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Festive cheer shifts beyond metros as consumer brands bet big on small-town IndiaConsumer brands are turning to tier-2 and smaller cities for festive-season growth as urban consumption weakens. Titan, Nykaa, Biba, Fabind...- Reliance Retail, 7-Eleven end a five-year India franchise deal as convenience stores struggleReliance Retail and 7-Eleven are ending their five-year franchise partnership in India, with most of their nearly 60 stores set to shut aft...
- Planning a lumpsum investment in smallcap mutual funds? Check top 3 leaders and laggardsSmallcap mutual funds delivered mixed returns over the past two years. Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund emerged as the top performer, while Tat...
- Meet ube, the purple yam hoping to become India’s next matchaUbe, a purple yam from the Philippines, is gaining popularity in Indian cafes among younger consumers. Its vibrant color and unique flavor ...
- FD rates up to 8.50% for senior citizens on 5-year deposits; Check the list of banksFD interest rate for senior citizents: Senior citizens can take advantage of attractive fixed deposit interest rates from various banking i...
- Man couldn't get his Rs 170 back after stopping milk delivery; court orders dairy to pay nearly 15x the amountA Delhi consumer commission has ordered Sanjeevani Dairy Farms to refund Rs 170 retained in a customer's milk delivery app wallet after he ...
- 73% equity mutual funds lost money on lumpsum investments over last 2 years. Is your fund among them?A recent study highlighted that 73% of equity mutual funds failed to generate positive returns on lumpsum investments within a two-year tim...
- Buoyant Q2 demand for consumer goods lifts festive sales outlookConsumer demand in India saw significant growth during the July-September quarter, particularly in appliances and FMCGs. Sales of air condi...
- Planning to invest in smallcap mutual funds via SIP? Check 3 top performers and 3 laggardsTRUSTMF Small Cap Fund delivered the highest SIP return among smallcap funds over the past two years, followed by Bank of India Small Cap F...
- Fee on UPI P2M payments: How this “small” 0.4% fee can take a bigger bite out of your moneyStarting from October 15, 2026, a new 0.4% transaction fee will be applied to UPI payments exceeding Rs 2,000, while lower amounts and peer...
- Why are Kashmiri bangles and watches trending? Here’s how you can follow this Instagram trend as traditional-looking accessories turn into a fashion crazeKashmiri-inspired accessories, particularly vibrant bangles and unique bracelet-style watches, have taken social media by storm, especially...
- 81-year-old billionaire John Poindexter with no wife or children plans to spend his entire net worth reviving a Texas ghost town with just 25 residentsJohn Poindexter, an 81-year-old Texas billionaire with no wife or children, plans to use his fortune to restore Shafter, a former silver-mi...
- All 36 smallcap mutual funds deliver double digit returns in 6 months. Should you invest more or book profits?In the last six months, all 36 smallcap mutual funds have achieved impressive double-digit returns, averaging around 25.20%. This indicates...
- Honasa Consumer shares fall 5% after Rs 643 crore block deal; Peak XV, Sequoia likely sellersHonasa Consumer shares declined up to 5% after 1.4 crore shares worth Rs 643 crore changed hands in a block deal. The transaction comes aft...
- Net mopup under small savings schemes set to exceed Rs 3.6 lakh crore targetIn the first four months of the fiscal year 2026-27, net collections in small savings schemes have surged by an impressive 56% compared to ...
- Triple shock rattles India’s FMCG basket as 68% of categories lose volumeIndia's FMCG market is experiencing significant challenges as higher costs and rural income pressures affect consumption patterns, NielsenI...
- PhonePe to hire 20,000 staff, deploy 50 lakh payment devices in next yearIn an ambitious move to bolster India's digital payment landscape, PhonePe is set to hire more than 20,000 sales professionals aimed at exp...
- India’s big upgrade wave: Rs 1 crore+ homes, premium cars, Swiss watches & pricier phonesPremiumisation trend is spreading beyond affluent urban consumers, with households upgrading across homes, cars, travel, smartphones, appli...
- Entry-level hatchbacks regain ground after GST cuts, but SUVs continue to dominateTax cuts on small cars have increased their market share, rising from 2.3% to 3.3% recently. Sport utility vehicles have continued to gain ...
- Global Market: Singapore core inflation hits nearly two-year high in AugustIn August, Singapore's core inflation rose to 2.2%, surpassing both the prior month's rate and expectations. Headline consumer price inflat...
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