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HUL eyes bigger market with VWash, seeks larger presence in pharmacies

On Monday, the company announced it was buying VWash, an intimate hygiene brand from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Coronavirus: Firms count losses as summer products face pandemic heat

With all non-essential stores shuttered and e-commerce firms postponing deliveries of such items, sales have come to a halt

Coronavirus impact: FMCGs on toes to keep manufacturing on track

Workforce is down to 25 per cent in many units. Some are even thinner at 15 per cent attendance only

FMCG firms see slow demand revival as growth triggers remain weak

According to experts, discretio­nary businesses like food services and jewellery continue to have a greater presence in urban areas versus rural areas, where consumption slowdown has been pronounced.

Dabur, Nestle and Britannia: FMCG on course for Nifty inclusion hat-trick

The inclusion of consumer stocks comes at a time when valuations in the space have reached record levels

Henkel steps up adhesives biz in India, invests Rs 400 cr in eighth plant

The firm is strong in industrial adhesives, providing solutions to sectors such as automotive, metals, packaging and aerospace

FMCGs welcome Budget, says reduction in I-T slabs to drive consumption

Terming it as "incremental budget", Dabur India CEO Mohit Malhotra said the government continues to focus on farmers' income and is offering significant sops at the lower end of the spectrum

FMCG sector to expand at 9% in FY20, growth to improve in FY21: Report

The recovery in growth for the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector will begin playing out from March-April 2020 riding on a jump in farm incomes, Crisil Ratings said in its report

Nestle's turnaround: Steps taken after Maggi crisis seem to be paying off

Shedding the tag of being a slow mover, in the past three years Nestle has followed an aggressive launch strategy

Domestic market recovering; we'll bounce back by April quarter: WCCL CEO

He says corporation tax cut is a big exercise. It will take some time for the people to start mobilising the money and setting up factories

How commodity price inflation is prompting FMCG firms to increase prices

The last of a two-part series looks at how commodity price inflation is prompting firms to increase prices

FMCG companies' Q3 volume growth may be slowest in ten quarters

Delayed winter, disruption in traditional trade channel, weak rural demand led to low product offtake

Year in Review: Rural India hurt FMCG; smartphones rode on e-commerce

FMCG suffered on two counts -- poor consumer sentiment brought on by macroeconomic headwinds and the continuing liquidity crisis arising out of faltering NBFCs

Learning from Nestle, Unilever might be better off out of food business

Unilever must take some of the blame for its own predicament. Its rival Nestle SA has managed steady sales growth, while pulling off some canny acquisitions and disposals

Post GST, FMCG firms top in consumer complaints for over-charging customers

As per official data, as many as 42 consumer complaints were registered against various FMCG companies with many of them found to be not passing the benefits of lower tax rates

Divergent India strategies: HUL goes aggressive, P&G more balanced

One set to be largest arm by FY27, the other slower in contrast

Organic growth, expanding distribution reach add fizz to Varun Beverages

Despite the ongoing slowdown, the company has posted strong organic growth in the past couple of quarters

Investors can expect good upside in multiplex stocks, say analysts

Strong box office collections, good growth in F&B sales and reasonable valuations point to healthy upsides despite sharp run up

Job creation to grow at 7% between Oct-Mar amid slowdown: TeamLease report

India is expected to witness a marginal 7 per cent rise in job creation in the October-March period of this financial year, as subdued economic conditions have dampened employment outlook, a report said on Monday. According to TeamLease's bi-annual Employment Outlook Report for HY2 2019, economic reforms lifted the spirits for seven of the 19 sectors surveyed, while nine sectors reported a decrease in their outlook for October-March period of this fiscal. India will witness a 7.12 per cent increase in job creation in the current half year (October-March, 2019-20), it said. Positive hiring outlook was reported in sectors like healthcare & pharmaceuticals, information technology, e-commerce and tech start-ups, educational services, KPO, power and energy, and logistics. The sectors that are expected to witness decrease in hiring include manufacturing, engineering and infrastructure, construction and real estate, financial services, retail, BPO/ITeS, telecommunications, travel and ...

Pare expectations from FMCG stocks amid economic slowdown: Analysts

Consumer index underperformed the broader indices in November as investors looked at alternatives