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UK and Indian delegates advance draft treaty text for FTA, next meet scheduled for June
The Republic of India and the United Kingdom concluded the third round of talks concerning the proposed India-UK Free Trade Agreement and, advancing the draft treaty text, scheduled the next meet for June.
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Ambiente India's Corporate Gifts Show, Paperworld India, and Interior Lifestyle India to feature 400 brands
The upcoming debut co-located edition of Ambiente India's Corporate Gifts Show, Paperworld India, and Interior Lifestyle India will feature over 200 exhibitors and 400 brands from May 12 in Mumbai.
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Delhi to transform Kashmere Gate ISBT into retail hub
The government plans to update the Kashmere Gate inter-state bus terminal to add an array of retail outlets and turn it into a shopping hub as part of the Delhi state government’s Grade-A Retail and Food Spaces Scheme.
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Flipkart to discontinue 'Smart Fulfilment' seller service
E-commerce giant Flipkart will discontinue its ‘Smart Fulfilment’ seller service which enables sellers to have their own warehouses essentially verified by Flipkart. The business made the decision to cut costs.
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Amazon and FTCCI partner to boost MSMEs in Telangana
Amazon and the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry have joined forces with the aim of bringing Telangana’s micro, small, and medium enterprises online to boost business.
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Mango reinforces its commitment to the metaverse with collection of NFTs
Coinciding with its store opening on New York's Fifth Avenue on Thursday, May 11, Mango has co-created a collection of NFTs based on artworks by Spanish artists Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies and Miquel Barceló.
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Flipkart partners with Aarunya to promote handlooms
Flipkart has partnered with Telangana-based Aarunya to promote handicraft and handlooms by helping women artisans, weavers, handicraft makers to sell their products pan-India on its platform.
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Paytm grants 3.97 million new stock options to employees
E-commerce and digital payments business Paytm has granted 3.97 new stock options to its employees with an exercise price of Rs 9 each.
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Amazon's captive staff meetings on unions illegal, labor board official finds
A U.S. labor board official believes Amazon violated federal law during mandatory staff meetings it held in New York City to discourage unionizing, a board spokesperson said on Friday.
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Reliance Retail Q4 revenue rises 23 percent to Rs 58,017 crore
Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries, net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2022 was down by 5 percent to Rs 2,139 crore ($278 million), as compared to Rs 2,247 crore reported in Q4 of FY21.
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Jean Paul Gaultier announces collab with Lotta Volkova
The house of Jean Paul Gaultier has unveiled an uber insider collab with hipster stylist Lotta Volkova, culled from the house’s archive. It goes on sale today.
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Evenflow raises $5 million in pre-series A from Village Global, 9Unicorns, others
Evenflow Brands, a Bengaluru-based e-commerce rollup platform, has raised $5million (Rs 37 crore) in a pre-series A round from Village Global, 9Unicorns, Venture Catalysts, LetsVenture, and Shiprocket.
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Boohoo sales up, profit down; short-term pain offers hope of long-term gain
There was good news and bad in Boohoo’s final results for the year to February, but much of the bad news had been flagged in advance and the firm said the pain it's feeling now should be balanced by future growth.
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Jenner, Hilton, Bieber are key wedding trend drivers in 2022
This week has offered up some significant indicators of wedding style directions with one coming from the Met Gala red carpet while there are also more general standout pointers being seen in 2022.
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Amazon doubles export target of India goods to $20 billion by 2025
E-commerce company Amazon has doubled cumulative export target of ‘Made in India’ goods from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to $20 billion under its global selling programme.
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Fashion startups absent from Amazon Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator
The Amazon Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator announced its first cohort of predominantly British startups. Fashion, the e-commerce giant's leading category, is notably absent from the list.
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