India’s Construction Industry: Promising Long-Term Demand, but Short-Term Turbulence is Expected
India’s infrastructure – capital expenditure flywheel is a key structural driver of its long-term growth story. Still, there are some near-term headwinds primarily led by slow on-ground project execution. Both infrastructure and real estate development are expected to be strong in the coming years, so robust management of shorter-term challenges will allow companies to make […]
E-commerce Festive Sale Trends: 1st leg (11 day) closes at INR 60K to 62K Crore, up by 20% to 22%
India’s e-commerce festive season kicked off with a bang. The first 11 days of the 2025 sales event clocked a massive more than INR 60K Cr. GMV, which is nearly 3.5 times the business-as-usual (BAU) levels. This marked a 20%-22% year-on-year surge – almost double the pace of Festive 2024, which grew at just ~12%. With this momentum, the […]
Festive 2025: Day0+Day1 Ecommerce Sales Surge 25% with GST Boost, demand led by Smartphones and TVs
22nd September marked more than just the start of Navratri; it signalled a turning point for India’s festive e-commerce story. First 2 days sales surged by 23-25% year-on-year, marking a four-to-fivefold jump in growth over last year’s muted start. The twin forces of GST 2.0 reforms and festive sentiment powered a wave of premium smartphone […]