UpFront
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Oyo trades reckless expansion for sustainable growth strategy
Oyo's losses are up six times; while its India numbers have improved, the firm is looking to focus on profitability and quality of services
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How Vivo toppled Samsung, became India's No. 2 smartphone brand
Vivo now has 18.8 percent market share, a jump of 96.5 percent over the same quarter in 2018. Samsung, during the same period, slipped to third spot with a 15.5 percent share
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As India's Economy Sags, Even the Trump Brand Is Struggling
India has the highest number of Trump-branded properties outside of the US, but while early sales figures clocked good numbers, riddled with a slowdown, developers are offering a variety of incentives to now boost numbers
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Telecom Sector's Towering Woes
As Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio are feeling the heat of a crisis precipitated by a Supreme Court ruling, the sector's problems run deeper
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Meet the US delegation accompanying Trump to India
Among Trump's team on his two-day visit to India are US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, national security advisor Robert O'Brien, and the president's daughter, Ivanka Trump
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Trump Visit: For a President Who Loves Crowd Size, India Aims to Deliver
At a time when world leaders are vying to appeal to Trump's vanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes to satisfy his need for affirmation—Trump will almost certainly not be greeted by the 10 million people he expects, but it will look like an enormous crowd nonetheless
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Leaked! What gave Zuckerberg sleepless nights), Politics (Coronavirus reveals hidden sickness of China), Society (The anxiety pandemic that's eating at India's human resources), Technology (Secret history of facial recognition; Indian tech savvy start-ups are rebooting banking), Corporate (Food is on the menu for new office design) and Communication (Original sins of grammarians still plague us)
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The Brand That Won't Stop Trying to Be Cool
St. John Knits, a "chic grandmother" label, has tried for years to attract a more modern clientele. Can a new designer and flock of influencers (plus Zendaya) make it happen?
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The iPhone at the Deathbed
Families are photographing death at home. These photos may feel jarring on Facebook, but the practice itself has a long history
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Manchester City defiant despite Champions League ban
The football club's chief executive, Ferran Soriano, said charges of financial violations were "simply not true" in the club's first on-camera comments since the ban
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Vape shops face a choice: Close or Rebrand
Faced with growing fear about the risks of vaping, New Jersey last month became the second US state to adopt legislation outlawing nicotine vaping liquids, casting new shadow on the industry