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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Investors expect the FMCG major to get back on the growth track in the quarters ahead, but protecting margins at the same time could be tough.
There’s no way to know how Priya Nair evaluates her first year as managing director and chief executive of Hindustan Unilever. She was flown in last August to replace Rohit Jawa, just two years into his five-year term, in a surprise move by parent Unilever to revitalize its operations in India, a market crucial to the British consumer goods giant.
But going by the first-quarter results, released on Tuesday by HUL—the bellwether of India’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry—Nair may have reasons to be both optimistic and wary.
Q1 was among its better quarters in a while. In the first …
Back-to-back strong quarters have reset expectations for the beauty and personal care company. Has the Mamaearth parent truly left its troubled past behind?
The beauty and personal care company has beaten its own margin target and posted standout volume growth. But with the action shifting beyond flagship Mamaearth, the durability of its momentum remains unproven.
The country’s changing market dynamics are pushing consumer goods giants to acquire young startups. We look at why—and whether—it works for both sides.
