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Online festive season gets small town, q-comm boost

Financial Express Kochi

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October 20, 2025

Surge in appetite for high-value purchases seen

- AYANTI BERA & ANEES HUSSAIN

FESTIVE SEASON SHOPPING on e-commerce platforms is on a high note so far with order volumes growing 24% year-on-year and gross merchandise value (GMV) up 23%, according to data from Unicommerce.

The surge was driven by strong demand from smallertowns, booming quick commerce orders and rising appetite for high-value purchases across categories from gold to furniture.

Marketplaces continued to dominate overall sales, contributing 38% of total purchases but growing only 8% in terms of ordervolume this year. Regionally, tier II cities recorded the strongest growth at 28%, followed by metros at 24% and tier-III towns at 23%.

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Bets of RBI buying, lower state debt sale lift bonds

BENCHMARK GOVERNMENT BONDS gained for a third straight session on Thursday as traders grew more confident of the buying support from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and ahead of another reduction in state debt auctions next week.

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1 min

January 23, 2026

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PhonePe IPO: Walmart to sell ₹9,173-cr stake

Walmart’s weighted average cost of acquisition is ₹1,996.8 a piece, making these shares worth around ₹9,173 crore.

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1 mins

January 23, 2026

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Battery PLI loses charge

ONLY 2.8% OF TARGETED CAPACITY COMMISSIONED SO FAR

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2 mins

January 23, 2026

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IAF’s new ‘Sindoor’ formation on R-Day

FIGHTER JETS OF the Indian Air Force will fly in a special Sindoor formation at the Republic Day flypast this year,ina significant display of India’s air power.

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1 min

January 23, 2026

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Bangladesh defiant: Will play, not in India

AFTERICC ULTIMATUM ON WORLD CUP PARTICIPATION

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2 mins

January 23, 2026

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SAT directs Avadhut Sathe Academy to deposit ₹100 cr

THE SECURITIES APPELLATE Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday accorded a partial relief to Avadhut Sathe and his trading academy against the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) order of impounding %546 crore and imposing trading restrictions.

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2 mins

January 23, 2026

Financial Express Kochi

P&G misses Q2 revenue estimates

PROCTER & GAMBLE'S Q2 revenue fell slightly short of Wall Street expectations on Thursday, as weak spending by US consumers and the hit from a government shutdown offset stronger growth globally.

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1 min

January 23, 2026

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Brokerages flag margin risks post Eternal Q3 show

BROKERAGES OFFERED A

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1 mins

January 23, 2026

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AI gets a seat at the C-suite hiring table

Algorithms do leadership searches but the final call stays human

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1 min

January 23, 2026

Financial Express Kochi

IIFL Finance Dec qtr profit rises multifold

IIFL FINANCE, A non-banking financial institution (NBFC) providing gold loans and business loans, on Thursday said its December quarter net profit grew multifold to ₹501 crore as compared to the year-ago period.

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1 min

January 23, 2026

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