An Indian trade group representing 150,000 mobile phone stores on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to investigate Amazon 's business practices in the country and impose a daily cap on a single seller's online smartphone sales. In a letter sent to Modi, the group cited a Reuters special report published last month that revealed Amazon has for years given preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its Indian platform, using them to circumvent the country's strict foreign investment regulations. The report was based on internal Amazon documents dated between 2012 and 2019. To read the special report click "We were already aware of Amazon's thought process and strategy," the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) wrote in the letter. The documents, the letter said, "have revealed that Amazon is doing business in India with the strategy of deftly dodging the regulators and politicians". AIMRA urged the government to "suspend all Amazon … [Read more...] about Mobile retailers call for Amazon probe, cap on online smartphone sales
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Shop.com.mm brings 11.11 The World’s Biggest Sale to Myanmar
11.11 (November 11 th ) is the biggest online sales event in the world. It was originally set up by the Alibaba Group, Shop’s parent company, as a symbolic celebration for singles (11.11). This mentality quickly spread throughout the world, and now 11.11 is now celebrated across the Asian Pacific, Europe, America, and now Myanmar! This is the 3rd year that Shop.com.mm is bringing 11.11 to the people of Myanmar and will cast a shadow over last year’s event. This year promises to be, once again, the biggest sale in the history of Myanmar! Despite the challenges the world has faced in the time of COVID19, Shop feels a responsibility to continue supporting economic activity online. Economic slowdowns have been widespread and this has resulted in customers not having access to their normal array of goods and financial troubles for businesses who can not reach their customer base. Shop sees themselves in a position to help not only stir up sales for businesses and particular … [Read more...] about Shop.com.mm brings 11.11 The World’s Biggest Sale to Myanmar
My love affair with chili crisp, savior of oatmeal, caviar and my soul
How did my yearlong relationship with chili crisp start? I'm not really sure anymore. I think it was some article, a tweet, realizing it was already a trend somewhere. The look of the jar reminded me of something. I knew the taste, the funk. I had it in a Sichuan restaurant before. So things go in the pandemic time: fuzzy memories out of time, stuff absorbed from social feeds. An idea floats up out of the sea of tweets. Sometimes I'm late to discoveries, or right on time. My love affair began last summer, back when isolation had only been happening for a few months, yet still felt like forever. I ordered three jars of Lao Gan Ma. This company and its condiments had already become a pandemic trend then. I thought I was late. But I also realized I was cooking all the time, ordering everything I needed online and never going to stores, and I had completely avoided restocking my spices. Instead of dreaming of Sichuan food I could no longer eat in restaurants, maybe I could just try … [Read more...] about My love affair with chili crisp, savior of oatmeal, caviar and my soul
Vijay Sales offers special discounts on International Women’s Day
Retail electronics chain major Vijay Sales has announced that it is holding a special sale on the occasion of International Women's Day, which is on March 8. The store is holding a five-day sale that starts today, March 6 and will go on tillMarch 10. The discounts will be valid across stores as well as online, said the company. Customers can get discounts and no-cost EMI, low-cost EMI schemes with up to 7.5% cashback of up to Rs 1,250 across a wide range of products. This includes categories like smartwatches, personal care, kitchen appliances, audio products and more. The retailer also announced that the smartwatch and bands range is selling from Rs 1,349 and it will be offering up to 55% on brands like Apple , Boat, Noise, Lenovo , Garmin, and Realme . The true wireless and Bluetooth earphones range is available at a starting price of Rs 1,299 from brands like Boat and Noise. Portable speakers are selling at up to 25% discount. During the Women’s … [Read more...] about Vijay Sales offers special discounts on International Women’s Day
Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau Takes Down Huge Gambling Network
Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) have arrested 34 members of a cyber crime ring running online casinos with over one billion baht in circulation. National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk said that Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers searched eight premises in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Chiang Mai, Chaiyaphum and Rayong on Wednesday morning. During the operation, codenamed “Shadow App’’, the cyber crime busters arrested 34 suspects, 19 of them wanted on arrest warrants and 15 others caught running the illegal casinos, said Pol Gen Suwat. Three more suspects named in arrest warrants remained at large. The teams seized eight cars, 45 bank account books, 2 million baht cash and 54 mobile phones as evidence. Pol Lt Gen Kornchai Klaiklueng, commissioner of the CCIB, said investigators had learned that an app named “Royal Slot 777 Casino’’ could be downloaded from Google Play Store and the Apple App Store and used for … [Read more...] about Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau Takes Down Huge Gambling Network