■ Business Reporter :
THE electronic dealers in the
city received goodresponse for
electronic household products
during August 15 and Ganesh
Chaturthi celebrations. This
positive sentiment among the
consumershasprompted them
to deck up their showrooms
with the latest electronic
products andinnovative gadgets forthe Navratri and Diwali
festivals.
“We aretargeting 35percent
growth in demand during ,
Navratri, Diwali and New Year
festive season as compared to
previousyear,”saidNiharTaori,
Director of Taori Marketing,
Dharampeth while speaking to
The Hitavada.
Taori further said that after
August 14 and 15, there has
beena tremendousrise in walkins and large number of
enquiries arepouringin for the
latest home appliances, high
end LED panels, refrigerators,
washing machines, mobiles,
laptops and other innovative
products.
“We were surprised
at 15 per cent to 18 per cent
growth in demand for electronic products and home
appliances during the August
15 and Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. This boost in
demand has assured us that
the economy is on the growth
track and the electronic and
home appliances will be in
greatdemandduring the forthcoming Navratri and Diwali
festivals,” he pointed out.
Most traders are busy planning their purchases and
increasing theirrange of products for the festive season.The
manufacturers are aggressively pricing their products to
compete with one another.
Intense competition among
the manufacturers will benefit theconsumers,Taori added.
Jaiprakash Jaiswal, Director
of Vedoms, Dharampeth
expects that there would be
robust growth in demand of
more than 25 per cent this
Diwali festive season. All the
major electronic companies
have lined-up a vast range of
products equipped with the
latest technology.
These companies will also launch festive
offers, heavy discounts, cash
backs, loan facilities with low
EMI and extended warranties
towoo the consumers.All these
factorshelp toboostconsumer
sentiment and demand, he
further said.
Shrikant Bhandarkar,
Proprietor of Shrikant
Electronics said that the manufacturers are launching the
latest mobile handsets,laptops,
air conditioners, refrigerators,
deep freezers, atta chakki,
washing machines,dish washers,LEDTVs,irons,mixers,geysers, room coolers among other use fullifestyle products.The
prices of most of these products have not been increased
significantly by the manufacturers which is expected to
drive demand by atleast 25 per
cent this Diwali season