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From ‘Solid & Sturdy’ to ‘Stylish & Aesthetic’

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:37:00 +0000

Christina Moniz, Financial Express 22 September 2025 It is already the largest player among organised fumiture makers with over 15% of the market. With 1,000 stores, it has the widest retail store footprint among organised players. The 102-year-old brand is also the second-largest revenue con-tributor to the parent enterprise. So why is Interio tinkering with […]

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Q-comm ad rates climb 50% in a year

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:05:00 +0000

Pooja Yadav, Exchange4Media 4 September 2025 Quick commerce today is no longer just about delivering groceries in 10 minutes. It has emerged as one of India’s most coveted retail media channels, where brands are willing to pay a steep premium for visibility. If FY25 was about building scale, FY26 is definitely shaping up to be […]

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Why Good Glamm Failed: Lessons in overexpansion and the House-of-Brands trap

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:06:00 +0000

Naini Thaker, Forbes India Aug 06, 2025 It’s a known fact that of the thousands of startups founded each year, only a small fraction survive—and even fewer scale to become unicorns. Rarer still are those unicorns which, after reaching dizzying heights, come crashing down. The Good Glamm Group is one such cautionary tale. Once celebrated […]

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Quick-commerce vs e-commerce: Ready for the new pricefight in town?

admin — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 14:07:00 +0000

Quick-Comm operators like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto matched prices with major ecommerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart, aiming to attract consumers. This strategy marked a shift from their previous 10-15% premium charges for instant deliveries. The move has triggered a price war and increased competition for faster services in the home delivery market.

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The Classic pivot: Charting ITC’s FMCG growth story

admin — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:52:00 +0000

ITC, the 113-year-old company known for its cigarette business, has successfully diversified its revenue streams and achieved leadership positions in various FMCG categories. Its consumer business, supported by strong brands and cash flows from the cigarette business, has grown significantly over the past two decades. Additionally, ITC's agri-business and digital initiatives have contributed to its growth.

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All charged up

admin — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:56:46 +0000

Will Tata Consumer Products’ energy drink "Say Never" be a game changer?

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Retail 2020

Devangshu Dutta — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:30:04 +0000

Remember the year 2000? After Y2K passed safely, that year some optimistic analysts predicted that India’s modern retail chains would reach 20 per cent market share by 2015. Two years after that supposed watershed, another firm declared that modern retail will be at around that level in 2020 – but wait! – only in the […]

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Wellness: From Lifestyle to an Industry

Devangshu Dutta — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:28:42 +0000

After food, wellness has turned into possibly one of the largest consumer industries on the planet. As wellness demonstrated an increasingly profitable vector in the West, Indian entrepreneurs, too, have taken note of this opportunity.

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Café Coffee Day – steaming or sputtering?

Devangshu Dutta — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:10:08 +0000

In about 20 years, Café Coffee Day (CCD) has grown from one ‘cyber café’ in Bengaluru to the leading chain of cafés in India by far. What next?

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The Season of Opportunism

Devangshu Dutta — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:16:45 +0000

Rather than centering around festivals, demand is now being created through the year, but so are discounts. And the results aren't pretty.

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