Food giants focus on the fine print to serve you rightIndian consumers are increasingly looking beyond prices and focusing on product labels, ingredients and nutrition details while making food...
15 Jul, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
India's richer middle class is living a more dollar-linked life while earning in rupeesDollar spending India: The country's expanding middle class now spends more on foreign goods and services. International travel and oversea...
09 Jul, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Preparing Your Brand for Agentic AIAI agents are transforming brand-consumer relationships. The authors explore how brands must adapt to a new retail environment in which con...
03 Jul, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk | Why some NRIs pay zero tax on mutual fund gains in India: Sreepriya NS of Entrust Family Office explainsNRIs are increasingly viewing India as a prime long-term investment hub, attracted by its growth potential and tax efficiencies under certa...
03 Jul, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Inside Samsung's strategy to own every tier of the Smart appliance marketSamsung's new Bespoke AI refrigerator range targets India's growing premium appliance market with a three-tiered strategy. From practical D...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
German car, designer bag, luxury watch? CA says none of these prove you're actually rich. Here's what really mattersCA Nitin Kaushik challenges the notion that luxury goods signify wealth. He argues that visible status symbols like premium cars or designe...
07 Jun, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
Measures like tax relief, import curbs can shield India from West Asia crisis: ReportIndia must adopt tax moderation and targeted import curbs to boost exports and shield against the West Asia crisis. A report suggests restr...
27 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
China luxury market trends: Why consumers are shifting to frugal and online shoppingWhen Beijinger Jacqueline Li first heard one of her favourite luxury department stores in the city was closing, she was shocked -- until sh...
27 May, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Gravity-defying Korean stock boom sparks wild Rolex, Bentley luxury shopping spreeSouth Korea's Kospi market surge has fueled a luxury goods boom, with teenagers and young adults leading the spending spree. Pent-up consum...
19 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
GST cuts could boost consumption, support domestic manufacturing: Amnish AggarwalAmnish Aggarwal highlights that potential GST reductions on daily-use and durables could boost consumer sentiment and domestic consumption....
18 Aug, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Too much focus on luxe buys isn't chicTo curb income tax evasion, India has expanded the list of high-value purchases subject to a 1% TCS, targeting underreported income among t...
25 Apr, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
China's booming grey markets add woes to luxury brandsChina's second-hand and grey luxury markets are expanding due to rising brand prices and economic slowdowns. Platforms like DeWu offer sign...
21 Oct, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Why Gucci price hikes know no boundsLuxury goods tend to stretch the price frontier, but their inflationary effects are swept aside by minuscule consumption.
11 Apr, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
Jaitley sees GST rate cut on cement, ACs, TVs with rise in revenueThe Goods and Services Tax (GST), which subsumed 17 local taxes, was rolled out on July 1, 2017.
27 Jul, 2018, 08.49 PM IST
GST rate on consumer durables should be 18%: CEAMACategorising consumer goods as items of mass consumption, the association has requested that the rate on all consumer durable products be k...
07 Nov, 2016, 06.07 PM IST
- Gems & Jewellery export likely to decline: Kothari
The Indian gems and jewellery export account for around 17 billion dollars.
10 Oct, 2006, 03.00 PM IST
- Bubble-breaker
Assocham on Monday sought removal of special excise duty on aerated soft drinks, saying it would provide a level playing field to the indus...
04 Feb, 2003, 02.22 AM IST