Sreeraman MG, Founder, Fynd, writes that AI-driven commerce needs purpose-led data systems rather than more consent screens, with purpose tagging and usage controls built into retail technology stacks India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Rules became operational in November 2025, with partial enforcement over eighteen months, and businesses building AI shopping agents right now are […]
India’s food delivery sector must simplify costs and improve restaurant margins to bring more independent kitchens onto delivery platforms sustainably, writes Aravind Sanka, Head, Ownly
Nishant Dalal, Vice President, Consumables, FMCG and Healthcare and Head of BGM, Flipkart, explores how toys are evolving from objects of amusement into tools for learning, creativity and holistic child development In the last five years, there has been a growing awareness of the critical importance of ‘playing time’ as a learning tool and […]
As Gen Z, creators and AI reshape buying behaviour, Ashish Saksena examines the changing dynamics of trust, influence and retail in consumer electronics
Indian shopping malls are not dying but reinventing, writes Shriram PM Monga, Co-founder at SRED It was a long, drawn-out process. Amazon and Flipkart, along with other online shopping sites, slowly began to draw shoppers out of stores, and the old-school retail format began to show the first signs of stress, widening voids, declining […]
India’s women professionals seek leadership, but structural barriers still persist, says Renuka Singaram, Vice President – Supply Chain, Flipkart The conversation on women in leadership has entered a critical new phase in corporate India. Today, women are entering the workforce with unprecedented clarity and ambition. A 2026 KPMG AIMA study shows that 79 per […]
How conscious consumerism, ethical sourcing and clean beauty are reshaping the sector’s future.
India’s FMCG future will not be owned by one kind of brand. It will be shared between those who bring scale and those who bring closeness, writes Nikhil Doda, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Lahori Zeera
The Budget addresses critical challenges related to productivity, efficiency, infrastructure, market access, writes Divya Kumar Gulati, Chairman, Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers Association of India
From a broader geopolitical perspective, the alliance moves the relationship beyond mere transactional exchange, Edyta Kurek Senior Vice President & Head of India and Indonesia, Oriflame
