Consumer Demand

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Prozo, which provides warehousing and fulfilment services, expects shipment to rise by 50 per cent compared to last year

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Demand for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in rural India stood at 8.4 per cent in the March quarter, compared to 9.2 per cent in October-December of 2024

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Effects of single-digit salary growth for 3 qtrs on consumer spending are now palpable

While rural demand has shown an uptick, rising food inflation and a slowdown in credit growth pose challenges, potentially dampening the country's growth in the second quarter of 2024-25

On the PGHH call, Mrinalini Srinivasan, CFO, said that positive trends are finally emerging in the Indian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, both in urban and rural areas

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Increasing trends of premiumisation and volume growth may also expand operating margins by 50-75 basis points, despite higher marketing expenses and competition

Demand trends witnessed sequential improvement in the June quarter, with rural growth picking up, homegrown FMCG major Dabur said on Friday. Moreover, with a forecast of a normal monsoon and continued focus by the government on macroeconomic growth, "we expect the improvement to accelerate in the coming month," the company said in an update for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The domestic business is expected to record mid-single-digit volume growth and its consolidated revenue is expected to register mid-to-high single-digit growth during Q1 FY25, said Dabur, which owns brands such as Dabur Chyawanprash, Dabur Honey, Dabur PudinHara, Dabur Lal Tail, Dabur Amla, Dabur Red Paste, Real and Vatika. "In India business, HPC (home and personal care) & Healthcare segment is expected to grow in high-single digits," it said. Travel and out-of-home consumption were impacted due to scorching summers, which had an impact on our beverage segment although the food (culinary) category showed ...

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