- Premium consumer goods high in demand
The segment grew by around 25% during the period up to September on a yearly basis.
- LG plans to set up Rs 500-cr unit in South
LG Electronics India (LGEIL) is scouting for a suitable location in the South, possibly Hyderabad or Chennai, to house a new facility.
- Sound of music falls silent with music phones
After the untimely demise of popular consumer electronics items such as the transistor, VCR and the walkman, it's perhaps time to bid farew...
- Colour TVs brighten up big picture; sales grow 2%
Television makers seem to have been spared the gloom of slowdown. Thanks to consumer spends, both in urban and rural markets, colour televi...
Consumer durables: Staying alive, staying strongThe consumer durable sector is showing signs of considerable resilience.
- It’s not all gloom
There are buyers in the market provided pricing is right.
- Rural India speaks volumes for durables
High-value goods such as televisions, refrigerators, washing machines and microwave ovens have seen double-digit volume growth during the y...
- October may not be festive enough for durables majors
Durable companies like LG Electronics and Philips India is the current US-led global financial crisis wreaking havoc with consumer sentimen...
- Industry figure more durable than IIP’s
Growth in the consumer durable sector is not just durable but accelerating, contrasting Indian government’s official production data which ...
- Samsung, LG feel heat in AC market
There is a kind of displacement going on in the AC market and big guns are being toppled either by newbies or also-rans.
- New MP3 models to flood market
With the MP3 player market set to grow from 3.65 lakh to 5.5 lakh units in calendar 2007.
- Logitech to launch non-IT peripherals
Imagine having the perfect ambience for your romantic dinner or getting that theatre like experience while watching your favourite movies, ...
- Nokia fails to match GSM handset mkt growth
The GSM handset market is growing at such a scorching pace that even with a 100% growth in volumes, the market leader and dominant player, ...
- Nokia fails to keep pace with GSM handset mkt growth
The GSM handset market is growing at such a scorching pace that even with a 100% growth in volumes, the market leader and dominant player, ...
- Upbeat consumer mood gives durable industry a leg-up
Despite price hikes made to offset rising costs, an upbeat consumer mood has the enabled consumer durable industry to record a significant ...
- High-end durables steal the show
A massive jump in big ticket purchases by consumers in ‘06 has helped the Rs 20,000-crore consumer durable industry break the price erosion...
- Durables cos sales rise 10% in H1
On the back of a robust semi-urban and rural demand, the consumer durable industry is recording upbeat growth trends.