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FMCG firms may hike prices to offset inflationary pressure on raw material

FMCG firms, which are facing inflationary pressure on their key raw material inputs, are considering marginal hike on their products price to offset it

Office absorption up 52% in Q4 of CY20 on sequential basis: JLL report

While IT/ITeS continues to grab the lion's share, leasing activity is being driven by increased demand from sectors such as e-commerce, healthcare and FMCG

Burger King, Nestle, Dabur: Analysts bet on FMCG stocks as economy recovers

The success of Burger King at the bourses has off-late reinforced belief in the sector, especially quick service restaurants (QSRs), provided the stocks are attractively valued

FMCG stocks come back on bulls' radar after nearly 4 months on sidelines

BSE FMCG Index is up 7.3% since Nov end, against 4.1% rally in Sensex

FMCG brass divided on Nielsen's market contraction forecast for 2020

Personal care majors say assessment of full-year contraction is fine, food firms indicate otherwise.

Protect, prioritse, pivot the new mantras as FMCG CEOs reboot for new year

Workforce protection top of mind for many CEOs at CII's annual FMCG summit held virtually, as world enters early vaccination stage

Northern India grows at five times the pace of overall FMCG markets in Q3

Increase of 4.6 per cent reported in September quarter versus 0.9 per cent all-India; rural contributing to growth

FMCG sector to shrink 1-3% in 2020, says Nielsen in third review in a year

Headwinds such as commodity inflation outweigh positives. Downgrade comes amid positive growth reported by sector in Q3, which is expected to continue into Q4

Emami enters home hygiene segment with five offerings under Emasol brand

The market size of the five categories is around Rs 4,000 cr, of which the toilet cleaner accounts for the largest share at Rs 1,600 cr

ITC, Emami see uptick in discretionary consumer spend in September quarter

Four months since unlock began, demand for essentials remains robust but the frenzy is dying down

Opportunity in crisis: FMCG firms use pandemic to focus on volume, margin

Towns and rural areas have led the revival in FMCG segment since June, with the trend expected to last at least for the next two quarters.

Local kiranas hop on to digital bandwagon to manage their daily business

Start-ups such as Max Wholesale, Jumbotail and ShopKirana are helping them place orders, maintain inventory, optimise delivery routes and make payments, all digitally

Unlock 5.0: Optimism returns, India Inc sees signs of recovery in economy

Some caution this is mere pent-up demand; others say it is sustainable and growing

On path to recovery: FMCG sector upbeat on Q2 results amid demand revival

Industry says consumers adjusting to new normal a major factor

ITC continues to underperform but analysts say the stock is attractive

A tax overhang and ESG concerns over cigarettes have been among key factors hurting investor sentiment

RBI debt restructuring scheme to benefit resilient sectors more: Crisil

Crisil said it studied its rated portfolio of more than 8,500 companies after sorting them by rating, sector and moratorium availed

India needs more banks to double credit-to-GDP ratio to 100%: RBI official

Sabharwal, who is the chairman of Teamlease Services, also said the country needs immediate reforms in banking, compliance, labour laws and education because "hope is not a strategy"

ITC weighs 'alternate structure' for hotels business for value creation

Puri also said that there were many smaller pieces in the portfolio that required support from institutional strengths, and that's why they structured the way they were

Competition worries post Future deal weigh on Avenue Supermarts stock

With the combined entity more than twice its size in grocery, pricing pressures could hit profitability

Ambani-Biyani deal: RIL spreads wings to become a dominant player in retail

Gets scale, massive presence, higher valuation of its retail business, and inherits the entire logistics and distribution chain