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Dec 17, 2024 | 
m.economictimes.com | Shabori Das
Despite being the most populous country in the world, Indias baby care market continues to be dominated by unbranded products. But thats slowly changing now.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Nirmal John |Shabori Das
The times they are a-changin’The question is simple enough. When it comes to dream headliners, why does India end up head-scratching rather than head-banging? This query is prompted by the huge mismatch in the demand and supply of tickets for the India leg of Coldplay ’s world tour in January 2025. And it points to something more fundamental than can be conveyed by a bunch of BookMyShow memes. It really shouldn’t be this way.One out of six people in the world is Indian.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Mugdha Variyar |Priyanka Sahay |Shabori Das
It is clearly the age of instant gratification. Until a few years ago, who would have imagined that people would need beauty products or garments delivered at their doorsteps within 10 minutes? But here we are. In recent months, quick-delivery startups Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart have expanded their categories to include products that one would usually buy from e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart. With more and more urban
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das
Rum is just a name. Old Monk is an emotion. — Anonymous Through the early years of struggles, small successes, and bitter heartbreaks, rum had been a constant companion for many Indians who are now in their 40s. It’s what they grew up drinking, before graduating to whiskey — a status symbol of having arrived in life. “Main tha fukra. Hum Old Monk pine wale log hain, woh bhi military canteen se. Wahan sasti milti thi (I was jobless. We used to
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das
SynopsisTata Consumer has fulfilled its packaged-foods quest with the acquisition of Capital Foods and Organic India. The move positions the company as a direct competitor to Nestlé and ITC. ET Prime breaks down the deals to find out their impact on the company, shareholders, and investors. In the past five years, the stock price of Tata Consumer Products (TCPL) has gone up by 46% annually (or 5x), and currently trades at INR1,440.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das
Piccadilly Distillery; image credit: Piccadilly Agro Industries Ltd. SynopsisPiccadily Distilleries’ single malt brand Indri has won the ‘Double Gold Best in Show’ in the Malt: Peated category at the US-based Whiskies of the World Award. Apart from Indri, there were four other Indian spirits that received top honours. For long, not known as a country having its own premium alcobev brands, India has surely come a long way. The first sip tastes like heaven. The second one takes you there.
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Jan 6, 2024 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das
SynopsisAccording to a recent report by BookMyShow, the footfall in India’s music festivals went up by nearly 82% in 2023, year-on-year, to reach 13.5 million. Most of them were from metros such as Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Hyderabad, but the growth was driven by fans from Tier-II cities such as Lucknow and Bhubaneswar. Footfalls from these places increased by nearly 225%. The music festival market in India is estimated to be worth `1,000 crore, as per industry sources.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das |Varsha Santosh
SynopsisWhen Barbeque Nation went public in 2021, its IPO drew a lot of skepticism. But it always had some big investor names tied to it. Two years later, the company isn’t doing that well financially as compared to its peers. However, the company is among the select casual dining restaurants in India with over 200 outlets. How does 2024 look? Ashish Kacholia is no ordinary investor. He has invested in mid-caps and watched them grow.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das |Kanika Saxena |Sandhya Sharma
Coca-Cola’s spirited foray This just in. Coca-Cola is planning to launch its lemon-flavoured alcohol-based ready-to-drink (RTD) product in India. Hidden in plain sight. Most global beverage companies are working towards becoming a one-stop shop for all beverage use-cases. A non-alcoholic brand like Coca-Cola’s foray into the alcobev market is akin to a beer maker like AB InBev launching gins, energy drinks, and non-alcoholic beers.
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Dec 10, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das
December cheer, everywhere! Is it? It’s the end of the year and with festivities, holidays, and parties to look forward to, shopping malls are brimming with consumers getting ready for the season. But is the footfall helping legacy apparel brands? Some of the listed apparel brands’ quarterly performance tells a different story. Every generation of shoppers has a unique sense of style.
