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Sharleen D'Souza

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After cola play, Reliance Consumer takes trade margin fight to snacks
Rediff.com11 Nov 2024

After trying to make a dent in the cola market with Campa by offering higher trade...

'Growth Of Cheese Market In India Is Exponential'
Rediff.com1 Nov 2024

'Only 20 per cent of families in India buy cheese twice once a year.'

Crude palm oil rates on boil, FMCG prices move north
Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

With crude palm oil prices on the rise, companies have started to jack up rates of...

Diwali Shopping Still Sluggish
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

While there was a 6 to 7 per cent increase in volume compared to last year in the first...

Who Will Lead The Tata Group?
Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Will it be Noel Tata, Ratan Tata's half brother?

Q-com's growth disrupting retail, say distributors
Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distributors' association has written to the Ministry...

Retailers see light at the end of tunnel as I-Day sales provide much-needed boost
Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

Retailers are set to end a prolonged period of sluggish sales as the end-of-season...

Budget Encourages Gold Rush
Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

'Customers are coming in; if they aren't buying, they are at least visiting the stores,...

Kishore Biyani's nephew Vivek launches retail chain for D2C cos
Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

Vivek Biyani, the nephew of retail veteran Kishore Biyani, will launch a retail chain...

Subhash Dandekar: The man who brought colours to artists and students!
Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

Subhash Dandekar, chairman emeritus of Kokuyo Camlin and the man known for bringing...

Unilever job cuts: HUL to assess parent's global initiatives for its biz
Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) will closely assess the global initiatives of its parent under...

Early 'end of season' sale amid muted demand
Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

The spring/summer end-of-season sales have been advanced by a week with brands having...

'Akshaya Tritiya also witnessed strong demand'
Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

'Customers flocked to purchase gold in large numbers during the event.'

'Rural demand for FMCG would come up in next quarter'
Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

'We are seeing signs of improvement in rural overall in terms of demand, but I would...

What is going to be the main focus for HUL?
Rediff.com19 May 2024

'Although currently, urban areas contribute more to growth than rural, there is no...

'In three years, we want to reach 1 million direct outlets'
Rediff.com15 May 2024

'Our target will come from rural areas as there are more outlets there.'

FMCG cos to face volume pressure in Q4
Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies anticipate sustained volume pressures in...

Television prices may go up by 10% in April due to rising open cell rates
Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

Consumers may have to shell out more to buy television panels as manufacturers say they...

Ikea India shuts its Mumbai City store, might open another in Pune
Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

Furniture retailer Ikea India on Thursday said it will shut down its store in Mumbai's...

'Rural areas been stressed for many FMCG companies'
Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

'In staples, we have still managed in rural areas.'