Akshara Srivastava

Warburg Pincus to invest ₹960 crore in Fleur Hotels, buy 41.09% stake

Lemon Tree Hotels announces strategic reorganisation, Fleur to be listed on bourses separately

Fabric meets freedom: Tarun Tahiliani on completing 30 years in fashion

As label Tarun Tahiliani marks 30 years, he tells Akshara Srivastava about his enduring fascination with movement, fluidity and the quiet power of fabric in motion

ITC Hotels gets leasehold land to develop hotel at Yashobhoomi in Dwarka

Co receives allotment of leasehold land for 91 years

Titan Company looks to lead the lab-grown diamond space with beYon

Titan plans to take a leadership position in lab-grown diamonds with BeYon, betting on aggressive pricing and a full-fledged retail and e-commerce play

'DIL-Sapphire Foods merged entity to cross $1 billion annual revenue'

The merged entity will have more than 3,000 stores globally and a turnover of approximately Rs 8,000 crore on an annualised basis

India's FMCG sector likely to see 5% volume growth in coming months

After nearly 18 months of lukewarm performance, the FMCG sector registered a volume growth of 5.3 per cent in the August-October period of 2025

Apparel brands advanced year-end festival sales to clear winter stocks

As inventory piles up, brands are expected to launch spring-summer collections around Republic Day

Devyani International-Sapphire merger set to add spice to QSR competition

Merger with Sapphire Foods will create a unified Yum! India franchise, while Devyani's non-Yum brands and acquisitions are expected to support topline growth

Secondary metro airports spur hospitality boom, easing room shortages

Bird group, Chalet, Samhi, Lemon Tree see opportunity close to Jewar, Navi Mumbai airports

Devyani, Sapphire to merge and create single franchisee for Pizza Hut & KFC

Devyani International will absorb Sapphire Foods under a share-swap merger to create a single Yum! India franchisee for KFC and Pizza Hut

Food services provider Compass India looks to tap into travel retail

Compass group India serves nearly 1.2 million meals a day through 900 cafeterias, operating across around 45 cities

Quick gateway: Hotels see rise in last-minute bookings ahead of New Year

Hotels near metros are seeing a sharp late surge in New Year's Eve bookings and higher rates, while restaurants and delivery firms face disruptions amid a gig workers' strike

After muted start, GST cuts boost consumer durables demand in 2025

Cooling appliance makers had started the year with high hopes, but an early arrival of monsoon splashed away their enthusiasm

Titan forays into lab-grown diamond jewellery market with beYon brand

Titan will launch beYon, its lab-grown diamond jewellery brand, later this month, even as its flagship brand Tanishq continues to promote natural diamonds with De Beers

2025 became a year of highs and headwinds for Indian travel industry

Next year will open with concerts by American rock band Linkin Park and singer John Mayer in January in Bengaluru and Mumbai, followed by the month-long ICC Men's T20 cricket World Cup starting in Feb

Restaurants brace for quieter New Year's Eve amid gig workers' strike plan

Eateries say delivery disruptions on Christmas hurt sales in key markets and worry a planned New Year's Eve strike by gig workers could deepen losses despite platform assurances

Christmas-New Year week brings cheer as restaurants, pubs eye 30% uptick

Sold out for Christmas brunch, heavy footfall on New Year eve leads to 30% uptick in business for eateries

Hotels see jolly December as festival travel lifts business by 30%

Festive travel demand peaks as hotel bookings jump nearly 30% in December, pushing room rates and airfares higher across popular leisure destinations in India

New dark patterns every day; govt working daily to address: Pralhad Joshi

Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says firms are innovating on dark patterns, prompting daily complaints; he cites NCH refunds and CCPA actions in 2025

Industry may be flat in 2026; we aim for double-digit growth: Samsung India

Samsung India expects the consumer electronics industry to stay flat in 2026 amid a weak rupee and inflation concerns, but says it is targeting double-digit growth led by TVs and ACs