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HUL Q2 preview: Eyes on flat sales growth, muted earnings, a new CEO's plans ahead

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Packaged consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is expected to report flat to 1% year-on-year growth in its September quarter volume sales and revenues on account of... Read More


Premiumization, beauty sales aid Shoppers Stop's turnaround

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Premiumization, exclusive brand tie-ups, and an enhanced in-store experience helped Shoppers Stop Ltd increase footfalls in the three months ended 30 September after several weak... Read More


Gold glitters, but lighter: Record prices fail to dim Dhanteras glow

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- New Delhi: Indians turned up in droves at jewellery stores Saturday to buy gold and silver, keeping the Dhanteras tradition alive undeterred by the record high prices of these pr... Read More


Reliance Retail Q2 consolidated profit up 22% at Rs.3,457 crore

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd's retail arm, on Friday reported a consolidated profit of Rs.3,457 crore for the September quarter, up 22% from a year ago. ... Read More


Nestle India sees profit dip but strong sales growth amid GST adjustments

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Nestle India reported a 23.6% year-on-year drop in standalone profit to Rs.753.2 crore in the September quarter as one-time exceptional costs and higher raw material expenses wei... Read More


Urban India's spending appetite is back, but cautious

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- A calmer inflation outlook and recent tax relief have given India's urban consumers room to breathe, and to spend. Deloitte's latest consumer survey shows a rebound in discretion... Read More


Two Brothers rides India's organic food wave with Rs.110 crore funding

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Organic foods products company Two Brothers Organic Farms, based in Pune, has raised Rs.110 crore in a Series B funding round led by 360 ONE Asset, Rainmatter Investments, Narota... Read More


Reliance Consumer revives Velvette, targets HUL and Dabur in personal care

NEW DELHI, Oct. 9 -- After shaking up India's fizzy drink market, Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL) is now entering the personal care space, taking on established players such as Hindustan Unileve... Read More


With smaller packs and wider reach, Estee Lauder eyeing middle class in India, its top emerging market

Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- The Estee Lauder Companies, which sells brands such as M·A·C, Bobbi Brown, Too Faced, Clinique and Dr. Jart+, is looking to step up investments in India, its largest emergi... Read More


Tanishq unlocks locker value with new exchange plan as gold sprints on

Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- With gold prices hitting record highs and buyers turning cautious, Titan Co's Tanishq is banking on old jewellery to drive new sales-rolling out its first-ever 'zero deduction' excha... Read More