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64% of employers in travel and hospitality industry expanding workforce: TeamLease report

Booking.com has witnessed a favorable repeat direct booking behavior from consumers using mobile apps compared to direct bookings on desktop or mobile in the first quarter of 2024 (Image: unsplash)

According to TeamLease Services’ Employment Outlook Report (EOR) for first-half of the fiscal year 2025, 64% of employers in the travel and hospitality industry are expanding their workforce as they adapt to growing demand, while 19% report reductions, and 17% indicate no change in workforce size

Zomato to train 10,000 women in logistics

Zomato aims to improve gender inclusion in logistics

Zomato has provided benefits like shorter distance deliveries, period rest leaves, and maternity benefits (such as monetary cover and assistance throughout pregnancy and childbirth) to its female delivery partners

Distributors’ body expresses concerns over quick commerce firms’ deep discount practices

AICPDF pointed out the swift growth of these platforms, stating that it creates major challenges for traditional retail.

AICPDF warned that if FMCG companies fail to act against these ‘harmful practices,’ it will launch a mass non-cooperation movement against them.

GenAI demand skyrockets 411% globally since 2019; India leads in AI/ML job postings

The report explores four key areas to provide a comprehensive overview of AI's evolving role in the advertising landscape

As per Cornerstone’s SkyHive data, India led with 4.1 percent of its job postings focused on AI/ML and nearly 18 percent of data analytics jobs, reflecting its growing role in the global AI landscape between January and July 2024.

IMS rollout could curtail festive sales opportunity for retailers: Empower India

Indian retailer (Image: Unsplash)

The primary objective of the IMS is to streamline the input tax credit (ITC) claim process. However, according to Empower India, the lack of preparation will not only increase the compliance burden but also impede the efficient deployment of the capital

Unicommerce appoints Pranay Kale as Head of Sales, Vaibhav Mehrotra as Marketing Head

Unicommerce expands leadership team with new hires

Pranay Kale has more than 18 years of experience in the SaaS industry and has worked across BFSI, technology, manufacturing as well as other verticals globall

Surrogate ads draft rules | Festive season to boost AdEx | Brands splurge on influencers

The public draft for the new rules of surrogate advertising concerning the alcohol-beverage industry by the Department of Consumer Affairs has been finalized (Image: Unsplash)

Storyboard18 brings you top five news updates from the world of advertising, marketing and business of brands.

Festive season boosts demand for gig workers, employers plan to hire 10 lakh workers

AI/ML industries have continued to witness a boost in hiring at above 26 percent in January 2025.

Employers prefer gig workers with 1-5 years of experience. Only 10.7 percent of surveyed employers were open to hiring gig workers with no prior experience

88% of Indian organizations open to global hiring for AI roles: Report

80 percent of the Indian organizations said that high salary expectations have deterred them from hiring AI talent (Photo: Unsplash)

According to Deel report, 80 organizations said that high salary expectations have deterred them from hiring AI talent. On the other hand, 56 percent of the respondents cited fierce competition from other companies as a significant challenge in attracting AI talent.