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Honasa Consumer eyes hair colour entry as Q2 net profit jumps 87% to Rs.73 crore

Bengaluru, Nov. 6 -- Honasa Consumer Limited, the parent company of Mamaearth, Aqualogica and The Derma Co, will continue to double down on its younger brands, which grew over 45% in the September qua... Read More


Snack makers tweak trade margins, engineer pouches to break Rs.5 pack habit

BENGALURU, Nov. 5 -- India's Rs.5 snack packet, long the industry's workhorse, is becoming a liability as rising input costs squeeze already-thin margins. After years of shrinking pack sizes to prote... Read More


Nykaa pushes quick commerce expansion as Q2 profit more than doubles

Bengaluru, Nov. 4 -- Nykaa is accelerating its quick-commerce expansion, targeting a presence in more than 25 cities by the end of fiscal year 2027 (FY27), as the beauty retailer looks to capture grow... Read More


Flipkart looks to expand FPO tie-ups with focus on value-added, premium produce

Bengaluru, Nov. 2 -- Flipkart is betting that closer links with farmers and better demand planning can help it scale one of quick commerce's most operationally challenging categories: fresh produce. ... Read More


Why Swiggy's Toing is raising questions over food-delivery profitability

Bengaluru, Oct. 31 -- Swiggy Ltd's affordable-meal app Toing has prompted questions from analysts about whether the food-delivery company can expand its customer base without diluting the profitabilit... Read More


IKEA plans a multiformat push across six markets to quadruple revenue by 2030

Bengaluru, Oct. 29 -- Bangalore: IKEA India is looking beyond big-box stores to drive its next phase of growth, planning a multiformat expansion across six priority markets as it pursues a fourfold in... Read More


Meesho flags higher festive and tech costs in Q2 as margins improve

BENGALURU, Oct. 28 -- E-commerce platform Meesho expects higher spending on customer acquisition and technology to weigh on its economics into the December quarter, tempering the improvement in contri... Read More


Eternal's District explores live-event venues to cut concert costs, counter AI threat

BENGALURU, Oct. 26 -- Eternal's District is exploring investments in dedicated live-event venues, betting that physical infrastructure can lower the cost of staging concerts and give the out-of-home c... Read More


Eternal pushes ahead as Swiggy charts a different course in a tough market

BENGALURU, Oct. 23 -- Eternal Ltd and Swiggy Ltd have taken different approaches to growth in quick commerce and food delivery as Amazon India, Flipkart and other companies intensify competition. Ete... Read More


Swiggy faces quick-commerce test as Instamart losses hit Rs.895 crore in Q2

Bengaluru, Oct. 22 -- Swiggy Ltd expects its quick-commerce business, Instamart, to have peaked its losses in the September quarter, as it steps up investments to accelerate growth amid intensifying c... Read More