Production at every automotive facility, offices of information technology firms and retail establishments in the state remained shut on Tuesday as a mark of respect to the late chief minister.
While Jayalalithaa may have died her political legacy will continue to survive through the slew of 'Amma' branded products and services.
O Paneerselvam did not even sit in Jayalalithaa's office chamber and left her seat vacant in the assembly. This time Amma is not coming back and he has a large number of challenges awaiting him.
Double whammy for consumer firms, where the top line will remain subdued due to demonetisation and margins will squeeze owing to a crude oil spike and rupee depreciation, reports Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard from Mumbai.
In the fifth of a six-part series, Business Standard visits Coimbatore, often referred to as the Manchester of South India for its promising textile industry, to assess the impact of the note ban.
Ban on high-value currency sends advertising industry into a tailspin.
With the first salary date after demonetisation around the corner, will India's labourers be able to take their hard-earned wages home?
'As the world changes, we will be on a constant change programme too,' advertising agency J Walter Thompson Global Chief Executive Officer Tamara Ingram and South Asia CEO Tarun Rai tell Viveat Susan Pinto.
National brands prefer the acquisition route since the southern market is culturally different, reports T E Narasimhan from Chennai.
Note ban hits sales and registration of new cars; states work online payments model to deal with cash crunch. Ajay Modi and T E Narasimhan report.
Business Standard checks out trade hubs across the country to assess the impact of demonetisation. The first of a six-part series takes a look at Tirupur.
A Nielsen report found that biscuits, salty snacks, toilet soap, shampoo, washing powder and skin creams were reporting a sharp decline in sales due to demonetisation, reports Viveat Susan Pinto from Mumbai.
The Assam government has taken the initiative to pay workers their wages electronically and has asked banks to open branches adjacent to tea gardens and install ATMs in estates.
As PM talks of lower lending rates, housing companies prepare to cash in.
The German auto maker is clawing back up the brand charts as it fights off competition from Audi, BMW in the Indian market.
With the Apollo Hospitals chairman saying that she has recovered, the party can go back to business as usual.
While study was done before the current boardroom battle began, the findings indicate Tata is no longer viewed as aspirational brand by working professionals.
Experts say the impact is limited to investors and potential employees and may ease out in the next few months
Can Everstone overcome the challenges that previous owner HUL could not, as it tries to rebuild Brand Modern?
Foxconn is yet to submit its land requirements to the Maharashtra government to set up its factories.
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