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War and AI force India Inc to rethink huge office dealsLarge office leasing deals in India are experiencing extended closing times as companies adopt a cautious approach to expansion amid geopol...
Markets poised for a positive run if geopolitical risks ease: Ambareesh BaligaMarket veteran Ambareesh Baliga sees Indian equities well-positioned if geopolitical tensions ease and macro conditions remain supportive. ...
No easy contrarian sectoral bets left? SBI MF’s Dinesh Balachandran explains what investors should do nowDinesh Balachandran, Head–Investments, SBI Funds Management, runs some of SBI Mutual Fund’s (MF) largest schemes, including SBI Contra Fund...
RBI unlikely to hike rates soon despite inflation risk, rate action only in Dec if needed: Icra's Aditi NayarThe Reserve Bank of India is expected to hold off on interest rate hikes. Inflation risks are rising due to fuel prices and monsoon uncerta...
Rs 61,000 crore FII sell-off hits bank stocks. Cheap enough for you to buy now?Foreign investors divested a massive Rs 60,655 crore from Indian bank stocks in March, a significant portion of their total equity withdraw...
ITC's FMCG show still tepid, Street shrugs off cigarettes, hotels bounceInvestors of ITC were disappointed by the September-quarter performance even as the cigarette-to-FMCG conglomerate posted double-digit grow...
Glass half empty or half full? Ravi Dharamshi on how consumption stocks will fareSome amount of positivity remains in liquor stocks in the consumption space
COVID: Restrictions likely to impact customer footfalls but have adequate stocks, say retailersRetailers are expecting an impact on customer footfalls in their stores but said they are monitoring the stocks, and have also suggested to...
FMCG cos likely to sacrifice margins for growth nowVolume and margin growth don’t sustain at the same time. One of them will have to give way to the other, says Milind Sarwate
Improvement in ITC’s FMCG business key for investor confidenceThe cigarette segment sales moved up by 3.5 per cent but its net profit declined 8 per cent. The metro markets are yet to recover to their ...
FMCG companies to divert marketing spends to influencers, not celebrities: Duff & PhelpsClose to half of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies will spend up to 50% of their marketing budgets on social media influencers po...
Dragged by extended lockdowns, FMCG sector to register flat growth in 2020: NielsenOn April 30, Nielsen had slashed the growth forecast for the FMCG sector by almost half to 5-6 per cent for 2020 citing adverse impact of t...
Intermittent lockdowns in several states disrupt FMCG firms' momentum, July outputAs the industry oscillates between lockdown and reopening in various states, companies such as Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) and ITC ...
Covid lockdown impact: In cities, pharmacies emerge as new hotspot for FMCG salesThe 35% consumer base expansion is striking since pre-pandemic, chemists accounted for around 10% of FMCG sales. Personal care and infant c...
Covid has hit income of 60% households: SurveyIn foods, modern trade shoppers reduced focus on staples, when they moved into the lockdown period but continued to shop for convenience it...
HUL Q4 results: 4 things investors should watch out forAnalysts said investors would want to hear more on the coronavirus impact on rural demand and volumes.
Manuf(r)actured in India: FMCG output to stay low as factories in red zonesAlmost half the manufacturing plants of top consumer product companies are located in Covid-19 hotspots.
FMCG output to remain scaled down as half the factories are in red zonesOut of 157 units owned by pureplay listed fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms, 68 facilities, or 43%, are in Covid-19 red zone district...
Lockdown to have "material" impact on production, sales: Dabur IndiaFMCG major Dabur India on Wednesday said the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown will have "material" impact on the company's pro...
Better prepared but need more hands: FMCG companiesThe lockdown had resulted in an exodus of workers, and states restricted movement of trucks, disrupting supply for essential goods. The min...