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Carrefour looking to export from India in next five years: Lasfargues & Ved

In an exclusive interview Patrick Lasfargues, international partnership executive director, Carrefour and Nilesh Ved, owner of Apparel Group spoke about French retail major's plans for the Indian mkt

Tupperware boxed in by stiff competition, changing preferences in India

The company, which started in the US in the early 1940s and later set foot in India almost 30 years ago, has seen its sales slowly dwindle, and in FY23, its bottom line was in the red

Best option is to double down on market strategy, says P&G India

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

Mother Dairy aims to up FY25 revenue by at least 10% on summers, festivals

It currently has a network of nine own dairy plants and four Safal plants

Reliance Retail, Delta Galil launch JV to drive apparel innovation in India

The partnership intends to establish an apparel innovation platform dedicated to meeting the demands of Indian consumers

Carrefour set to enter India through partnership with Apparel Group

Carrefour first entered India in 2010 with cash-and-carry outlets but exited in 2014 due to restrictions on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail

From Parle Products to Dabur, consumer firms load up for festival blitz

Mobilise production, inventory to ride seasonal wave

Protests take a bite out of retail, F&B businesses ahead of Durga Puja

West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver

HUL constitutes committee to discuss the way forward for ice-cream business

In its stock exchange filing, the company said that the board also accorded its approval to explore potential structures and alternatives for the same

Corporate leaders' new-found love, business interest: Padel and pickleball

This rising sporting interest is translating into business interest as well. For instance, the pickleball championship was sponsored by Vedanta Foundation

Luxury lift: Sales of smartphones over Rs 1 lakh surge, buck mkt trend

Although this segment currently makes up just one per cent of the overall market, it is growing faster than other categories

Reliance Retail eyes 2x rise in biz, luxe jewellery foray: Isha Ambani

Firm's grocery business is one of the fastest-growing, says Isha Ambani

With long-term vision, I aimed at creating 3 separate businesses: Singhania

Singhania says he has laid the groundwork for a promising future

Tanishq, De Beers collaborate to push sale of natural diamonds in India

This has also caused India to replace China as the second-largest market in the world for natural diamond jewellery

Quick commerce's growth disrupting retail, say FMCG distributors

FMCG association writes to govt seeking redressal

RIL, Aditya Birla Group race to capture India's growing consumption market

Both companies' new businesses have emphasis on segments within the consumer space, with Aditya Birla Group recently announcing its entry into the jewellery retail space

Kellanova acquisition likely to be a sweet truth for Mars in India

Experts say Mars stands to gain with Kellogg's rural reach and also have a larger portfolio to offer in modern trade, e-commerce

Retailers cheer as fresh stock flies off shelves during I-Day long weekend

Fresh merchandise flew off shelves for retailers during the long weekend

Demand to remain strong during festivals: Blue Star MD B Thiagarajan

In the April-June quarter, Blue Star's revenue from electro-mechanical projects, commercial air conditioning systems, services and international business grew by 9.5 per cent

Retailers expect to end EOSS with a bang this Independence Day weekend

Apparel and lifestyle retailers' sales have been under pressure since the festive season last year