Honasa’s Ghazal Alagh takes a swipe at Lakmé on X; later deletes postA public row has erupted between Honasa Consumer and Hindustan Unilever’s Lakme over sunscreen claims. Accusing Lakme of copying and backbi...
15 Apr, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Ghazal Alagh vs Hindustan Unilever: FMCG upstarts daring giantsIndia's FMCG sector is witnessing a surge in D2C brands challenging established giants like HUL, leading to market share competition, espec...
15 Apr, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
Cosmetics companies turn up the heat over sunscreen 'truth'Ghazal Alagh, cofounder of Honasa Consumer, criticised large FMCG brands like HUL for complacency due to limited competition. This follows ...
15 Apr, 2025, 08.55 AM IST
What lies ahead for India's e-commerce market? Arvind Singhal answersSo, I personally and I am not necessarily repeating what the finance minister said a couple of days ago, one quarter should not necessarily...
19 Dec, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
D2C more serious competition than traditional competence: Page IndustriesThe Indian innerwear market, worth $6.3 billion, is estimated to account for 9% of the total domestic fashion retail segment but is highly ...
19 Dec, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
There’s still scope for huge growth in India: Manu JainIndia is special. It is our first major success outside of China. Now we are taking the learnings from India to other markets like Banglade...
01 Dec, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
How brothers Hemant and Vinay are planning to take Old Monk back to its iconic statusAs the young blood now take charge after the passing of their octogenarian uncle Brigadier Kapil Mohan -- the longest serving chairman of M...
18 Jan, 2018, 07.55 AM IST
It’s not enough to talk about strategy, the key is execution: Al Rajwani, CEO of P&G in IndiaHis India strategies are going to be in the areas of driving physical distribution harder as well as having the right value.
23 Sep, 2015, 05.15 AM IST
MDH, Everest & other curry masala companies keep recipes secret, alter product to stay up in Rs 6,500-crore marketInnovation seems to be the key in staying ahead in the competition with the companies looking at new ways to enhance the visibility of thei...
24 Feb, 2015, 06.57 PM IST
How HUL CEO Sanjiv Mehta is taking forward the process of embracing the marketConvinced that new consumers can be found in heaps in the mosaic that is the Indian market, Mehta is giving his managers a new structure to...
23 Sep, 2014, 11.34 AM IST
How Varun Berry is changing the way Britannia functionsBerry has been tightening left, right and centre. He’s been nudging sales managers to step out of office and engage more with trade partner...
02 Sep, 2014, 10.26 AM IST
Hindustan Unilever wants to be agile with spirit of small company: Harish ManwaniAs part of the agility drive, an initiative called "project sunset" has been pioneered by HUL for quick decision making.
02 May, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
Expect India’s micro picture to look a lot better in 3-4 quarters: Nilesh Shah, Envision Capital"I believe that maybe three to four quarters down the line, the micro picture could look a lot better than what it looks today."
02 Jun, 2013, 07.20 AM IST
Hiring pause: How not to lose your heart when you lose your jobCorporate high flyers who have been grounded by their companies are coping by reinventing themselves, as entrepreneurs or by acquiring new ...
27 Aug, 2012, 04.33 PM IST
- Brand Americana facing image problem
GM is battling bankruptcy possibilities, Ford selling overseas buyouts and Chrysler’s fate hangs on current owner Cerberus. Highest paid co...
16 Sep, 2008, 10.30 AM IST
- The 'Mistress Syndrome' in business decision-making
For Indian companies to become global challengers, it is imperative that they acquire within India and abroad to get scale.
21 Aug, 2007, 01.23 AM IST
- Many dentrifice smiles increase his face value
Nikhil Nanda has created a successful business of supplying dental care products to the world.
07 May, 2007, 03.21 AM IST