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Flipkart to hire 20-30% more employees by the end of 2017

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New Delhi: Electronic commerce company Flipkart has announced that is going to recruit 20 to 30 per cent more employees in 2017 compared to last year.

The company has role out this decision to give competition to its rival Snapdeal which hands out pink slips to its employees.

 

 

This Bengaluru-based firm having intensive competition with the US-based Amazon for leadership in the Indian market will hire people by the end of current year.

Flipkart COO Nitin Seth told media persons, “Our 2017 hiring plans are calibrated to the growth momentum we are seeing and we expect it to be somewhere around 20% to 30% higher than last year, spread out as per requirements across verticals.”

He further said, “We believe this offers us the right mix of talent needed to power the next phase of growth at Flipkart.”

According to our sources, in previous year Flipkart hired about 1,500 people.

 

 

Apart from this Flipkart hired about 10,000 temporary staffers, mostly in logistics, ahead of festive sales to ensure it can meet the huge jump in demand.

Flipkart itself has seen a mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley marking down its value for the fifth straight quarter.

SoftBank-backed Snapdeal during last month laid off some 600 people, with founders forgoing their salaries as part of the company’s efforts to become profitable in two years.

On other hand, the Chennai-based online hotel room aggregator Stayzilla decided to wrap up operations because of intense competition in the market.

 

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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May 5, 2022

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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