December 14, 2015 - Odd-even rule: Delhi Government to aggregate all autorickshaws, taxis under PoochO app

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Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Retailers are advised to take note of this article by Shuchi Bansal on Indian consumption habits. The conclusion is that consumers are spending up to 50% more on holidays (Sundays, public holidays and even long weekends) than on an average weekday. This is also higher than Diwali spending. Marketers will be better off using their budgets on holidays, than on the disproportionate amount that gets spent for Diwali/the festive season. The data is from Pine Labs, which processes 20 million transactions a month (1 in 10 transactions conducted at any retail point in India). 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