Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and executives at ecommerce platforms and logistics firms have flagged a tepid festive season so far, with online delivery dispatches during the first 10 days of Amazon’s Great Indian Festival and Flipkart’s Big Billion Days running 10-12% below the year-ago period. Executives attributed the slowdown to sluggish demand for premium electronics, including smartphones, home appliances and laptops, as prices of these