India’s wearable market witnessed unprecedented growth in 2023, with 34 per cent surge in sales, reaching a historic high of 134.2 million units. The growth was fueled by good performances in both the smartwatch and earwear segments. Smartwatch shipments saw 73.7 per cent year-over-year (YoY) increase, totaling 53.4 million units in 2023. Market dynamics shifted […]
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL), on Wednesday, reported a rise of 16 per cent in consolidated revenue from operations in the third quarter ended December 2023 despite muted demand, it said in a regulatory filing. In Q3 FY24, the company recorded consolidated revenue from operations at Rs 4,167 crore compared to Rs 3,589 crore […]
India’s electronics industry witnessed a big surge in exports during the fiscal year 2022-23, as reported by the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC). The sector experienced a growth rate of over 50.25 per cent compared to the previous year, culminating in exports totaling USD 23.58 billion. This surge in exports was attributed […]
A survey conducted by industry body FICCI revealed sustained and continued growth for India’s manufacturing sector in the last two quarters of 2023-24 (October-March). Compared to the previous quarter, October-December, when 73 per cent of respondents had reported higher production levels, in the current January-March quarter, around 87 per cent of respondents expected either higher […]
Amazon Seller Services, which handles the Amazon marketplace in India, said its US parent invested Rs 830 crore in the firm. Amazon Seller Services said it allocated 830 million equity shares to Amazon Corporate Holdings Ltd and Amazon.com.inc as part of the financial injection. On 19 January, Amazon invested Rs 350 crore in Pay (India), the […]
Emerging technology brand Nothing is outperforming its own growth predictions, due to India’s tech-savvy consumers, Co-founder, Akis Evangelidis said at the conference on Saturday. He noted that the country’s strong digital infrastructure aided the brand’s success despite introducing its first product during the pandemic. “India is a big part of our focus. Its real savviness […]
PepsiCo, a global beverage and food company, said on Friday that it expects “mid-single-digit” growth in the Indian market in 2023. According to the most recent financial report, PepsiCo’s global net sales will be USD 91.47 billion in 2023, representing a 5.9 per cent increase. PepsiCo stated that developing and emerging markets, including “China and […]
Zomato declared a consolidated net profit of Rs 138 crore for the December quarter. The company reported a combined net loss of Rs 347 crore in the same quarter last year, according to a regulatory filing. Consolidated income from operations in the third quarter of the current fiscal year was Rs 3,288 crore, up from Rs […]
Zomato-owned quick-commerce platform Blinkit on Thursday said its ad revenue climbed more than threefold during the December quarter, compared to the same period a year ago. While the company did not share specific advertising income figures, it did state that growth was stronger than the year-on-year increase in gross order value (GOV). Blinkit’s GOV for […]
Trent, a part of the Tata Group, on Wednesday reported a 139.4 per cent surge in consolidated net profit at Rs 370.64 crore in the third quarter (Q2) ended December 2023 against the consolidated net profit of Rs 154.81 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, it said in a regulatory filing. The company’s total […]
