, a Hong Kong based multi-level marketing company with direct sales on an ecommerce platform, is owned by the QI Group
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation