FMCG sales from kiranas grow amid pandemicWhile kiranas remained a strong channel for groceries, the pandemic accelerated the shift to online purchase of pricier items such as consu...
11 Feb, 2022, 09.28 PM IST
Ecommerce accounts for nearly a third of several electronic categories, research showsE-commerce contribution to total FMCG sales touched an all-time high of 2.8% in 2020 up from 1.9% a year back. Large manufacturers like Hin...
20 Feb, 2021, 07.08 AM IST
Bright spots: Small-town demand story a bestseller in times of CovidAnalysts say government spend directed at rural India, reverse migration that happened mid-year and the general good performance of agricul...
11 Dec, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
Cookie demand grows while biscuit sales slowCity slickers are munching more cookies these days, although the rural folk have gone easy on them.
27 Aug, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
BARC India appoints Rohit Sarma, Kumar Rao in senior rolesSarma has spent over 20 years in the FMCG and media sectors across India and South Asia with companies like ITC, Diageo, Turner and HT Medi...
10 Jul, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
BARC India set to issue RFP for digital measurementBroadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India is earing up to measure the digital viewership, providing audience measurement beyond tele...
15 Feb, 2016, 07.21 PM IST
Whirlpool, Videocon, Panasonic miffed with GfK-Nielsen India's under reportingGfK-Nielsen is the only agency that tracks retail sales of consumer products such as consumer electronics, domestic appliances, telecom and...
24 Sep, 2012, 11.16 AM IST
- Nielsen pays Rs 1 lakh fine for violating Companies Act
Nielsen has paid a fee of Rs 1 lakh after it admitted to violations of section 297 of the Indian Companies Act by doing business with other...
20 Jun, 2012, 02.46 AM IST
- Nokia's 'smart' viral campaign attack leaves Samsung fuming
Nokia has launched an aggressive viral campaign, comparing its Lumia with rivals such as Samsung Galaxy, to revive its fortunes in the Indi...
11 Apr, 2012, 01.54 AM IST
- Multiple price increases hit durables market; firms see bleak 2012
Sales of air-conditioners have slumped while those of refrigerators and washing machines have slowed this year as consumers postpone highva...
12 Dec, 2011, 04.34 AM IST
- A weak summer crimps sales of air conditioners
In 2010, its market stood at 3 mn units and was estimated to touch 3.6 mn this year, a figure that industry insiders say may be hard to ach...
10 Sep, 2011, 03.20 AM IST
- Market research in India is a monopolistic business
Market leaders complaining about the inaccuracy of market share data could be about monoliths being cut down to size.
03 Jun, 2011, 04.20 AM IST
- Rural India gadget-savvy too: Gfk Nielsen
Indians living in rural areas are just about as gadget-savvy as those residing in cities, according to a study conducted by global market r...
27 Jan, 2011, 02.37 AM IST
- IDC, GfK give differing handset sales data
Handset makers such as Nokia, Samsung and Micromax happily agree with the estimates of the agency that rates them better and question the f...
06 Jan, 2011, 11.45 AM IST
- 70% of mobiles sold in Jan-Nov, 2010, were Nokias or Samsungs
The two handset-makers cornering almost 70 per cent of the market during the period in terms of total sales revenue.
02 Jan, 2011, 09.31 PM IST
- Nokia slips, Chinese G'Five pips Samsung to No. 2 slot
The churn in the Indian mobile handset industry continues unabated and if the latest industry figures are anything to go by, Finnish handse...
29 Dec, 2010, 06.54 AM IST
- Web addresses exceed world's population
Internet is growing in dimensions every second, so much so that there are more addresses than there are people on Earth, claims the team be...
30 Jul, 2009, 05.07 PM IST