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Indian hotel chains double down on resorts as leisure travel fuels expansion

NEW DELHI, June 15 -- India's hotel companies are expanding deeper into resort markets as strong room rates and growing demand for experiential travel reshape where the industry's next wave of growth ... Read More


Marriott sees India as key growth engine as business crosses $1.3 billion

New Delhi, June 12 -- India is fast emerging as a key growth market for Marriott International, joining the ranks of China, where the company operates about 700 properties, while the US remains its ce... Read More


Manam Chocolate bets on premium market, raises $9 million

New Delhi, June 11 -- For decades, premium chocolate in India has largely meant imported Belgian and Swiss brands, but three-year-old homegrown player Manam Chocolate believes that is beginning to cha... Read More


Luxury beauty becomes everyday indulgence in India, lifting Shoppers Stop's distribution arm

New Delhi, June 8 -- Luxury beauty companies are increasingly seeing a new trend: consumers who hesitate to buy a designer handbag but are willing to spend on premium and luxury fragrances, lipsticks ... Read More


Why India's hotel companies kept growing despite a year of travel disruptions

New Delhi, June 7 -- New Delhi: India's listed hotel companies shrugged off a year marked by military conflict, airline disruptions and geopolitical tensions to post robust earnings in FY26, even as i... Read More


Why this Maldives hotel chain is chasing India's leisure destinations

New Delhi, June 4 -- Maldives-based hotel company Atomsphere Core has signed nearly 30 hotel projects across India as it seeks to tap growing demand for leisure travel. "The leisure sector lacks qual... Read More


Adani-backed Cococart expects appetite for imported chocolates to grow despite higher costs, shipping disruptions

New Delhi, June 2 -- For a business built on imported chocolates, the past few years have delivered almost every challenge imaginable: soaring prices, a weaker rupee and shipping disruptions caused by... Read More


Adani-backed Cococart expects appetite for imported chocolates to grow

New Delhi, June 2 -- For a business built on imported chocolates, the past few years have delivered almost every challenge imaginable: soaring prices, a weaker rupee and shipping disruptions caused by... Read More


Timex bets on quick commerce and first-time buyers as India's watch market shifts gears

New Delhi, June 1 -- As India's watch market moves towards premiumization, one company is working on the opposite premise: consumers buying watches for less than Rs.10,000. Timex Group India, owned by... Read More


Why luxury hotels are pushing staycations for affluent Indians this summer

NEW DELHI, May 31 -- Luxury hotel chains are rolling out premium staycation packages this summer as they seek to attract affluent Indians who may be rethinking overseas holidays amid disruptions linke... Read More