China smartphone market underwent its highest decline in the January-March period due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic and Huawei was the only smartphone player that achieved positive growth (year-on-year), a new report said on Wednesday.Smartphone sales in China fell by 22% (YoY) and 24% (quarter-on-quarter) in Q1 2020, according to Counterpoint's Market Pulse-Monthly Smartphone Sales Tracking service.The top five -- Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi and Apple - accounted for a record 93% of the market, up by six percentage points compared to last year.The market share of Huawei rose to near 40 per cent during the COVID-19 crisis."The drastic fall in Q1 China market was primarily dragged down by the dismal sales of smartphones in February (negative 35%), when the country was severely impacted

More than half of small businesses in the US have temporarily closed their doors, or plan to this month, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Private organizations, including Amazon and Facebook, are teaming up to offer millions in cash grants and low-interest loans to small business owners.Amazon created a $5 million relief fund to support local businesses around its Seattle and Washington offices. Hello Alice is giving $10,000 emergency cash grants to distressed businesses in the US.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Organizations across the country are rallying together to support small businesses fighting to survive the COVID-19 quarantine shutdown.One in four small businesses nationwide have temporarily closed and another 40% expect to this month, according to a recent survey from MetLife and

On Black Friday alone, the FBI ran 202,465 checks, or an average of more than two checks per second. The record for firearms checks was set on 2017's Black Friday with 203,086.

The TOWIE star, 39, released the In The Style clothing line, which is based on her most iconic phrases, in an attempt to cheer fans up amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Conor McGregor's whiskey has become a massive success since it was launched one year ago and the Irishman has revealed that he will be sharing the fruits of that success.

The Bernabeu outfit were one of the most active clubs in the summer transfer window, spending big to appease returning manager Zinedine Zidane ahead of the new season.

The electronics and appliances retailer saw an 11.3 per cent increase in sales, on a comparable basis, at its JB Hi-Fi stores and online sales in Australia.

A Melbourne-based mum-of-three has seen a huge spike in sales for her children's brand after one of her products was featured on Khloe Kardashian's Instagram profile this week.

A report by Mintel shows that a million Britons have switched to decaf coffee in the past 12 months. India Sturgis and Richard Kieswick gave their verdict on a selection of the best decaf coffees.

High street brand Ghost have revealed profits from online sales of it's Anouk dress will go to NHS charities. The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, opted for the gown for last week's Clap for Carers.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps had announced a desire to speed up the current plan for a prohibition which would favour electric replacements by 2040.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JORDAN SEWARD: Sam Jones has gone from car salesman to boxing manager in three years. He has struck a deal with Floyd Mayweather and works with Joe Joyce.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as a surge in July retail sales and Walmart's robust results eased fears of a recession in the world's largest economy, one day after a massive sell-off.

The Mazda 2 is the fourth member of a line-up that includes the CX-5 sports utility vehicle, the svelte Mazda 6 saloon and estate and the Mazda3 hatchback and fastback

Amazing to think that Toyota is celebrating its 50th anniversary of sales in Britain.

US sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55 per cent in the week ending March 21, according to market research firm Nielsen.

Beer, flavored malt and cider sold 17% more than in the same week in March 2019. But more staggeringly, online sales of alcohol for March increased by 291% on the previous year.

Wine (stock image) has been the most popular drink of lockdown, according to research, followed by lager, gin and whisky. Grocery sales also climbed to £10.8billion in March.

In Johannesburg alone, daily sales of pineapples have soared from 10,000 to 10,000 and the price per kilogram has doubled.

The video posted to social media shows the mother, Kathy Byczynski, of Ottawa, Illinois, ordering her daughter, Alayna, to get ready to make a run to the store and stock up on some wine.

Property website Zoopla said some 373,000 property transactions are stuck in the pipeline as people are effectively stopped from moving home.

Kingfisher, which also owns Screwfix, saw sales shoot up 38 per cent in the third week of March. Online sales jumped by a quarter as people avoided shops as the threat of the virus became clear.

