Page 5 - Consumer Durables

After a year of discounts, consumer durables set for price rise from 2020

The added burden on manufacturers for recycling e-waste is expected to impact their margins, which may further lead them towards hiking prices of other items

Manufacturing to meet 58% of durables demand by FY25 despite bumps: Report

The growing middle class and a youth-driven economy will further increase penetration of white goods in local households and have potential to open up 150,000 additional jobs by 2024-25

Sale of durable products yet to pick up beyond major urban conglomerates

While the end of the current festival season is less than a fortnight, most large-scale manufacturers are yet to register healthy growth in primary sales

Consumer durable firms expect double-digit growth during festive season

Leading consumer durable maker Samsung, is expecting double-digit growth in TV panel market, during this festive season sales

Biscuits to soaps, slowdown pain for FMCG companies comes in small packs

Adi Godrej and ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri were in Delhi this month to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of an outreach programme to tackle the slowdown

Direct tax collection sees dismal growth; mid-August mop-up growth under 5%

The collections had shot up that year because people regularised their unaccounted income by paying higher levies

Centre likely to hike import duty on consumer durables yet again

Centre wants to curb import of these items as CAD inches towards 3% of GDP in Q2FY19, from 2% in Q3FY18

China's Transsion Holdings set to launch consumer durables in India

According to IDC, Transsion retained its position as one of the top five smartphone sellers in the country as its offline-focused TECNO branded phones grew by 26 per cent

Lower crude, rupee rate have no impact on consumer durables makers

Price hikes continue mainly because of higher Customs duty on appliances

Companies turn to consumer durables market in their quest for growth

The trend, experts said, is expected to stay as higher disposable incomes and lower penetration of durable products in India drive diverse players to explore the market

Amid rupee plunge, consumer durables makers mull pre-festive price hike

Like others, Sony is also closely watching the situation and will take any decision at an appropriate time

Consumer durable makers press for import duty hike after GST rate cut

Grey market operators, Singh maintains, can take advantage of the current dual GST rate structure, since TVs above 68 cm continue to be taxed at 28%

Slowdown blues: Durables' offline sales feel the pinch this festive season

Offline stores are unable to attract consumers, while e-tailers clocked sales of Rs 9,000 cr during Sept

Voltas partners with Turkish firm Arcelik to tap consumer durables market

JV to set up production plant in India to make products such as refrigerators, washing machines, etc

BSE Consumer Durable index hits record high

Titan Company, Symphony and PC Jeweller from the index were up more than 3% each on the BSE.

Consumer durables stocks extend fall; PC Jeweller drops over 30% in 5-days

In past five trading sessions, the S&P BSE Consumer Durable index tanked 13.7% against 4.3% decline in the Sensex.

Consumer Durables: Companies bank on big festive season

After two years of mixed to subdued sales, 2016 is turning out a bumper one of sorts for durable makers