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This Festive Season, ‘Add More Love’ with Samsung’s Never Before Offers on QLED TVs, Appliances, Get Upto 25% Instant Discount, 15% Cashback
MUMBAI: Elevating the festive spirit this season, Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics and smartphone brand, has launched its ‘Add More Love’ festival campaign offering exclusive deals and assured gifts for consumers across India. Consumers purchasing select Samsung products such as QLED TVs, 4K UHD TVs, Refrigerators, Microwave Ovens, Digital Inverter Air Conditioners, Eco Bubble and Top Load Washing Machines, among others, will get up to 25% instant discount. They can also avail up to 15% additional cashback with Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, RBL Bank and ICICI Bank debit and credit cards.
During the offer period, valid till October 30, 2019, consumers purchasing select models of Samsung QLED TVs will get assured gifts such as Galaxy S10 smartphone worth INR 61,900 and Galaxy A50 worth INR 21,490. With the purchase of select 4K UHD TVs, consumers will get complimentary gifts such as Galaxy M30 worth INR 17,990 and Google Home Mini worth INR 4,999. With select Samsung AddWash Washing Machine models, customers will get a 23 liter Microwave Oven free.
Consumers purchasing Samsung Convection Microwave Ovens will get a 2-piece Borosil set. Samsung is also offering free installations on Digital Inverter Air Conditioners, 12-year Warranty on Digital Invertor Motor of select Washing Machines and unique finance offers on select Refrigerators.
Additionally, Samsung will also offer attractive zero down payment EMIs for as low as INR 1,078 per month for Smart TVs, one down payment of INR 11,111 and 24 EMIs of INR 11,111 for Samsung Family Hub Refrigerators and waiver of one EMI if the customer chooses to pay in 20 installments for select Refrigerators and many more.
“This festive season, Samsung wishes to bring families and friends together with its innovative products and consumer offers. It is an opportunity for us to enhance the festivities through our special offers combined with best prices across Samsung’s diverse product range. We are committed to bring unparalleled technology to our consumers and these offers are a testament to that commitment. We believe that these offers will further enhance our market leadership and add more joy to this festive season,” said Raju Pullan, Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India.
“To offer world class customer service, we have built a network of over 3,000 service points and 535 service vans. These vans provide service in every corner of the country, making Samsung’s service network the largest in this industry in India,” Pullan added.
The festive offers will be applicable on purchase of select products from Samsung Exclusive stores, select multi brand retail stores, and leading electronics stores across India except for Kerala
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Wipro hires 7,500 freshers, withholds FY27 hiring outlook
Profit rises to Rs 3,522 crore, Rs 15,000 crore buyback announced.
MUMBAI- Hiring may be on, but visibility is off, Wipro is adding talent even as it pauses the crystal ball. The company hired 7,500 freshers in FY26 but stopped short of offering any hiring outlook for FY27, underscoring the uncertainty gripping the IT services sector as it pivots towards an AI-led operating model.
The disclosure came alongside its fourth-quarter earnings, where management flagged volatile demand conditions and refrained from committing to future workforce expansion. Chief human resources officer Saurabh Govil noted that over 3,000 of the total hires were onboarded in the March quarter alone, signalling continued intake despite a lack of clarity on deployment pipelines.
This divergence active hiring without forward guidance reflects a broader industry pattern where talent acquisition continues even as deal conversions remain uneven and client spending cycles stretch. Wipro expects its IT services revenue for the June quarter to range between a decline of 2 per cent and flat growth sequentially in constant currency terms, reinforcing near-term caution.
Chief executive officer Srini Pallia pointed to artificial intelligence as both a disruptor and an opportunity. He said evolving client priorities are pushing the company towards outcome-driven engagements, with Wipro increasingly focusing on a services-as-software model through its AI Native Business and Platforms unit. The shift marks a structural change from traditional headcount-led growth to AI-enabled delivery frameworks.
The company has already committed over $1 billion to its AI ecosystem, with investors closely watching how these investments translate into revenue. For now, the numbers present a mixed picture. Net profit rose sequentially to Rs 3,522 crore, while revenue grew 3 per cent to Rs 24,236 crore. However, core IT services performance remained under pressure, with full-year revenue declining 0.3 per cent in dollar terms and 1.6 per cent in constant currency.
Large deal bookings offered a counterpoint, rising 45.4 per cent year-on-year to $7.8 billion, highlighting a widening gap between deal wins and actual revenue realisation. On a quarterly basis, IT services revenue slipped 1.2 per cent sequentially, signalling continued softness in execution.
Margins, however, told a more optimistic story. Operating margins expanded to 17.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, up from 14.8 per cent in the previous quarter, reflecting improved cost discipline. That said, the company cautioned that upcoming wage hikes and the ramp-up of large deals could exert pressure going forward.
Attrition stood at 13.8 per cent in the March quarter, indicating stabilisation after periods of elevated churn. Alongside its earnings, Wipro also announced a Rs 15,000 crore share buyback, reinforcing its focus on shareholder returns, with a payout ratio of 88 per cent over the past three years.
Taken together, the numbers capture a company in transition investing in AI, maintaining hiring momentum, but navigating a demand environment where growth is uneven and visibility remains limited.
