Consumer
Latest updates on news, funding, market trends, and innovations driving the consumer industry in India.
Consumer
Fulcrum-backed Four Fountains Spa acquires Power Spa, charts expansion plans
Fulcrum Ventures-backed The Four Fountains Spa (TFFS) has acquired Power Spa, a five-year-old mobile spa service provider, for an undisclosed ......
Consumer
Asian Paints acquires 51% stake in kitchen components maker Sleek Group
Asian Paints Ltd has forayed into the kitchen components business by acquiring 51 per cent in one of the top ......
Consumer
Qatar Investment Authority may make $12.1B bid for Marks & Spencer
British retailer Marks & Spencer was at the center of fresh bid speculation on Sunday, with takeover talk resurfacing after ......
Consumer
Baring PE India invests around $45M in Dabur
Baring Private Equity Partners India (Baring PE India) has invested around Rs 225-250 crore ($45 million) to acquire stake in ......
Consumer
Genesis Colors eyeing IPO in 1-3 years
PE-backed Genesis Colors Pvt Ltd (GCPL), which had earlier put its proposed public float on the backburner, is planning to ......
Consumer
Mid-scale hotel market is underserved, poses huge opportunity: Naveen Jain of Duet India
Duet India Hotels, part of Henry Gabay and Alain Schibl-founded private equity fund manager Duet Group with more than $2.5 ......
Consumer
Future Ventures' food vertical should generate Rs 1,000Cr in revenue by FY14: CEO KK Rathi
After a much bandied initial public offer in which shares were issued at par value, Future Ventures has had a ......
Consumer
A peek at how Zara's Indian unit beats its own parent in operating efficiency
Spanish fashion retail giant Inditex, which operates through high-end fashion brands such as Zara and Massimo Dutti, is known for ......
Consumer
Tree House acquiring national pre-school chain Brainworks
Pre-school management company Tree House Education & Accessories Ltd has entered into a term sheet to acquire 100 per cent ......
Consumer
How a bunch of pony-tailed CXOs are creating one of India's biggest hotel chains
Some years ago, Patu Keswani, a pony-tailed entrepreneur, dreamt of becoming India’s biggest hotelier. But the owner of Lemon Tree ......
