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Spurred by the pandemic, the convergence between offline and online commerce could reach a tipping point in 2023

Reliance Retail net profit increases 6.2% to Rs 2,400 crore in Dec quarter

Ebitda from operations up 32.2%, revenue rises 18.6%

Udaan product shipment jumps six-fold to 1.7 bn in 2022

The Lightspeed Venture and Microsoft-backed unicorn had shipped 260 million products, catering to around 50 million orders in 2021 -- which was hugely impacted by the pandemic

Results preview: FMCG firms confident of strong Q3 revenue growth

Rural demand continues to remain under pressure

FPIs warm up to finance and FMCG stocks in December, shows data

Rising credit growth, falling NPAs responsible for the pivot

FMCG Q3 sales: Rural market continues to drag; urban maintains steady pace

The Indian FMCG sector witnessed improvement in margins and slow growth in the December 2022 quarter but the rural markets continued to drag as retail inflation stayed at elevated levels, according to industry players. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) and Marico reported that although there is softness in demand, there has been an improvement partly due to the lingering effects of festive sales, while urban and premium categories maintained a steady pace during the October-December period. Godrej Consumer Products witnessed a "demand softness" in the domestic market and a slowdown post the festive season. "During the quarter, the Indian FMCG sector witnessed slow growth driven by poor rural consumption and a slowdown post the festive season," said the Godrej Group FMCG arm in its quarterly updates for Q3 FY23. Despite this, GCPL expects "double-digit sales growth backed by low single-digit volume growth". "The quality of our profits should see meaningful improvement, led by Gro

Reliance Consumer Products to acquire 50% stake in makers of Sosyo

Reliance Consumer Products announced it will acquire 50 per cent stake in 100 year old Gujarat-based Sosyo Hajoori Beverages, which owns and operates beverage business under the flagship brand 'Sosyo

Rural demand for FMCG products nears positive territory in December

Overall demand from rural areas declined 0.2 per cent on a month-on-month basis in December while it was down 17 per cent in November, according to Bizom's data

Marico expands RTE portfolio with Saffola Munchiez ragi chips and makhana

The FMCG firm is tapping the increasing tribe of conscious, albeit indulgent modern consumers with this new on-the-go healthy snack brand

FMCG industry hopes to recover lost volume, to shrug off shrinkflation

Shrinkflation or reducing the size or quantity of a product while keeping the price unchanged was a little-known term in India but a surge in raw material costs following the war in Ukraine pushed several FMCG companies to resort to such a practice to ensure there is no impact on the fragile recovery in demand. And when they exhausted all options, FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) companies raised prices. Now, they are hoping to recover the lost ground in 2023, with a recovery in margins and volumes, especially from the distressed rural areas amid softening commodity prices. FMCG companies are "cautiously optimistic" and expect the rural market, which accounts for more than one-third of the overall sales, to bounce back in 2023 riding on a good harvest season, government impetus, and improvement in farm income. Besides, they expect the tailwinds of emerging channels like modern trade and e-commerce driving urban demand, and from a rise in premium discretionary categories. Besides, t

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Manufacturing sector companies outperform on the bourses in 2022

But it remains a laggard on the bourses over the past decade

Is FMCG the new battlefield between Ambani and Adani?

Reliance Consumer Products launched its consumer goods brand, Independence. It puts the company in direct competition with Adani Wilmar. Is FMCG the new battlefield between the Ambanis and the Adanis?

German company Henkel re-enters consumer segment with Schwarzkopf

German consumer goods firm Henkel, which has re-entered the consumer market in India after around a decade, is betting on the beauty segment in which it is working to build a holistic hair solutions portfolio, a company official said. With the consolidation of its consumer business at the global level, led by a successful merger of beauty care, laundry and home divisions, Henkel foresees a powerhouse of international bestsellers hitting the Indian market, said Kartik Kaushik, Country Head-Henkel Consumer Brands, India and South Asia Export. Henkel has introduced hair colourant brand Schwarzkopf in the consumer segment and also plans to launch another brand TAFT in India in the near future. "Hair colour is just the beginning of the India journey. The goal is to build a holistic hair solutions portfolio," Kaushik told PTI. According to Kaushik, there is a "bull run" for hair solution products in India and the growth trajectory is high. "The idea is to create a structured distributio

Ambani to take on ITC, Patanjali, Adani with FMCG brand 'Independence'

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance will rival FMCG food businesses of ITC, Tata Consumer Products Ltd and Adani Wilmar with launch of brand 'Independence' for staples, processed foods, beverages and other daily essentials, analysts said. Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the newly set up FMCG arm of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) last week made a foray into staples with launch of brand Independence in line with announcement Ambani had made at the company's annual shareholder meeting earlier this year. RRVL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). The launch is only in Gujarat, possibly on a pilot testing basis, and has indicated that products would be affordably priced. Post development of the brand, it will be rolled out nationally. It will be "competing with Adani Wilmar in edible oil, grains and pulses; Patanjali Foods in biscuits, edible oil, packaged atta; Parle and Britannia in biscuits; Tata Consumer in pulses, packaged water; and ITC in .

ITC stock hits 2-month low amid market weakness, slips 4% in two days

Reliance Consumer's foray into FMCG, through brand 'Independence', could be a threat to existing FMCG companies in the foods space, analysts 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

OZiva buyout to improve HUL's health and wellbeing in long-run: Analysts

HUL is currently present at the mass end in supplement and wellness space through Horlicks. OZiva & Wellbeing Nutrition acquisitions will help grow presence in the premium segment

Sensex sinks 389 pts, Nifty below 18,500; IT, PSBs crack; HCL Tech down 7%

CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, defensive indices like the Nifty FMCG and Pharma held gains as they rose 0.8 per cent and 0.4 per cent

Inflationary pressure on FMCG products cooling off: ITC chief Sanjiv Puri

Inflationary pressure on FMCG products is showing signs of cooling off, which may provide relief to consumers, ITC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri said on Thursday