That Tumbling Feeling for FMCG Companies
India’s FMCG giants are struggling with sluggish growth. Declining sales and tough competition from local brands have dampened the sentiments around many popular legacy brands. Can the marquee names rev up a new growth engine?
Ayaan Kartik - February 29, 2024
Compete
The strategies of global dominance from corporates now come laced with climate consciousness. So when Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, two of the world’s richest men, compete for a bigger share of the hydrogen ecosystem, competition looks good
Suchetana Ray - May 28, 2022
Death Of A Salesman: An FMCG Tragedy In Two Acts
How Udaan and other modern B2B players are overhauling Indian retail with technology, innovation and predatory discounts, pushing the traditional distributor out of business
Kamalika Ghosh - May 28, 2022
Limits Of Ad Hoc Fiscal Federalism
Efficient intergovernmental competition requires a measure of competitive equality so that one state does not pass on the burden of its schemes to non-residents. Unless this is ensured, the more powerful actors can ride over the rest
M. Govinda Rao - January 28, 2022
ACC-Ambuja’s conservative approach has worked well, but now it might need to step out of its comfort zone
India’s second-biggest cement player has seen sticky growth, but competition has been far more aggressive
Krishna Gopalan - October 08, 2020
Lumax Industries’ headlamps have always been ahead of the curve
Its foray into LEDs will keep the auto-lighting supplier ahead of the competition, reckons CEO Vineet Sahni
Krishna Gopalan - September 30, 2020
How far did Baba Ramdev stretch to bag Ruchi Soya?
Even as the acquisition reeks of crony capitalism, Ruchi Soya’s preferential issue to a mystery investor raises its own questions
V Keshavdev - June 05, 2020
Sun TV still has a solid business. Can the stock be a star performer again?
Sun TV Network is facing tough competition on its turf, but with timely bets on movies and cricket, it could be on the rise
Kripa Mahalingam - April 18, 2020
Tracing out the silver lining
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri was doubtful if times are as dark as they are said to be, though he added that the present hardship comes from “unproductive competition”
December 04, 2019
Food Wars
Swiggy now has a $3.3-billion valuation, but challenges are plenty and the competition hungry
V Keshavdev - April 17, 2019