Consumers who order food online are paying more for it. Food delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy – which control the market – have raised delivery fees over the last six months, introduced dynamic discounting, tightened order cancellation rules and hiked prices of their loyalty programmes. Along with reduced discounts overall, this has hit order numbers, […]
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Zomato, Swiggy make ordering food costlier
Consumers who order food online are paying more for it. Food delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy – which control the market – have raised delivery fees over the last six months, introduced dynamic discounting, tightened order cancellation rules and hiked prices of their loyalty programmes. Along with reduced discounts overall, this has hit order numbers, […]
Sachin Bansal bets Flipkart fortune on banking services
Sachin Bansal, who acquired microfinance firm Chaitanya India last September after his momentous Flipkart exit, travelled to Jagalur, a small town in Karnataka, recently for a branch visit and decided to check out the competition, a government-owned regional bank. Jagalur, about 250km from Bengaluru, has a population of 25,000. The regional bank’s offices here were […]
Sachin Bansal bets Flipkart fortune on banking services
Sachin Bansal, who acquired microfinance firm Chaitanya India last September after his momentous Flipkart exit, travelled to Jagalur, a small town in Karnataka, recently for a branch visit and decided to check out the competition, a government-owned regional bank. Jagalur, about 250km from Bengaluru, has a population of 25,000. The regional bank’s offices here were […]
Third US case of coronavirus confirmed in California, health officials say
A laboratory technician works with a pipette at the Institute of Virology at the Charité Berlin Mitte, where investigations on coronavirus are underway. Christophe Gateau | Getty Images The third U.S. case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in Orange County, California, the OC Health Care Agency’s Communicable Disease Control Division announced in a […]
Liberty Lake accounting firm expands in Clarkston | Business – Lewiston Morning Tribune
Stauffer & Associates PLLC, a Liberty Lake accounting firm, has opened an office at 922 Sixth St. in Clarkston. Jeff Uptmor, an owner and managing partner of the business, will split his time between the two locations. A certified public accountant and certified management accountant, Uptmor has 30 years of experience helping clients with needs […]
How to Unfreeze Your Frozen NPS Account?
NPS (National Pension Scheme) is the most popular investment option for tax-saving and retirement. You can claim additional tax benefits under section 80CCD for contribution to the NPS account. I opened my NPS account last year. A few days back I received one SMS – “You have not contributed Rs.1000 in FY 19-20 in your […]
U.S. Treasury chief Mnuchin says optimistic about U.S.-UK trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain, soon to be out of the European Union, would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britain’s finance minister on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump is keen for progress on trade […]
The Voice of Your Customers: How Surveys Promote Company Growth
You have numbers that show performance measurement: revenue information, web analytics, and a host of other key performance indicators. But the numbers alone are not the voice of your customers. They don’t tell you what makes them happy, if they are truly satisfied, why they’re loyal, and if they would recommend you. The best way to be […]
Pompeo doesn’t deny he cursed out NPR reporter, condemns ‘unhinged’ media
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the U.S. State Department Win McNamee | Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday continued his attacks on an NPR reporter who reported that he cursed and shouted at her after she questioned him about the Trump administration’s firing of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. […]