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6 ARTICLES
HUL’s rural moat is fast shrinking
The panacea for the FMCG giant’s tepid growth lies in small-town and rural India. But that’s also shaping up as the new battleground for competitors looking to challenge its dominance.
26 May 2025
Coffee startups who don’t make coffee. But then who does?
Hyderabad-based CCL Products has helped most Indian coffee startups find their feet by supplying instant coffee to them. Can it do the same for itself?
25 May 2025
It’s time fund managers fell out of love with underperforming HUL
The consumer goods giant’s performance has been in a funk for a long time. Fund managers need to stop giving it a long rope.
01 May 2025
Why the Union Budget can do little to push India’s consumption story
Income inequalities have put the onus of consumption growth on a small group of buyers. But this growth is tapering, leaving companies competing for pieces of a stagnating pie, with serious costs.
22 Jul 2024
The rise of misleading advertisements in India
We accessed six years’ data from India’s ad regulatory body. The findings show some worrying trends.
07 Jan 2023
HUL’s stock needs some spice + Piramal faces a tough challenge
A stake in MDH is expected to benefit the consumer goods giant + Recovering dues from Anil Ambani-owned RNRL won’t be easy for Piramal Capital and Housing Finance.
24 Mar 2022