The market size of the five categories is around Rs 4,000 cr, of which the toilet cleaner accounts for the largest share at Rs 1,600 cr
Four months since unlock began, demand for essentials remains robust but the frenzy is dying down
Firm has seen share of its e-commerce sales within domestic FMCG business rise to 8% from 5% in one year, thanks to the restricted lifestyle of people
Emami is confident of delivering a "stronger performance" in FY21, despite a 26 per cent degrowth in sales in the Covid-impacted April-June quarter, company founder R S Goenka said
The company puts the spat with multinational Hindustan Unilever behind it as it squares up to fight the pandemic slump
Estimated at Rs 5,000 crore in size and used by both men and women in India, the fairness category for years has been criticised for promoting gender discrimination
Last month, the Emami Group completed divestment of its 100 per cent stake in Emami Cement to Nuvoco Corporation
HUL recently dropped the word 'Fair' from its skin creams for men and women, and renamed the skin cream for men as 'Glow & Handsome'
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Net profit or profit after tax (PAT), was up 1.1 per cent to Rs 39.58 crore.
Revenues from operations down 25.79 per cent to Rs 481.34 crore as offtakes of summer portfolio were impacted
Homegrown FMCG firm Emami Ltd on Friday reported a 1.17 per cent increase in its consolidated profit-after-tax (PAT) to Rs 39.58 crore for the first quarter ended June
The battle over a name is more than an ego clash, it reveals the aggressive play in the Rs 5,000-crore fairness creams category for loyalty and brand affinity
HUL in its application said the defendant (Emami) should give it at least seven days prior written notice before initiating any legal proceedings in any court
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Emami said it had trademark rights over the name and that it was consulting legal experts on the matter.
Emami has also hinted at taking legal action as it has already changed its men's fairness cream's name
Rerating hinges on structural step-up in business