After lockdown guidelines were relaxed in early June, most states permitted malls and high street retailers to reopen after a gap of more than 70 days
Kotler believes that the current pandemic will usher in an anti-consuming movement. He points to the emergence of at least five types of anti-consumerists
For the sake of context, the financial crisis of 2008 had seen the S&P 500 fall by more than 50 per cent from its peak
While strategic initiatives helped improve profit margins, the 2-4 per cent volume and revenue growth was below expectations
RBI survey shows consumer confidence at its lowest since 2015
While, Spykar Lifestyles CEO Sanjay Vakharia said that there are no "feel-good measures" in the Budget
In last 6 years, wages have grown at an average 10% a year within a narrow range of 9-12% per year. During this period, sales have grown at an average annual rate of 6% in wider range from -3% to +17%
A greater proportion of a rising population joining the labour force is the best of both worlds
Job losses and inflation are the basic causes of a fall in demand
During the four weeks preceding demonetisation, the average labour participation rate was 47.2 per cent and the unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent
The index has been bobbing within a narrow range since May this year, almost unsure of itself
May 2017 saw the consumer sentiment index crossing the base value of 100 after four months
Govt ad blitz on Modi Sarkar's completion of 3 years in office may have boosted sentiment
The week ended April 23 was a second straight week of decline for the CMIE Consumer Sentiment Index
The Index of Consumer Sentiments declined by 2.35 per cent during the week of April 16
Since April, BSE and CMIE have been putting out consumer sentiment and unemployment indices on their websites on a daily basis - a first for anywhere in the world