The bulk of orders for goods such as washing machines and refrigerators came from India's smaller towns and cities, said Amit Agarwal, adding offerings like extended warranties and same day installation paid off.

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Search and seizure operations were conducted at dawn by the CCI at the offices of India's United Breweries, Denmark's Carlsberg and the world's largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) in at least two Indian cities, said the three people, including one government source and an industry source.