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Real estate continues to be the preferred asset class for investment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but majority of homebuyers want discounts along with flexible payment options as an incentive, according to the Housing.com and NAREDCO survey. The real estate portal conducted the survey between January to June this year of more than three thousand consumers. According to the survey findings, real estate is the preferred mode of investment for 43 per cent of respondents, followed by stocks 20 per cent, fixed deposit 19 per cent, and gold 18 per cent. The majority of the respondents (71%) feel…

Britannia 5050 has announced its foray into Salty Snacks with the launch of ‘5050 Potazos’, the 50 Potato chip 50 biscuit product. 5050 Potazos’ is a fusion product, which brings together 2 exciting and loved snacking formats in the country- the potato chip and the biscuit. The product has initially launched in Assam and North East markets in July and will roll out in the rest of the country in the coming months. Britannia 5050 Potazos is thin, crispy and delivers the familiar ‘masaledar’ flavors of a potato chip in a biscuit format. In a Nationwide consumer survey undertaken by…

Consumer investment in gold increased in the second quarter of 2021 but some investors were less bullish, according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report. The two forces helped create a gold demand of 955.1t over the quarter – a 9% rise from Q1 2021, and in line with the equivalent period last year (960.5t). Between April and June, most traditional indicators of consumer gold purchasing were positive. Bars and coins overwhelmingly bought by retail investors – saw a fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year gains, with 243.8t purchased over the 3-month period. Meanwhile, consumers bought gold jewellery…

Extending support to the MSME community, India's fastest growing fintech start-up, Khatabook, announced its expansion plans to reach a wider network of MSMEs in the North East. More than 11-lakh merchants are using Khatabook in the North East to digitally manage their bookkeeping and business transactions. Guwahati is in Khatabook's top 20 user base cities in India. With its various digital offerings - Khatabook, Pagarkhata and Biz Analyst, the company enables MSMEs to be more efficient by making the entire business value chain more efficient. Khatabook is available in 13 Indian languages, including Assamese. In the North East, the top…

Vi came to know that some Vi customers are getting SMS and Calls from unidentified numbers asking them to update their KYC immediately. These fraudsters, disguised as company representatives, threaten users with SIM block if KYC is not done. They may also seek certain confidential information from customers, in the name of verification. Vi cautioned its customers against such unauthorised Calls and SMS. Vi customers are advised to not give their KYC details or share any OTP with anybody on a call, and should not click on any link mentioned in the SMS. Customers are informed that clicking on any…

After the successful launch of the Reno6 Pro 5G on 14th July, OPPO has announced the sale of OPPO Reno6 5G, starting from 29th July, on Flipkart and mainline retailers. OPPO Reno6 5G that features India’s first MediaTek dimensity 900 chipset with 8GB RAM, 128GB ROM and support for internal RAM expansion by OPPO. The new Reno flagship features OPPO’s exclusive Reno Glow design and five-layer gradient process. The sleek and stunning performance powerhouse is just 7.59mm thin and weighs only 182g while including 65W Super VOOC 2.0, which can charge its powerful 4300mAh battery to 100% in about 28…