Need to raise rural incomes and multiply opportunities for enhancing livelihoods

From electronic products, furniture and cars to apparel, fashion accessories and food, smaller towns are outpacing metros and big cities in consumption revival. Will this sustain?

Until now, ITC was highly conservative when it came to acquisitions, marketing and geographical expansions compared to Hindustan Unilever and others

ITC's acquisition of Sunrise is its biggest deal in the past two decades and shows company's readiness for inorganic growth to meet the turnover target of Rs 1 lakh crore for its non-cigarettes FMCG business by 2030

Coronavirus Highlights: Maharashtra on Saturday reported 1,606 new cases and 67 deaths, taking state's tally to 30,706. Meanwhile, Mumbai's total cases reached 18,555 and 696 deaths

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing companies to reimagine and reinvent

On essential commodities, ITC said its supply chain right from sourcing to production were working 'tirelessly' to ensure that there was no shortage or unavailability of goods

Car companies are making ventilators, sugar mills and liquor producers are bottling hand sanitisers, apparel makers are diversifying into masks and protective clothing, drug and drone makers are witnessing a surge in demand. The war against Covid-19 is already a Rs 12,000 crore economy

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Hand sanitizer manufacturers like RB, HUL, ITC, Godrej Consumer, Himalaya and Dabur said they are not contemplating the price cap and stand with the nation amid a severe health crisis

Panic around the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has led a large segment of consumers hoarding basic food items such as milk, curd, rice, atta (flour), oil and lentils, as well as personal care products such as soaps, handwash and sanitisers

Consumers not only are hoarding out of panic, they are also buying more milk-based products because there is an advisory against consuming eggs and meat

The definition of purpose-led brand building is now moving beyond protecting the environment, building toilets or incorporating gender diversity in the workforce

The FMCG major's agreement with Johnson & Johnson is for acquiring two brands, 'Savlon' and 'Shower To Shower', in the country.