bmw: BMW sales rise 51 pc to 3,680 units in Jan-Mar quarter

New Delhi: BMW Group India on Monday reported its highest-ever first quarter car sales at 3,680 units in the three months to March 2024. The company sales rose 51 per cent in the first quarter of this fiscal as compared to 2,440 units in the January-March quarter of 2022-23. Besides, BMW Motorrad sales stood at … Read more

Canada Goose is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate staff

Luxury parka maker Canada Goose says it is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce. CEO Dani Reiss wrote in a LinkedIn note Tuesday that the job cuts are meant to put the company in a better position for scaling and will help the Toronto-based business focus on efficiency and key brand, design … Read more

4.2 million car sales may blast their way to record

New Delhi: India’s car industry is on track for a record-breaking year, with sales expected to touch about 4.23 million vehicles, buoyed by a double-digit sales surge this month. The robust performance would cement India’s position as the world’s third-largest passenger vehicle market, staying ahead of Japan for the second year in a row. As … Read more

‘Money and roads’ make Volkswagen think premium for India

Rapid growth in the highway network, along with an increase in the spending power of consumers, is pushing up sales of vehicles in India, German automaker Volkswagen’s executive director, international sales, Michael Mayer, told ET. The company, he said, is invested in bringing more premium vehicles to strengthen its presence in this market. India has … Read more

Hidden cameras capture bank employees misleading customers, pushing products that help sales targets

Michelle Jeraline says she’s so stressed out by the pressure to sell customers products at TD Bank, it’s affected her health.  The TD employee says she’s usually not acting in the best interest of her clients — she’s trying to sell them products that will help her meet sales targets and keep her from being … Read more

Dollar Tree is closing nearly 1,000 U.S. stores a decade after ‘botched’ acquisition

Dollar Tree swung to a surprise fourth-quarter loss and will close nearly 1,000 U.S. stores after slashing the value of a rival chain it acquired almost a decade ago. Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year, along with 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over … Read more

Citroen: Citroen revamping India strategy to boost sluggish sales

French automaker Citroen is revamping its strategy to boost its sluggish car sales in India. A relatively new entrant to the Indian car market, Citroen plans to upgrade its entire portfolio, expand sales and service network by over threefold, and launch a new vehicle over the next one year, Aditya Jairaj, managing director and CEO, … Read more

Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty Sale 2024: Save up to 50% Off Beauty Essentials

Spring is almost here, which means it’s time to refresh your beauty routine. Lucky for you, restocking your supply won’t be quite so painful on your wallet, thanks to Ulta Beauty’s 21-Day Sale—or as they are now calling it, the first-ever Semi-Annual Beauty Event. Get ready for the markdowns to keep rolling all month: The … Read more

ICRA: Passenger vehicles industry to grow up to nine percent this fiscal, says ICRA

The domestic passenger vehicle (PV) market is estimated to grow by six to nine per cent in the current financial year over the preceding fiscal, according to ratings firm ICRA. In absolute terms, the PV industry will clock a sales figure of 4.2 million units in the current fiscal. The report said that dealer inventories … Read more