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Consumer
Consumer firms scarred in June quarter as shoppers swerve most in pandemic
Nine in 10 Indian listed consumer-focussed companies recorded a decline in sales during the April-June quarter that saw the full ......
General
Grapevine: Reliance eyes minority stake in Future Consumer; Piramal to sell glass biz
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is looking to pick up a minority stake in Future Group’s consumer products business as part ......
Consumer
Budget 2020: Govt hitting on rural cylinders to jolt countryside, consumption
The Budget fired on two cylinders for the countryside, proposing billions of dollars for farms and a water scheme in ......
Consumer
Rural demand may revive as rainfall above average for first time in six years
India is likely to receive above-average monsoon rains in 2019 for the first time in six years as seasonal rainfall ......
Consumer
Consumer slowdown gets more entrenched, moves beyond automobiles
The softening of consumer demand in India is showing signs of getting more broad-based in what could start impacting business ......
Consumer
Premium gelato brand Mama Mia raises venture funding
Premium gelato brand Mama Mia! has raised funding from a clutch of investors in its pre-Series A financing round. The company ......
Consumer
India's consumer goods growth slows as rural demand cools: Nielsen
India’s consumer goods industry is losing steam as spending in the country’s rural heartland cools and small manufacturers lose competitive ......
Consumer
Mohan Goenka on how Emami plans to monetise non-core businesses
Paring debt is currently the primary focus of the Emami Group, whose promoters offloaded a 10% stake in flagship company ......
Consumer
PE firm Lighthouse names seasoned FMCG executive as operating partner
Mid-market private equity firm Lighthouse Funds has appointed PK Hariharan, a veteran of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, as ......
Consumer
How dealmaking is shaping up in India's consumer sector
Fewer companies in the consumer sector raised funding in the first quarter of the new year, in line with the ......
