GST rollout: Amazon India to open 12 offline-stores in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR for its upcoming fashion sale

The sale comes just before the government is scheduled to roll out new indirect tax regime- The Goods and Service Tax. While Amazon terms it end of season sale, it is believed that the company is planning to sell its stocked products before GST kicks.. 

Mumbai, June 20: To sell off a lot of its existing inventory before GST is rolled out on July 1, e-commerce giant Amazon India is all set to open 12 temporary stores in metro cities across the nation. In a bid to popularise its fashion sale event coming up this weekend, Amazon India will open 12 stores in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru and Mumbai. With this, customers can now get the look and feel of the product and can try them which is otherwise not possible on Amazon.

The sale comes just before the government is scheduled to roll out new indirect tax regime- The Goods and Service Tax. While Amazon terms it end of season sale, it is believed that the company is planning to sell its stocked products before GST kicks. With GST, the taxation structure would change along with the change of prices on products. Arun Sirdeshmukh, head of Amazon’s fashion business, was quoted by TOI saying that the e-commerce firm has tied up with the biggest tech parks in the country. “These will act as activation and promotion for our sale. For our young consumers at these parks, this will be a good opportunity to step out and experience fashion at physical outlets”, Arun added.

To woo customers with deals and big discounts, the US retailer will offer 50-80% discount on 3 lakh units across 1,500 brands. The e-commerce giant will also come up with lucrative discounts, gifts and cashbacks. The end of season sale by Amazon India comes in close heels with similar sales from Jabong and Myntra, which are Amazon’s rival Flipkart’s fashion subsidiaries.

In the last month, Amazon had announced its Great Indian Sale where the retailer offered up to 50% off on Mobile & Accessories and Electronic gadgets while 40% – 80% off on Fashion products and Up to 70% off on Home and Kitchen appliances. Amazon India became the second largest online marketplace in the country in last few months after moving ahead of Snapdeal and has emerged as the fastest growing players in India among top horizontals.

Published Date: June 20, 2017 5:07 PM IST | Updated Date: June 20, 2017 5:08 PM IST

Avatars are coming back to Xbox and they actually look good

That avatar you like is coming back in style soon. This fall, in fact, as Microsoft is looking to bring back its Xbox Live avatars with a whole new look and variety of new options. These avatars took a back seat with the release of the Xbox One and its Kinect-focused interface, but we’ll soon be seeing them again. This time, though, Microsoft is going for a far more inclusive feel that should let you make yourself into an avatar regardless of what you look like or wish you looked like.

 

Avatars offer things like vehicles – including wheelchairs – as well as prosthetic limbs, and they don’t force cosmetic items onto any one gender. The avatars of the previous generation worked for many of us, but quite a few gamers were left in the cold when they felt like they couldn’t make themselves appear in this digital mirror.

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have been trying to get us to connect personally with their consoles and online infrastructures for years so that the idea of switching platforms will become distasteful. The more of an identity we establish on a platform, the harder it is to move away from it. Achievements, gamertags, and even gamer portraits are all ways to do this. Each company tried an avatar-based system as well, to varying effect. Sony’s Home application was perhaps the most interactive but least popular of the various options, and Home has since been decommissioned. Nintendo’s Miis are the most iconic, and people were getting pretty creative with them. The company tried to revive them with the Miitomo social networking app, but they seem to have fallen away.

Microsoft’s avatars were, for the most part, a way to see yourself and your friends on your dashboard. They popped up in a couple games, but never saw a huge amount of use. Their prominence in the Xbox 360 dashboard, however, ensured that they were always front and center. Games often offered avatar items as achievement rewards, and licensed items from properties like Star Wars and Voltron were popular, at least on my dashboard. I’m looking forward to seeing avatars come back, though I’m not sure how they’ll fit into Microsoft’s optimized Xbox One interface.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see a new Xbox One interface this fall when the Xbox One X launches, with these avatars taking a higher profile role.

Clash of clans : June 2017 Balancing Update

Greetings Chief!
 
As we continue to develop Clash of Clans, we will be releasing updates, features, balance changes, and new content for both the Builder Base and the Town Hall.  While we are proud of our accomplishments with the Builder Base, rest assured we are not forgetting about the Town Hall – in fact this update is primarily focused on your Town Hall (although there is a much requested feature for the Builder Base listed at the end!). So check out what we have in store for your Town Hall below!
 

New Defensive content updates

• NEW: Cannon level 15 (TH11)

Cannon levels 10-14 upgrade time or cost has been discounted

• NEW: Archer Tower level 15 (TH11)

Archer Tower levels 9-14 upgrade time or cost has been discounted
 

• NEW: Inferno Tower level 5 (TH11)

Inferno Tower levels 2-4 upgrade time or cost has been discounted
Inferno Tower level 4 multi-mode damage has been increased
Inferno Tower single-mode 1st stage damage has been changed to match multi-mode damage
 

New Offensive content updates

Conversely, we have also added additional levels along with balance updates to the following Troops to ensure additional offensive power is available as well.
 

• NEW: P.E.K.K.A. level 6 (TH11)

P.E.K.K.A. upgrade time or costs have been discounted across ALL levels
 

• NEW: Wizard level 8 (TH11)

Wizard levels 6-7 upgrade time or costs have been discounted

• NEW: Healer level 5 (TH11)

At last, the long-awaited new Healer level is here!

• NEW: Miner level 5 (TH11)

Miner upgrade time or costs have been discounted across ALL levels
Miner level 3 is now available at Town Hall 10 (was at TH11)
Miner levels 2-5 hitpoints have been increased

• NEW: Wall Breaker level 7 (TH11)

Wall Breaker upgrade time or costs have been discounted across ALL levels
 

• Dragon levels 4-6 hitpoints have been increased
 

• Hog Rider levels 6-7 hitpoints have been increased
 

Builder Base

• NEW: Watch Live!

We have heard your requests and we agreed it was a feature much needed! Similar to the Live Replay function in the Town Hall, if you complete your Builder Base attack before your opponent, you can now watch your opponent’s attack and see how well your Builder Base defenses perform.  

That’s all for now, Chief!  But rest assured we are still working on new stuff for both your Town Hall and Builder Base. So stay tuned as we continue to develop more exciting content!

Clash On!

- Clash Of Clans team

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