Fmcg Sector

After cola, Reliance begins price war in home and personal care space

Reliance is following the challenger strategy like in the telecom space, said Devangshu Dutta, founder at Third Eyesight

FMCG demand goes up in February, as stores stock up for summer

Demand in South India, however, still remained slightly weak as summer stocks are yet to be replenished

Royalty costs for benefit of all shareholders, not just Unilever: HUL CEO

'Mom-and-pop stores will remain the most dominant channel even after a decade, and in a highly digitised form'

FMCG sector slows down in Dec quarter as price growth tapers: NielsenIQ

Tapering price growth and weak volumes slowed down growth in the quarter, according to data by NielsenIQ

TMS Ep358: Budget expectations, Soumya Mohanty Q&A, markets, short-selling

What are citizens' expectations from the Budget? What does Kantar MD hope for consumer goods firms? What do bond market investors expect in Budget? What is short-selling? All answers here

Too early to bet on rural recovery; stay selective on FMCG stocks: Analysts

In their quarterly update, Godrej Consumer Products, Dabur, and Marico witnessed sluggish growth in the December quarter (Q3) driven by poor rural consumption and a slowdown after the festival season

Adani Wilmar sees Q3 sales growth in high single digits as demand grows

Growth in the third quarter has been broad across both urban and rural towns, with higher saliency in urban markets, Adani Wilmar said

Dabur India promoters sell 1% stake through block deal to finance ventures

" The purpose of doing this transaction is to raise funds for financing some ventures in the private hands of the Burman family," the exchange filing said

Reliance Retail arm takes on Tatas, ITC: Launches FMCG brand 'Independence'

Made-for-India consumer packaged goods brand Independence will roll out nationally after Gujarat unveiling

Rural demand for FMCG dips 17% in Nov as post-festive consumption slows

Urban demand also hit, but not as badly; Overall FMCG sales decline 15.3% MoM and 2.7% YoY

FMCG index surges nearly 2%; ITC, Dabur, Marico, HUL, GCPL rally up to 6%

Normal monsoons, good harvest & increase in MSP will drive demand in rural markets in the near/medium term, according to analysts.

FMCG makers encouraged by early trends; hope for rural growth in next qtrs

Leading FMCG makers are witnessing encouraging trends from the initial pickup of their winter products portfolio, expect consumption to accelerate further as mercury dips, making them hopeful for growth from the rural areas. Makers such as Dabur, Emami and Marico are witnessing pickup in their winter-specific products portfolio ranging from skin care products to immunity products such as chyawanprash and honey. Moreover, the makers are also expecting rural sales to bounce back in the coming quarters helped by a good harvest and softening of general inflation. While winter products are doing well on new-age channels such as e-commerce and modern trade channels. Marico COO India Business and CEO New Business Sanjay Mishra said winter has always been a crucial season for some products in their portfolio like body lotion and the Saffola Immuniveda range, especially from the northern region. This year again we have seen consumption going up for both of these as we enter winter, Mishra t

Patchy rains, inflation hit rural sales of FMCG companies: NielsenIQ

Volumes decline 3.6%; urban areas sustain at 1.2 %: NielsenIQ

FMCG companies watch rural demand with bated breath as pain persists

In October, FMCG sales in rural areas stood at 0.8 per cent while urban sales declined 0.1 per cent against September, according to data by Bizom- a retail intelligence platform

As rural demand weakens, FMCG distributors offer more credit to retailers

The frequency with which distributors procure stocks from companies has reduced

DealShare launches private brands, plans Rs 500 cr investment in 2-3 years

Brands to be manufactured in tie-up with SMEs; 52 products launched under home cleaning, personal hygiene, pantry staples, and male grooming so far, more categories in two years

Our Ebitda share from non-cigarette biz at 27%: ITC CMD Sanjiv Puri

As part of the ITC Next strategy, we are making sure that the organisation remains agile, nimble and consumer-centric at all times

HUL beats Street expectations in Sept quarter, net profit rises 22.2%

Net profit rises 22.2% on 16.1% increase in revenue

Hindustan Unilever cuts prices of soaps, detergents after 2 years of hikes

Growth in volumes in the recent past was affected due to a significant surge in product prices

FMCG companies may see price hike-led revenue growth In July-September

Volumes to remain under pressure due to grammage reductions