Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. Rising incomes and a large population base make India a key market for global consumer-focused companies. But now, celebrity endorsements and wide distribution are not…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Indian consumers’ desire to shift away from gasoline-based cars should have been Tesla and BYD’s moment to shine in the world’s third-largest auto market….
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart dominate India’s e‑commerce market. This week, I unpack why the U.S. giants are keen to expand in the…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Just as India’s textile industry was beginning to stabilize after U.S. tariffs, it received another blow. Industry leaders tell me the Iran…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Indian markets have been rattled by the Iran war, with foreign investors fleeing and valuations slipping to rare lows. But fund managers…
Wayfair store in Wilmette, Illinois. Courtesy: Wayfair Stock Chart IconStock chart icon RH and Wayfair, 1-day Trump on Wednesday issued a yearlong pause on increased levies on upholstered furniture, along with kitchen cabinets and vanities. Instead, the duties on upholstered furniture will remain at 25% — the level Trump set in September. Before Trump’s 11th-hour…
OnePay, the fintech firm majority-owned by Walmart, will soon offer cryptocurrency trading and custody on its mobile app, CNBC has learned. OnePay will offer customers access to bitcoin and ether later this year with help from the startup Zerohash, according to people with knowledge of the matter who declined to be identified before an official announcement….
With its new coffee shop, Coach wants to drive more frequent trips to its stores and solidify its gains with Gen Z shoppers. One of its menu items is a Tabby Cake, a cake pop-inspired dessert that’s in the shape of Coach’s Tabby purse. Courtesy: Coach At Coach’s new shops, the latest purse is made…
Shares of RH fell slightly Friday after the luxury furniture retailer significantly missed revenue expectations in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report and slashed its full-year revenue outlook. The chain said Thursday that it will take another $30 million hit to its forecast because of tariffs, even though the retailer stood by its full-year projection three…
A shopper looks at chairs for sale at an At Home store in Queens, New York City, U.S., July 15, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters The Trump administration has launched an investigation into imported furniture, President Donald Trump said Friday, setting the stage for new tariffs on a wide range of products. “Within the next…
