Reuters Tue Feb 10, 2009 Indian textile manufacturers have sought a two-year moratorium on repayment of term loans, withdrawal of excise duties on man-made fibres and waiver of service taxes on exports as well as taxes on textile machinery. The embattled textile industry, reeling under a slowdown in demand and high input costs, also seek to bring domestic cotton prices at par with international prices, an industry body told Reuters, ahead of the interim budget on Feb 16. Textile firms such as Arvind Ltd, Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co and Gokaldas Exports posted losses in the Oct-Dec quarter. The Confederation…
Business Standard Thursday, February 05, 2009 New Delhi: For the first time, Bangladesh has garnered more market share than India in garment exports to the US, the largest importer of garments. Recession-hit retailers in the US and Europe are increasing their purchases from Bangladesh as it is able to supply garments at a relatively less price due to low labour cost and better economies of scale, experts said. Data collected by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), the body for the promotion and facilitation of garment-manufacturing and their exports, show Bangladesh overtook India after August 2008. While Bangladesh’s share increased…
By Sangita Ghosh Progressive Grocer February 2009 Transformation in the most popular staple food in India is slow, but definitely on Rice, which has long held the reputation of being the food of the masses, is witnessing a silent transformation in India. Things have come a long way from the “touch and feel” approach to purchasing rice by the weight to the modern era in which the busy urban Indian consumer is beginning to place his or her trust in branded and packaged rice. This shift, though spearheaded by the premium varieties of rice, is gradually spreading to other varieties…
A recent discussion online on retailwire.com quoted a book "Jump the Curve" by Jack Uldrich, in which he describes rapidly growing trends that stay small for a long time and then suddenly explode. He uses the example of water lilies to illustrate the point about exponential growth. Say we start with one water lily and it multiplies to cover a pond completely within 30 days. On Day 20, only 0.01 per cent of the pond would be covered, and on day 25 it would be just over 3 per cent. The last days, hours, would show dramatic growth. The water lily…
Amazon was among the few US retailers last week to report any growth in the fourth quarter of 2008. There are, possibly, as many opinions about why Amazon has apparently bucked the recession as there are business analysts observing the sector. I've shopped on Amazon.com since the year they launched. Every experience has been completely satisfactory, some delightful. On some occasions Amazon has picked my pocket - made me spend on stuff that I wouldn't have bought otherwise, by their very helpful suggestions of what others had bought while they were browsing my selections. On other occasions it has saved…
Speciality Restaurants expanding into high-margin QSR and cloud kitchen spaces - @devangshu shared his perspective on the opportunities and realities of managing a diverse "house of brands" in the food service sector #India #strategy #diversification
Geopolitical friction has again sparked renewed concerns over inflation and rising input costs for FMCG companies as @itmeansjustice @whysnavi write. @devangshu commented.
