Most companies reporting an improvement in operating margins in Q1 as they cut ad spends and other expenses.
The 2019 list shows a 37 per cent jump in brand value for the Tata group, to $19.55 billion for 2019, the highest in the top 25.
While Star was expecting around Rs 1,800 crore as ad revenues from the television and digital media, it may end up getting Rs 1,500-1,600 crore now, after factoring in the washouts and India not being able to reach the final.
Globally China, Japan, Russia and South Korea and the US are the top FTTH markets.
For months, offline retailers and traders have been lobbying hard for a national retail policy to protect their business from the growing influx of e-commerce.
Ballooning debt forces more and more Indian promoters to sell out to global majors and PE players.
Two French sports retailers - Go Sport and Decathlon - are all set for battle royal to grab market share in India. Both are competing with sports goods makers Nike, Puma and Adidas and footwear major Bata. While Decathlon is already in India for some time, Go Sport opened its first super store in Navi Mumbai recently.
Both Vistara and AirAsia India, along with their partners, are quietly putting together an aggressive plan to become a formidable force in the skies. At the core of this new push is their plan to go international this financial year.
A phased roll-out of prohibition will hit revenues of companies, which get 5% of their volume sales from the state
Some years ago, Rakesh Gangwal reportedly said his relationship with Rahul Bhatia evolved in an amazing friendship, which he termed 'blind trust'. The question is whether that is under scrutiny now.
The sale of Nature's Basket, Godrej's chain of food stores in west India, is the second exit by a big group in a year in the category
The promoters expect to get Rs 9,000-10,000 crore from the sale of their assets
To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression.
Another reason working in Air India's favour now is the government's plan to clean up part of the airline's burgeoning debt from its books - a major deterrent for investors when it attempted divestment the previous time.
DMart's everyday low pricing model is being replicated aggressively by most players (online as well offline retailers), compelling the firm to keep prices down significantly.
The power of the small neighbourhood retailer can barely be ignored as organised players look to leverage their last-mile connectivity and reach, luring them by promising support in technology, inventory and tax management.
FMCG CEOs indicate that the market should stabilise post the general elections and that some growth should make its way back especially in rural areas
Or else customers will face capacity shortages and high fares.
Else customers will face capacity shortages and high fares.
It had been pointed out to the banking regulator that one-day default was difficult to monitor in large companies, especially where cash flows are dependent on government payments.
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