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher will host a video conference call with the trade body for estate agents to discuss how people can safely begin buying, selling and moving home again.

Britain's biggest car-maker is making a bid to kick-start the dormant car sales market and entice customers into buying new vehicles despite the coronavirus lockdown.

Primark's owner Associated British Foods said it has furloughed 68,000 Primark workers across Europe and looking to start discussions with landlords to seek help with their lease payments.

The group, which has scrapped its dividend for shareholders and furloughed 16,500 staff, saw its share price jump over 19 per cent earlier today.

While the group got off to a strong start this year, social distancing, Government lockdown interventions and economic uncertainty have started to take their toll.

The US social media group said 14m more users are using its platform every day compared to a year ago, taking the total number to 166m.

Laxman Narasimhan, chief executive of Reckitt Benckiser, said sales of condoms had been hit in the UK and Italy - but not in China, where restrictions are being lifted.

The grocer said its decision to stop people ordering bottled mineral water helped it complete 6,000 extra orders a week.

Laxman Narasimhan, chief executive of Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Durex condoms, said sales of condoms had been hit particularly hard in UK and Italy.

Juwai, Asia's biggest property sales site for overseas investors, has revealed why Chinese buyers are really interested in Australia - and expects their interest to surge in 2020.

The yen has seen the biggest increase with 2019 sales rising 42% compared with the year before - despite sterling falling against the currency.

Sony's comic-book adaptation Bloodshot, with Vin Diesel, grossed an estimated $9.3million from 2,861 venues from Friday to Sunday in the US and Canada.

Domino's Pizza has lifted its net profit to $69.2million for the first half of the year - and it's all thanks to customers ordering in while 'binge watching' TV.    

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Proposals to take the current La Liga table as final and use them to decide European places for next season has sent shockwaves through the Spanish game.

A dog is not just for Christmas. Chocolate is not just for Easter. Low-alcohol beer is not just for Dry January - at least, that appears to be the case when it comes to sales trends.

The scheduled launch date of September is likely to be missed due to 'practical hurdles' relating to the supply chain, Japanese news site Nikkei reports.

The site, which will be called MarketLink, will open in November and will stock everything from kitchen appliances to furniture as well as mirror Amazon and eBay.

The Competition and Markets Authority has sounded the alarm over the problem as online reviews influence an estimated £23 billion of transactions a year in the UK alone.

A dog is not just for Christmas. Chocolate is not just for Easter. Low-alcohol beer is not just for Dry January - at least, that appears to be the case when it comes to sales trends.

Company said it is confident that Honda's 6 new models led by NAVI will reinvent two-wheeler mobility in India

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Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers of local stocks today

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State-owned Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd on Saturday said it reported a 35 per cent increase in sales of complex fertilisers, marketed under Suphala brand, last month. "Despite enormous logistic and other challenges posed by COVID-19 lockdown, Rashtriya Chemicals Fertilizers Ltd (RCF)...registered an increase of 35.47 per cent in sale of its NPK fertilizers SUPHALA in the month of April, 2020 as compared to April 2019," an official statement said. Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda congratulated the RCF for this sale performance. He expressed satisfaction that different fertiliser PSUs under his ministry are working hard to assist Indian farmers in overcoming difficulties of the lockdown announced to curb COVID-19 spread, the statement said. RCF chairman and managing director S C Mudgerikar said the company is ensuring continuous supply of fertilisers to the farmers, with adequate safety and hygiene. RCF has contributed Rs 83.56 lakh to PM-CARES Fund and

Telangana’s free registration of plain paper land sale initiative to digitally clean up its land records not only benefits its dispossessed farmers but makes land governance transparent, reports Manipadma Jena.

Who can object to washing hands regularly to improve hygiene? In Kerala, the World Bank found out that it isn't enough to promote sensible messages; it's also important that the messages do not appear to be based on ulterior motives, like sales for MNC products. Darryl D'Monte reports.

Reckitt Benckiser recorded a 13.3% rise in first quarter like-for-like sales, that was its best performance since the company was formed in 1999.