Old-time grocery shop owners are struggling as more people are opening up similar stores due to job losses during the lockdown. Kolkata: Due to the emergence of new grocery stores, existing grocery shop owners are finding it difficult to survive in this pandemic. The sudden lockdown had resulted in many job losses. As a result, […]
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Online classes are becoming a new revenue stream for many fine arts educators. Bangalore: As learning shifts online due to the pandemic, many fine arts educators have managed to add more students to their classes due to an increase in demand for learning different art forms. India has seen a 48 percent increase in online […]
Continue ReadingSeventy percent of start-ups hit hard by the pandemic says a report. Swathi Nair | October 22, 2020 Durgapur: COVID 19 and the economic repercussions that accompanied it has affected start-ups due to erratic funding and fall in demand according to a recent report by FICCI and IAN. A survey of 250 start-ups conducted by […]
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Not just banks all over the world, god’s banks too, had to resort to innovative solutions in the pandemic. Ludhiana: A total of 11 people, including five gardeners and six pundits were paid their salaries and wages in coins at Geeta Mandir, Vikas Nagar. The total of their salaries and wages came to Rs. 55,000. […]
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The bustling crowds of the book-market have been replaced by vast empty spaces with only a few buyers and sellers in view. Delhi: Due to low footfall and high operational costs, the Daryaganj book market faces a permanent shutdown. Booksellers said their sales figures ranged from Rs. 5,000 – 10,000 per day before COVID-19; after […]
Continue ReadingThe pandemic induced work-from-home and the occasional stepping out of the house has left the istriwalas in Palam Vihar struggling for their daily expenses. Swati Saraswat | October 22, 2020 Gurugram: Istriwalas saw a dip in customer base on account of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as most of their customers are not stepping out of […]
Continue ReadingMultilevel Marketing is one of the few fields which has seen a growth in sales and members joining in the pandemic. Prachi Ghosh | 21 st Oct 2020 | 06:21p.m Rourkela: Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) or Pyramid Marketing (PM) has seen a surge in sales amid the pandemic in India. Amway, a Direct Selling Company, said […]
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There has been a steep decline in the sales of stationary equipment in the country, due to the lockdown measures implemented by the government considering the rising number of COVID 19 cases. PARAKH SINHA|October 22, 2020|4:20 PM IST Faridabad: Stationery sales have seen a massive drop in the pandemic. The lockdown has forced retail shopkeepers […]
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Despite the increasing popularity of digital transactions, rural Karnataka is crippled by poor digitization. Surbhi Shah A coconut seller in the city has an option for online payment but a restaurant in the countryside does not even have a machine to swipe credit cards. Nothing illustrates the rural-urban divide in digitisation better. “In cities, finding […]
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As the world continues to battle with coronavirus, the auto industry in India fears a stumbling supply chain. By Ishika Dangayach There is fear in the automobile industry in the country as the supply of auto components from China has been disrupted because of the coronavirus outbreak there. Sundaram Motors, dealer of Mercedes Benz said, […]
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