Selected Tag: FMCG
Selected Tag: FMCG

What the GST Rate Cuts Cannot Cure

Can lower GST rates push India’s consumption story forward, or will structural problems like flat wages, joblessness, and shrinking savings blunt the impact?

Rajesh Mahapatra

September 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM IST

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The Unfinished Business of GST 2.0: EoDB

GST 2.0 has rationalised rates, but unless processes are simplified and mindsets modernised, the promise of genuine ease of doing business will remain elusive.

Srinath Sridharan

September 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM IST

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How Agile FMCG Firms Are Navigating India’s Demand Divide

The consumer market is changing — in both what it consumes and how. Local players are outpacing giants amid digital, regulatory, and channel transformation.

Krishnadevan V

June 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM IST

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Maggi Beats Sunscreen In FMCG Smackdown

Nestle’s food-led surge and HUL’s personal care drag, signal a structural shift in India’s FMCG growth story.

Krishnadevan V

April 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM IST

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India’s Consumer Engine Is Sputtering Back To Life

The recovery is real but selective, digital, and harder to predict than ever.

Krishnadevan V

April 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM IST

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