Arnab Dutta
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New Delhi, DL, India
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Food inflation spectre will haunt us in 2022, says Nestle India chief
Read more about Food inflation spectre will haunt us in 2022, says Nestle India chief on Business Standard. Says 2022 going to be difficult year on higher commodity prices → Read More
China's two-week port closure to have a mixed impact on India's trade
India has been facing acute shortage of containers since November 2020 leading to ocean freight rates having zoomed 5-7times within a span of 8-9 months. → Read More
Bata India reports Rs 69 crore net loss for Q1; revenue rises 98%
Read more about Bata India reports Rs 69 crore net loss for Q1; revenue rises 98% on Business Standard. During the quarter, its cost of materials consumed jumped 189 times to Rs 33.2 crore but a deduction due to its inventory positions, kept losses in control. → Read More
Multiplexes face a long road to recovery with paucity of new releases
Read more about Multiplexes face a long road to recovery with paucity of new releases on Business Standard. Operators betting on cutting fixed costs in Q2 as a sudden spike in footfall unlikely… → Read More
Marico Q1 PAT down 6% YoY to Rs 365 cr on steep rise in input costs
Read more about Marico Q1 PAT down 6% YoY to Rs 365 cr on steep rise in input costs on Business Standard. Net sales up 31.2% on a low base to Rs 2,525 cr, volumes grow 21% → Read More
Colgate-Palmolive June quarter PAT up 18% to Rs 233 cr, sales up 12%
Read more about Colgate-Palmolive June quarter PAT up 18% to Rs 233 cr, sales up 12% on Business Standard. Gross margin expanded by 301 bps and 148 bps over previous quarter, reflecting the price hikes taken during April-June. → Read More
Nestle India Q2 PAT up 11% to Rs 539 cr, sales up 14%
Read more about Nestle India Q2 PAT up 11% to Rs 539 cr, sales up 14% on Business Standard. Steep commodity inflation impacted margins; while staff benefit expenses remained stable, total expenses grew 14% as other operating expenses surged too → Read More
DLF reports Q1 PAT of Rs 337 crore versus Rs 72 cr loss a year ago
Read more about DLF reports Q1 PAT of Rs 337 crore versus Rs 72 cr loss a year ago on Business Standard. Both net profit and sales, however, fell sequentially → Read More
Covid crimps budget housing market as consumers cut down on expenses
Read more about Covid crimps budget housing market as consumers cut down on expenses on Business Standard. Data shows the share of affordable homes in the overall new launches in the top seven metros fell sharply since the Covid-19 pandemic upended lives in India → Read More
Jubilant Foodworks posts Rs 63 cr PAT in Q1 after Rs 72 cr loss a year ago
Read more about Jubilant Foodworks posts Rs 63 cr PAT in Q1 after Rs 72 cr loss a year ago on Business Standard. Operating revenue more than doubles to Rs 879 crore → Read More
Retail activity at 50% of pre-Covid levels in June despite unlocking
Read more about Retail activity at 50% of pre-Covid levels in June despite unlocking on Business Standard. While key categories like personal care, jewellery, clothing and footwear continued to lag, grocery and quick service restaurants sectors recovered quickly → Read More
PepsiCo India's cola and potato chips biz post double-digit growth in Q1
Read more about PepsiCo India's cola and potato chips biz post double-digit growth in Q1 on Business Standard. The growth comes on a low base as last year sales of discretionary items like aerated drinks were hit badly. → Read More
Patanjali Group revenue crosses Rs 30,000 crore mark in FY21: Baba Ramdev
Read more about Patanjali Group revenue crosses Rs 30,000 crore mark in FY21: Baba Ramdev on Business Standard. Group aims to make its companies debt-free in 3-4 yrs → Read More
From households to FMCG companies, commodity inflation bites hard
Read more about From households to FMCG companies, commodity inflation bites hard on Business Standard. The higher prices of widely used raw materials such as edible oils, pulses, television panels, and chipsets are burdening household budgets and threatening the margins of leading manufacturers → Read More
IHCL's Taj is the strongest hotel brand globally in 2021: Brand Finance
Read more about IHCL's Taj is the strongest hotel brand globally in 2021: Brand Finance on Business Standard. In 2021, Hilton, Hyatt & Holiday Inn are the most valuable brands in the hotel industry → Read More
Dabur to spend Rs 550 cr on new MP plant in largest location-wise exposure
Read more about Dabur to spend Rs 550 cr on new MP plant in largest location-wise exposure on Business Standard. The firm has secured 51 acres of land and begun construction work for the initial phase, which is to be completed within the current financial year → Read More
India ranks at the bottom of global house price index
Read more about India ranks at the bottom of global house price index on Business Standard. While the local housing market was already struggling to attract enough buyers, the current crises have resulted in a fall in average home rates by 1.6 percent dragging India's ranking by 12 positions → Read More
10 mn vacant homes may find takers as Cabinet approves Model Tenancy Act
Read more about 10 mn vacant homes may find takers as Cabinet approves Model Tenancy Act on Business Standard. New law makes renting out urban or rural property without a written agreement illegal, seeks to balance the interest of homeowners and tenants → Read More
First-time buyers, many of them on rent, drive home sales in NCR market
Read more about First-time buyers, many of them on rent, drive home sales in NCR market on Business Standard. Mumbai residents search for larger units; end-users corner 90pc of overall homes sales → Read More
Apple India logs record quarter: PC, smartphone, iPad biz grows rapidly
Read more about Apple India logs record quarter: PC, smartphone, iPad biz grows rapidly on Business Standard. Sales hit likely in Apr-June → Read More