Sharleen D'Souza is a journalist specializing in business and consumer affairs in the multinational context, with a focus on India. She writes for prominent publications such as Business Standard and Rediff.com India Ltd., covering topics ranging from market trends and price wars to consumer behavior and the impact of external factors on business performance.
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By: Sharleen D'Souza, Akshara Srivastava
Consumer durables firms and fashion retailers expect double-digit growth in value terms in the ongoing festival season as consumers have stepped up purchases during this period.They expect to see value sales growth upwards of 15 per cent, which is especially coming in from cities.However, volume growth may lag behind value growth.
'Customers flocked to purchase gold in large numbers during the event.'
Since 2008, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is running a star rating programme, under which electric equipment are rated according to their efficiency. This in turn helps the consumers save electricity.
By: Dev Chatterjee, Sharleen D Souza
The Delhi and Nagpur families have decided to merge their operations and formed a joint venture to sell part of their stake. On the other hand, the Kolkata family runs its separate, independent operations.
The spring/summer end-of-season sales have been advanced by a week with brands having high inventories due to weak demand in May because consumers avoided shopping in the hot month.
By: Sharleen D Souza
Retailers are set to end a prolonged period of sluggish sales as the end-of-season sales (EOSS) coincide with the upcoming long weekend.
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distributors' association has written to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, expressing its apprehensions that the “unchecked expansion” of quick commerce platforms was leading to severe disruptions in the retail ecosystem.
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With crude palm oil prices on the rise, companies have started to jack up rates of soaps and edible oils in order to pass on the hike to consumers.Crude palm oil, one of the main ingredients in the manufacture of some consumer goods, saw a price rise of 45.2 per cent in the last three months.One of the country's largest consumer companies, Hindustan Unilever, said it has already started to take price increases in the skin cleansing category.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sought a meeting with quick-commerce (qcom) platforms like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto on Tuesday to discuss issues regarding violations of food safety standards, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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