COVID-19

Markets across all the sectors have been affected due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, each passing day. Like others, India’s jewellery industry has also been one of the impacted sectors because of the outbreak and there will...

IKEA India (part of the Ingka Group) has temporarily closed its outlet here from Saturday to implement additional safety measures in view of current COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish furniture maker said. "In light of the current COVID-19 situation, we are...

The Indian industry has a delayed recovery in comparison to other countries, but the FMCG sector has touched pre-COVID-19 level sales in June primarily helped by a rebound in rural consumption and sales from traditional channels, said data analytics...

British FMCG major RB Plc, which owns popular consumer health and hygiene brand Dettol, is "looking at every opportunity" in India to provide its full range of products and the firm is "absolutely committed" to the country, according to...

FMCG companies, which saw sales recovering to pre-COVID-19 levels in June, are uncertain if the same momentum could be maintained in July due to intermittent and localised lockdowns in several parts of the country which have impacted manufacturing and...

Sustainability concerns are now influencing consumer behavior among more than half the population. However, despite intentions to be sustainable, there is a gap between what consumers think they know, and what they actually know, about sustainability. A new report from...

Luxury for women did not come easy. It has taken them years to break the shackles of patriarchy and carve an identity for themselves. In older times, luxury did not cross the walls of crown- headed estates, and the...

The subdued domestic demand and declining export demand due to lockdowns in the global markets on account of COVID-19 come as a double blow for textile companies. While the domestic demand could revive in 3QFY21 with the onset of...

FMCG firm Godrej Consumer Products expects its hygiene brand Protekt to be a Rs 500-crore brand in the next three years, as the company is expanding its product range in the segment, a company official has said. According to GCPL,...

Retail giant Walmart has made it mandatory for its customers across the US to wear face coverings starting July 20. The mandate on Wednesday came as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiked in communities across the country recently, reports...