India’s food service market is growing at a CAGR rate of 11.19 per cent, and if you look at chain QSRs, the highest growing segment is at 23 per cent CAGR. The deep penetration of large MNC brands like Macdonald, Domino, and KFC can majorly drive this. But home-grown brands have also taken an aggressive […]
Gold started the new year on a cheery note, up ~6 per cent in January in dollar terms and ~4 per cent in rupee terms. Underpinning the rally was annual inflation in the US slowing for a sixth straight month to 6.5 per cent in December, raising hopes of smaller rate hikes from the Federal […]
With traditional brand marketing losing luster thanks to digital disruption, the customer is now in charge. In a digital world, it is simply not enough for businesses to be able to compete on price or product features alone. Customer Experience (CX) is becoming the key differentiator in a digital world, and the currency to drive […]
Forward-looking businesses across the globe are increasingly becoming concerned about sustainability issues. As climate change threatens to disrupt global supply chains and economies, there is a growing realization that sustainability and profitability should go hand-in-hand. Responsible businesses conduct a materiality assessment to gain valuable insights on the importance of environmental, social and governance issues amongst […]
Union Budget 2023 is presented on 1st February, is less than 10 days away, and all the sectors, especially the consumer goods/FMCG companies, are eagerly awaiting to see the possible new initiatives that the FM will announce to boost consumption and drive growth in the sectors. Rural markets continued to pull the FMCG sector down, […]
Beauty, a subjective term for many, but an exponentially growing business for others, is emerging as the centre of attention for investors in the past few years. Owing to the media portals, especially digital media across Instagram and Facebook, beauty (makeup and cosmetics) alongside personal care and skin regimes has caught traction. The segment is […]
The genius of blockchain is its trustless system that records, retains, and secures every transaction. You don’t have to wonder if a recorded transaction is accurate either because, in distributed ledger technology, each node has an identical copy of every transaction that can neither be deleted nor edited. Blockchain relies on an open, distributed ledger […]
Hi Folks ! Wishing you all a happy and healthy new year ! Let me take this opportunity to talk about TOP 5 trends which I foresee in Indian Retail in 2023. 1) Omnichannel will be the only way to go : If You are an offline retailer (Covid must have already killed You by […]
All of us will be eagerly awaiting the Union Budget to be presented on February 1, 2023, and I think the Union Government will provide policy stability and persist with its mission of nation building for the future. I am hopeful that RBI will continue to play the constructive role in balancing inflation and growth. […]
Year 2022 has been a milestone in the sense of decent recovery after a serious downturn due to Covid 19 in 2020 and in 2021. Post lifting of lock down, the comeback of customers to shopping, both online and offline, was initially considered by many as pent up demand/ revenge buying. However, if we look […]
