@015 may be a good year for FMCG firms.

While e-commerce operations for these firms are small at the moment, it is slated to grow in the next 3 to 4 years.

Anticipation of weak sales this festive season due to deficient monsoon, especially outside big cities.

However, international fast-food chains have had to change this business model completely, to adapt to Indian preferences.

The once-powerful Japanese major is left with little to show in the face of sustained competition from rivals.