Sowmya Ramasubramanian, MINT 28 Aug 2026 Quick commerce is here to stay, according to FirstCry managing director and chief executive Supam Maheshwari. He added, however, that the economics will increasingly favour large retailers with established stores, logistics networks, and private labels over niche platforms building from scratch. "There will be fatalities in this space," Maheshwari told Mint, referring to specialty quick-commerce platforms. He explained that these platforms face a difficult path to profitability due to high logistics, inventory, working capital, and customer-acquisition costs. FirstCry (Brainbees Solutions Limited) has developed its own logistics arm, RocketBees, along with FirstCry Qwik, which provides…
Praveen Paramasivam, Reuters 26 August 2026 India's Tilaknagar Industries, is open to another large deal after its nearly $500 million purchase of the Imperial Blue whisky brand from Pernod Ricard, a top executive said, as consolidation gathers pace in India's liquor market. Deals, including United Spirits' purchase of Nao Spirits and Sazerac's stake in John Distilleries, underscore growing investor interest in India's spirits industry as liquor makers seek to broaden portfolios and gain scale. "Definitely we will" consider another deal on that scale if the right opportunity emerges, Chairman and Managing Director Amit Dahanukar said. "Before Imperial Blue, I would…
Samar Srivastava, Forbes India 11 Aug 2026 Ask someone what an exurb is and chances are you’ll be met with a blank stare. Few city slickers would have heard of the term, let alone visited one. Located about 90 minutes from Gurugram, Ateli fits the description perfectly. The drive is deceptively easy. Wide highways, sparse traffic, and long stretches of open countryside gradually give way to a settlement that feels oddly familiar. “If you’d had shut my eyes and brought me here, I’d have said we weren’t too far from Gurugram,” says Manish Tiwary, 56, managing director of Nestlé India.…
Pritha Pahari, The Core 5 Aug 2026 Saurav, a 27-year-old resident of Navi Mumbai, has bought the same tub of whey protein for three years, same brand, same 1kg pack, same monthly ritual after his gym membership renews. Last month, at checkout, the price had jumped by nearly a thousand rupees. He assumed it was maybe a limited-time markup. But when he checked his order history, he noticed that the price had been going up for two to three months until it crossed a threshold that made him realise that whey protein has gradually become more expensive. India is the…
Murali K Menon, Firstpost 1 August 2026 The next time you are shopping for veggies on a quick commerce app, we’d suggest you hop onto the organic produce section and consider where those vegetables came from. Chances are, they have travelled through a supply chain pretty different from the one that bought veggies to your kitchen just five years ago. Some of that produce is supplied by Urban Farms Co., a little-known company that is rethinking food systems. Urban Farms works with about 2,000 small farmers on the outskirts of several of India’s cities, as well as in states like…
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Geopolitical friction has again sparked renewed concerns over inflation and rising input costs for FMCG companies as @itmeansjustice @whysnavi write. @devangshu commented.
