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Mumbai Man's Swiggy Dineout Bill Touches Rs 1.3 Lakh This Valentine's Day
A single Mumbai bill of Rs 130,155 emerged as the highest in India, according to Swiggy Dineout's Valentine's Day insights. The report also highlights a record 30-diner celebration and a late-night spike in transactions.
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Fast Fashion, Delivery Apps Like Blinkit, Swiggy Tap India's Next Billion Consumers
For all its promise of a billion-people market, the discretionary spending boom in the world’s most populous nation has been powered by “India 1,” only about 150 million affluent, English-speaking Indians in a handful of major cities. Now, with India’s economy headed toward becoming the world’s fourth largest, a new race is on to court th...
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India's Gen Z Borrows To Spend, Chinese Gen Z Saves To Survive
39% of Gen Z reportedly borrowed money for necessities like rent, groceries, and utilities in 2024.
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Has Digital Payment Increased Spending? What Mastercard's Gautam Aggarwal Said
Digital payments have made consumers smarter about how they spend, Mastercard's Asia-Pacific Head Gautam Aggarwal has said.
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Anthropic to Open First India Office in Bengaluru in 2026 as Demand for AI Tools Grows
Anthropic's new office will be located in Bengaluru, widely recognized as the technology hub of India, and operations will start early 2026, the company said. The location would serve as its second office in the Asia Pacific region after Tokyo.
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"Wish Swiggy, Zomato...": Restaurateur Zorawar Kalra On Impact Of GST 2.0
Zorawar Kalra spoke about the impact of GST 2.0 on restaurants and food delivery platforms within the food and hospitality sector.
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Walmart-Backed Flipkart Turns to Videos and Livestream to Woo Indian Online Shoppers
Flipkart is using social videos and livestreams to convert young consumers spending a lot of time on their smartphones into loyal customers. While the concept of online retailers using videos to boost sales has been around for years, Flipkart hopes this strategy will give it an edge over rivals like Amazon.com and Reliance Industries in India.
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GTA 6 Delay Weighs on Global Videogame Market Growth, Data Shows
The delay of the long-awaited Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto 6 to next year and price hikes to videogame hardware arising from tariffs, have made consumer spending uncertain. A report from research firm Newzoo has predicted that the global videogame market's growth rate is expected to improve only marginally in 2025.
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Global Airlines Cut 2025 Profit Forecast Amid Trade Tensions
Trump's sweeping tariffs have stoked fears of an economic slowdown and squeezed discretionary spending, prompting many consumers especially in the United States to delay or scale back travel plans.
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EA Forecasts Annual Bookings Above Estimates With New Battlefield Game Launching FY 2026
Electronic Arts (EA) forecast fiscal 2026 bookings above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday. EA's positive outlook signals the gaming industry's optimism around sales resilience in the face of a broader pullback in consumer spending amid macroeconomic volatility stemming from US tariffs.
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Mumbai Man's Swiggy Dineout Bill Touches Rs 1.3 Lakh This Valentine's Day
A single Mumbai bill of Rs 130,155 emerged as the highest in India, according to Swiggy Dineout's Valentine's Day insights. The report also highlights a record 30-diner celebration and a late-night spike in transactions.
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Fast Fashion, Delivery Apps Like Blinkit, Swiggy Tap India's Next Billion Consumers
For all its promise of a billion-people market, the discretionary spending boom in the world’s most populous nation has been powered by “India 1,” only about 150 million affluent, English-speaking Indians in a handful of major cities. Now, with India’s economy headed toward becoming the world’s fourth largest, a new race is on to court th...
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India's Gen Z Borrows To Spend, Chinese Gen Z Saves To Survive
39% of Gen Z reportedly borrowed money for necessities like rent, groceries, and utilities in 2024.
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Has Digital Payment Increased Spending? What Mastercard's Gautam Aggarwal Said
Digital payments have made consumers smarter about how they spend, Mastercard's Asia-Pacific Head Gautam Aggarwal has said.
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Anthropic to Open First India Office in Bengaluru in 2026 as Demand for AI Tools Grows
Anthropic's new office will be located in Bengaluru, widely recognized as the technology hub of India, and operations will start early 2026, the company said. The location would serve as its second office in the Asia Pacific region after Tokyo.
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"Wish Swiggy, Zomato...": Restaurateur Zorawar Kalra On Impact Of GST 2.0
Zorawar Kalra spoke about the impact of GST 2.0 on restaurants and food delivery platforms within the food and hospitality sector.
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Walmart-Backed Flipkart Turns to Videos and Livestream to Woo Indian Online Shoppers
Flipkart is using social videos and livestreams to convert young consumers spending a lot of time on their smartphones into loyal customers. While the concept of online retailers using videos to boost sales has been around for years, Flipkart hopes this strategy will give it an edge over rivals like Amazon.com and Reliance Industries in India.
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GTA 6 Delay Weighs on Global Videogame Market Growth, Data Shows
The delay of the long-awaited Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto 6 to next year and price hikes to videogame hardware arising from tariffs, have made consumer spending uncertain. A report from research firm Newzoo has predicted that the global videogame market's growth rate is expected to improve only marginally in 2025.
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Global Airlines Cut 2025 Profit Forecast Amid Trade Tensions
Trump's sweeping tariffs have stoked fears of an economic slowdown and squeezed discretionary spending, prompting many consumers especially in the United States to delay or scale back travel plans.
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EA Forecasts Annual Bookings Above Estimates With New Battlefield Game Launching FY 2026
Electronic Arts (EA) forecast fiscal 2026 bookings above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday. EA's positive outlook signals the gaming industry's optimism around sales resilience in the face of a broader pullback in consumer spending amid macroeconomic volatility stemming from US tariffs.
