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Beauty & Wellness
HUL hikes product prices
FMCG major Hindustan Unilever, in its bid to offset high input costs, has hiked the price of its Lifebuoy soap by over 6 percent, while reducing the pack size of popular soap brand Lux.
Besides, it has also stopped the...
Beauty & Wellness
Unilever’s Matt Burgess to assume a new role
Unilever's Marmite marketing head, Matt Burgess, is slated to move within the company to now head the UK skincare division. Burgess has been with the FMCG major for around 20 years and is currently the Managing Director for the iconic...
Beauty & Wellness
Emami plans aggressive acquisitions
FMCG major Emami is planning acquisitions in the personal and healthcare sectors in the domestic as well as overseas market. While the domestic acquisition may cost some 800-1,000 crore approximately, the overseas buy is likely to entail an investment...
Beauty & Wellness
Godrej’s ‘Protekt’ plans to capture the hand sanitiser segment
With an intention of securing a 25 percent share in the hand sanitiser category, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) is increasing the distribution its brand - Protekt. “There has been extensive sampling of the Protekt brand. We began this...
Beauty & Wellness
FMCG giants to increase their advertising budget
Major FMCG companies like HUL, ITC, Dabur, Godrej, etc are increasing their ad budget considerably to gain visibility in the competitive market. Based on the 'Jo dikhta hai, vo bikta hai' concept, market players are spending...
Retail
Nestle to mull acquiring nutri biz of Speciality Foods
FMCG major Nestle today said its board of directors, in a meeting scheduled to be held on December 9, would consider the acquisition of nutrition business of Speciality Foods India.
A meeting of board of directors will be held on...
Retail
Direct-selling companies hit the country road
Rising purchasing power and changing tastes in the rural areas are increasingly encouraging direct -selling companies to take the road to the hinterland. While the insurance industry has been a big player in Tier-I and Tier-II cities, it is...
Retail
Dabur appeals against ‘Pachmola’ sale
FMCG major Dabur, which owns the 'Hajmola' brand of digestive tablets, is unable to digest another pill by almost the same name -- 'Pachmola'.
In a petition in the Delhi High Court, Dabur has alleged infringement of its 'Hajmola' trademark...
Retail
Spencer’s largest store opens in Bangalore
Spencer’s Retail Limited launched its largest store at Sarjapur Main Road in Bangalore recently. This 35,000 square feet store is Spencer’s 23rd store in Bangalore.
Speaking at the launch, Sarang Kanade, vice-president operations, Spencer's said, “We are happy to announce...
Retail
Domestic demand picking up: Survey
Domestic sales during the festive season from September onwards have been so strong that retailers and manufacturing companies are revising upwards their year-end targets. A quick market survey conducted by Ficci among dealers and retailers in select markets in...
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The Luxottica report card for 2022
A look at how the world’s largest eyewear company fared in terms of revenue growth in key regions across...
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