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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The FMCG major returns to acquisitions as growth stalls, but its uneven track record and structural challenges raise questions over whether the strategy can deliver
Emami has fallen back on an old playbook to reignite its growth engine.
The trigger is hard to miss. The Kolkata-based FMCG company reported almost flat top line growth for FY26 at Rs 3,780 crore, compared to Rs 3,809 crore a year earlier, while net profit fell over 3% to Rs 775 crore. Volumes have been under pressure too, declining in three of the four quarters during the year: Q1: -3%, Q2: -16%, Q3: 9%, Q4: -7%.
A weak summer only compounded the problem, dragging down its seasonal portfolio and exposing the fragility of a business still heavily reliant on …
Believing education is the key to success, Unacademy raised $880 million and reached a $3.4 billion valuation, only to crash 90%. Its co-founder and CEO gets candid about the state of the startup and Indian edtech.
The seafood marketplace’s rapid global expansion has lifted the top line, but left it with rising debt, weak cash generation, and uneven returns.
The FMCG major acquired the maker of Ching’s Secret to make the most of its high margins, but things didn’t go to plan. Two years and a few lessons later, TCPL is trying to change that.
