Changing consumer trends: Premium outperforms mass as ‘new’ India seeks quality of lifeDemand for premium products, including hair serums and fabric conditioners, has grown significantly in the last two years, driven by increa...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Indians finally buying ecofriendly products? Yes, but only if it’s pocket-friendlyData by market researcher GfK India showed the contribution by volume, or number of units sold, for energy saving ACs with four and five st...
11 Mar, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Colgate India Q2 Results: Firm beats earnings estimates on price increasesConsumer packaged goods makers across the globe have jacked up prices of everything from toothpaste to coffee as the Russia-Ukraine war and...
20 Oct, 2022, 03.30 PM IST
Covid gave a boost to margins. Will it sustain?India Inc is leaving no stone unturned to protect margins amid topline pressure but not all companies would be able to retain the edge
21 Dec, 2020, 12.54 PM IST
ASCI upholds complaints against 229 misleading advertisementsThe Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) examined complaints against 344 advertisements, of which 74 advertisers ensured prompt co...
22 May, 2019, 05.06 PM IST
Lower royalty payout is likely to boost EPS of MNCs’ local unitsHUL is expected to pay 3.4 per cent of EBITDA as royalty in FY2019
08 Jan, 2019, 08.52 AM IST
Consumer goods makers see spike in rural demandNearly 40% of all branded products of daily use are sold in rural areas, home to about 800 million people whose purchasing behaviour depend...
01 Feb, 2018, 11.32 PM IST
GST deep impact: Here are real winners and losers of tax revampThe main beneficiaries of the new GST, include steelmakers and some consumer goods.
19 May, 2017, 03.16 PM IST
Yoga Gurus: The leaders behind India's hottest consumer productsRamdev, Ravi Shankar, Gurmeet Ram Rahim and Jaggi Vasudev are among leaders lending their names to everything from honey, herbal remedies t...
01 Dec, 2016, 08.09 AM IST
Poor demand still a drag on FMCG companies’ revenue growthInvestors in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies will have little to cheer as the current earnings season unveils itself.
21 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
After investors, FMCG companies may have some cheer for consumersWhile investors of FMCG stocks have been a happy lot in the past couple of years, it may now be time for FMCG consumers to rejoice.
12 Mar, 2015, 07.51 AM IST
ITC, Godrej Consumer, United Spirits & Jubilant Foods top bets in consumer sector for 2015: CLSA"ITC, Godrej Consumer, United Spirits and Jubilant Foods are our positive recommendations while we remain negative on HUL and Colgate."
02 Jan, 2015, 02.41 PM IST
FMCG firms may get high brand investments in Q3During Sept quarter, while most firms managed savings on raw material cost, they had to spend a lot on promoting their brands in the face o...
21 Nov, 2013, 05.37 AM IST
Pressure on margins amidst intensifying competition in store for Colgate PalmoliveOral care major Colgate Palmolive's June quarter performance was not very different from what we have seen in case of other consumer goods ...
30 Jul, 2013, 03.56 PM IST
Despite high spend on advertisements, FMCG companies such as HUL, Dabur, Colgate Palmolive others see low volume growthOthers such as ITC, Asian Paints and Kansai Nerolac club their ad spends under the head ‘other expenses’ which, in their case, is also at a...
05 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Union Budget 2011: FMCG stocks surge by up to 8 pc on proposed increase in I-T slab
FMCG companies today surged by upto eight per cent at Bombay Stock Exchange, on anticipation of a rise in consumer spending after the Budge...
28 Feb, 2011, 06.06 PM IST
- Fast-moving consumers still don't prefer low-unit packs
Low-unit packs of most food and non-food FMCG categories have shown slower (value) growth during April-June 2008 vis-a-vis April-June 2007.
01 Aug, 2008, 03.02 AM IST