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Mixed bag for FMCG

Mass-market home, personal care and food products stand to gain

Demonetisation to hit HUL's near-term performance

HUL, said market growth of FMCGs would be adversely impacted for a few months owing to demonetisation

Demonetisation: Food companies' top line to take 15-20% hit in Q3, says Varun Berry

Britannia MD says Q4 will be better because the cash position will improve by then

Kids up the marketing game

Children are no longer peripheral, but central to advertising plots as brands look for emotionally engaging narratives

Bollywood biggies turn their attention to Marathi cinema

Priyanka Chopra, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali are in the game

Demonetisation might help reform cable TV distribution

The expectation is that the analog subscriber base this year will reduce by 37%, according to sector estimates, as consumers migrate to digital cable under DAS

Film ticket sales slip, one screening delayed

Movies that released in the wake of note ban have seen their box office collections shrink dramatically

FMCG companies put focus back on rural India

The prospect of a good harvest after two years of drought is expected to boost rural consumption, making companies design specific sales strategies for the region

Godrej Consumer steps up focus on rural areas

Move acquires significance as most firms, including GCPL, expect rural incomes to improve on the back of a good monsoon

Cadbury Dairy Milk, 5 Star get a taste push

Mondelez is testing new flavours for two key brands as it attempts to stay relevant in a competitive market

Tatas drops to seventh spot in attractive brands list

While study was done before the current boardroom battle began, the findings indicate Tata is no longer viewed as aspirational brand by working professionals

India bounces back on Nielsen consumer index

India topped the list of countries with a score of 133, a point lower than the nine-year high of 134 in Q1 CY16

FMCG companies feel slowdown heat

September quarter results till now of consumer goods companies show most faced a tough time in the period

India play hurts multinational firms' global revenues

Unilver, Amazon and Coca-Cola have expressed concerns over stiff competition & muted expansion in emerging markets

Brand Tata takes a beating

Experts say impact is short-term; limited to investors and potential employees

Restaurants register healthy sales growth in September quarter

Westlife Development reports encouraging results; so did Yum! Brands, Jubilant

After babycare, HUL eyes razor segment with Dollar Shave Club razor brand

A razor brand was a key missing link and will pit HUL directly against Procter & Gamble's Gillette

HUL profit up 12%

A decline of 1% in volume growth was the lowest in seven years

HUL, ITC may not surprise Street in Q2

Analysts do not expect major surprises coming from the two firms given that the Rs 3.2-lakh crore fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is seeing a slowdown

HUL Q2 preview: Volume growth likely to be in line

A fortnight ago, HUL's parent Unilever had indicated that market conditions had softened in India and that the second-quarter results would mirror that possibility