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McDonald’s supersizes its north and east India bet to $80 million, even as rising costs squeeze profitMcDonald's India is increasing its investment to approximately $80 million for growth and digitisation over the next two years. Surge in co...
India’s consumers are back, its stocks aren’t: Srinivasan SivabalanAmid the vibrant festive season in India, consumer demand is soaring, prompting businesses to boost sales and raise prices accordingly. How...
Ferrero sees India entering top 10 global markets, bets on premiumisation, ramps up product launchesFerrero sees India as a key market, expecting its growth in the premium chocolate segment. The company aims for sustainable growth, expandi...
Reliance Retail Q2 profit takes a hit on Qcomm pushReliance Retail Ventures reported a significant drop in net profit, down 24.5% year-on-year to ₹2,619 crore in the last quarter. Despite th...
Gen Z brands are breaching the last citadel of legacy consumer firmsIndia's Gen Z and D2C brands are challenging FMCG giants like Hindustan Unilever, ITC and Marico by expanding into kirana stores. New-age b...
Executive search defies broader job market uncertaintyIndia's executive search firms are reporting strong growth despite layoffs, AI-driven disruptions and global economic uncertainty. Leading ...
Global FMCG giants find an Indian answer to their Western slowdownGlobal consumer giants including PepsiCo, Nestle, Unilever, Pernod Ricard and Coca-Cola are increasingly looking to India for growth as dem...
Indian gold buyers get 'breathing room' from Fed before Diwali, but conditions applyThe US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75%-4.00% could give Indian gold buyers some breathing room, but pr...
Festive demand, capex to fuel India’s industrial growth in H2 FY27 despite risks: ReportFestive demand and sustained public capital expenditure are expected to support India's industrial activity in the second half of FY27, alt...
HUL sales rise 15% to hit 14-quarter high, but inflation clouds demand outlookHindustan Unilever posted a turnover of ₹18,071 crore for the September quarter, highlighting a 15% rise. Even with a price increase of 7.5...
IIP growth eases to 4-month low in September as mining output contractsSeptember witnessed a decline in India's factory output growth, falling to 6.7%, the lowest rate observed in four months. The drop is large...
Why India’s largest carmaker’s chairman believes small cars still rule the road despite the SUV crazeMaruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava highlighted the ongoing demand for small cars in India. He noted sales figures of 398,000 small cars an...
Gold demand gains traction as market enters key festive & wedding seasonBar and coin demand, meanwhile, has reportedly moderated as price momentum has eased, tempering some of the investment-related buying seen ...
Hindustan Unilever to take calibrated price hikes as commodity inflation stays high, says CEO Priya NairHindustan Unilever has raised prices by around 7.5% in response to rising input costs across its portfolio. Despite these increases, consum...
India jewellers hold off gold buying, betting prices will dropIndian jewellers are delaying gold purchases ahead of the festive season, betting that prices will fall further after dropping below $4,000...
Tata Consumer spills the tea on its whole new growth recipeTata Consumer Products reported a better-than-expected second-quarter net profit of ₹469 crore, up from ₹404 crore a year earlier, driven b...
Tata Consumer shares rally over 4% after Q2 results. Why brokerages remain bullish despite target price cutsTata Consumer Products reported 16% year-on-year profit growth in Q2FY27, while brokerages retained positive ratings but cut target prices ...
Non-life insurance to play a bigger role in financial planning over the next 25 years: ICICI LombardGeneral, or non-life, insurance is expected to play a more integral role in financial planning over the next 25 years, shows an ICICI Lomba...
India’s consumption story holds appeal, but investors are spending lessIndia's consumer and retail sector saw a 58% decline in deal value during the September quarter. The first nine months of 2026 recorded 353...
Smartphone shipments fall 20% YoY in Q3 as price hikes mute demandIn the third quarter of this year, India saw a staggering 20% drop in smartphone shipments, largely due to rising memory costs impacting ov...