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Online marketplaces influence 73% of purchases: Deloitte-Ficci report

Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- Consumers are increasingly relying on digital channels for their purchases, with online marketplaces being the most influential in shaping buying decisions, according to a report by... Read More


Simone Tata admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Simone Tata, the 95-year-old mother of Noel Tata and stepmother of the late Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata, has been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai following a severe i... Read More


GST relief to boost consumer spending, lift FMCG sector's growth

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day announcement of long-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms has raised hopes of consumer goods becoming cheaper, giving relief ... Read More


FMCG giants focus on online advertising

mumbai, Aug. 15 -- Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Marico Ltd, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, and other consumer goods companies are allocating 30-50% of their media budgets for online advertising, in a shift ... Read More


United Spirits hikes liquor prices 30-35% in Maharashtra after excise duty surge

NEW DELHI, Aug. 14 -- United Spirits Ltd (USL), the Indian arm of global liquor major Diageo Plc, has hiked liquor prices in Maharashtra by 30-35%, following the state government's decision to raise e... Read More


Rural sector, small towns boost FMCG Q1 sales by 14%, small packs rule

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- India's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry reported a 13.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) sales growth in value terms and a 6% rise in volumes during the quarter ended June, powered ... Read More


India's consumer giants put their ad money where the shoppers are

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Marico Ltd, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, and other consumer goods companies are allocating 30-50% of their media budgets for online advertising, in a strate... Read More


Bata India overhauls strategy amidst stiff competition, weak demand

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Footwear retailer Bata India Ltd is embarking on a broad transformation plan to refresh its products, retail experience, and supply chain agility as it faces a softer market and ... Read More


Marico's Saugata Gupta on why kirana shops are a source of competitive edge

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Marico Ltd is focused on accelerating growth, after emerging from last year's intense competition made worse by high commodity prices. To tide over these challenges, the fast-moving... Read More


Tariff woes: Apparel exporters eye UK, EU

new delhi, Aug. 11 -- Indian textile and apparel exporters are redrawing their global playbooks as a sudden US tariff hike threatens a market that comprises a major share of their shipments. Big names... Read More