Running a Festive Season Sale: Offers That Pull Customers In
Posted on 27th Sep 2026 12:19:08 in Digital Growth Tips
The festive quarter is the biggest selling window of the year for Indian shops. A practical guide for small businesses: pick one clear offer, announce it on WhatsApp and your Google Business Profile, and handle the festive rush smoothly.
IIT Madras Unicorn Frontier Fund Hits 450 Crore First Close
Posted on 27th Sep 2026 12:11:49 in Business, Digital Marketing
A Rs 450 crore first close for the IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I, with nearly Rs 55 crore already deployed across four deep-tech startups in space, quantum, batteries and carbon capture.
Google Tests Buying Directly From Flipkart via Gemini and AI Mode in India: What Agentic Shopping Means for Indian Sellers
Posted on 27th Sep 2026 12:04:29 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Google has begun testing a Buy button that lets shoppers in India purchase Flipkart products inside Gemini and AI Mode in Search, with a wider rollout planned for October, ahead of India's festive shopping season. The test shows how agentic commerce could reshape the way India shops and sells online.
How Much Does a Shop Website Cost? A Simple Budget Guide
Posted on 26th Sep 2026 06:21:29 in Digital Growth Tips
A plain-English breakdown of what a small shop website really costs in India — domain, hosting and design — with realistic budgets, free options and six price traps to avoid.
Pine Labs Taps Google Cloud to Bring Agentic Commerce to Indian Merchants
Posted on 26th Sep 2026 06:14:55 in Business, Digital Marketing
Pine Labs and Google Cloud are building Gemini-powered agentic commerce tools for Indian merchants, including an AI ads agent for small businesses. Here is what the AI shopping shift means for small sellers.