The Evolution of Kitchen Appliances over Time

The kitchen is the focal point of the modern home. Its engineering has evolved over the last several thousand years, from hobbled together washbasins to finely engineered perfectly styled hardware. Arguably though, a kitchen isn’t a kitchen if it isn’t filled with appliances. Today’s kitchens have changed from even just 20 years ago. It seems like … Read more

Loans, credit cards, bank products: Don’t fall for sales pitches

Rati is the owner of a startup in the cookery business. She is being approached by a number of banks, all trying to woo her with women-oriented schemes like special credit cards, attractively-priced loans etc. She is impressed and some of the offers seem rather enticing. However she wonders if there are any issues that … Read more

Indian products need to be more “compatible” for greater access in China: Chinese official

India’s agriculture products, pharmaceuticals, handicrafts have advantages over products from other countries but due to lack of necessary understanding and cognition of the Chinese market, their way into China is not smooth, said ZHU Xiaohong, Counselor, Embassy of People’s Republic of China, said. She said that the India should focus more on the ‘4Cs’ – … Read more

Festive offers: Indians are spending money on these products; Check latest online shopping trends

Jump in transactions can be attributed to juicy cashback offers on top of unmatched discounts given by eCommerce giants. More and more young people are becoming fashion conscious and gone are days when parents used to shop things of their choice for their kids. Take for example of Tanya Bhattacharjee (name changed), a student preparing … Read more

EU brings in ‘right to repair’ rules for appliances

Household appliances will become easier to repair thanks to new standards being adopted across the European Union. From 2021, firms will have to make appliances longer-lasting, and they will have to supply spare parts for machines for up to 10 years. The rules apply to lighting, washing machines, dishwashers and fridges. But campaigners for the … Read more

Flipkart scales up its large appliances, furnitures business

Walmart owned Flipkart has scaled up its large appliances and furniture brand offerings ahead of the festival season sale — Big Billion Days. The announcement comes days after the rival Amazon expanded its furniture portfolio in tier 1 and 2 cities during the launch of its Grand Festival season sale and added nearly 60,000 products … Read more

Mumbai-based startup Bodhishop delivers desi cow products, ensuring cows are not sent to slaughterhouses

India is the world’s largest producer of milk. But milk and milk products are also infamous for their high adulteration rate in our country. As per a recent news report, around 68.7 percent of milk and milk products sold in the country are not as per the standards laid down by the Food Safety and Standards Authority … Read more

Season sale alert: Appliance-makers plan steep discounts, flash deals; but some may vanish in seconds

Picture this. You could get a TV at almost a 70-75 percent discount in a flash deal that will vanish in seconds. Or, you could get a chance to win Rs 4 crore if you are lucky. These are just some of the offers which appliance makers will be rolling out ahead of the festive … Read more

Flipkart expands delivery reach by 80% for large appliances

E-commerce firm Flipkart on Sunday said it has expanded delivery reach by 80 per cent to cover almost all pin codes in India for large appliances, ahead of its big billion day sales, starting from September 29. The company claims that it has increased its reach to around 19,200 PIN codes from about 10,660 codes in 2018 for delivery … Read more