Business is booming in Ayodhya's kirana storesKirana stores in Ayodhya have stocked up 32% more products compared to last year, anticipating increased demand from the Ram temple inaugur...
20 Jan, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
Consumer companies do not want to leave distributors on marginsWhile most distributors earn fixed margins between 3-6% irrespective of sales, variables usually include additional margins on reaching def...
08 Jan, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
Weak rural demand set to hit consumer goods sales in Q3Rural demand for daily household products and groceries has been challenging in villages, potentially impacting the overall consumer goods ...
03 Jan, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
'Consumer staples may stay costly this festive season'The weakening of the rupee against the dollar has added to the woes of imported consumer staples like edible oils. Mallick said if the rupe...
22 Aug, 2023, 11.21 PM IST
IPL 2023: Will advertising slowdown play spoilsport?India's biggest media property is staring at multiple headwinds as the rights holders seek to monetise the property, including a decline in...
17 Jan, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
Rural slowdown mainly in the Hindi belt, patchy rains a reason, say companies"We have seen credit pressure, liquidity pressure coming in rural business and more so in the rural heartland, which is more UP and Bihar. ...
08 Nov, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
FMCG sales dip in September as traders go slow on stockingSales of groceries had risen 6% month-on-month in August, reversing consecutive sequential decline in the past three months, according to t...
04 Oct, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine conflict: India Inc frets over spiking crude, input costsBiscuits and confectionery maker Parle Products said the geopolitical situation is going to have a huge effect on crude oil prices and impa...
24 Feb, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
FMCG market expands 10% in JanuaryEven in discretionary products like televisions, refrigerators and smartphones, leading companies said they have grown sales at a double-di...
04 Feb, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Indians put brakes on grocery spending as prices rose in 2021A 1.3% expansion in rural areas during the year was offset by a slump in the cities where demand fell 1.1%. For most companies, urban areas...
03 Feb, 2022, 01.32 AM IST
FMCG market shrinks 0.5% in Q2 on higher base, low demandA year ago, September quarter growth was the highest in three years, helped by an increase in hygiene category purchases and out-of-home sn...
01 Nov, 2021, 09.08 AM IST
Parle Products forays into cereals categoryThrough 'Hide & Seek Fills', Parle Products aims to produce nutritious cereals for an energizing breakfast and strengthen its product portf...
16 Sep, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Parle set for a fight with Kellogg's, Nestle; to roll out breakfast cerealsDemand in the ready-to-eat products category has been growing amid the coronavirus-led restrictions that have kept most people at home. The...
13 Sep, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
Reverse migration didn’t spur rural consumption, say companiesThe average purchase of households that claimed to have migrated from towns remained the same as non-migrants throughout the period of lock...
02 Sep, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
Consumer sales swell as demand crowds unlocked marketsSales of these categories increased 30-40% from the same period of June, manufacturers and dealers said. These also expanded 10-20% despite...
20 Jul, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
FMCG sales up nearly 40% in June as states unlock“Since April, there has been a gradual sales increase every month and June saw robust demand and recovery,” said Krishnarao Buddha, senior ...
05 Jul, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
FMCG sales see second consecutive drop in May. In April, sales had shrunk 16%. About a fourth of all kirana outlets were shut during the month while month-on-month orders dropped 8%.
10 Jun, 2021, 08.22 AM IST