Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said a new web3 initiative for rewards is coming. The changes will be revealed at Starbucks Investor Day in September. Other chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Chipotle have ventured into web3 via the metaverse. Something is loading. Starbucks is planning some changes to its iconic rewards program, the coffee chain announced … Read more
As was promised in November 2021, Raymond has taken an important step towards professionalising the management. It has appointed Atul Singh, former head of Coca-Cola India, as the Executive Vice Chairman. Atul worked with Coca-Cola for about two decades at several leadership positions and was last with them as Chairman, Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, … Read more
Indian corporates in general consider shareholders approvals to be a mere formality. With their direct and indirect control over the ownership and the consequent control over the voting, many try to get away with questionable resolutions suiting promoters’ own interests. However, with increasing shareholders’ awareness and activism, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for many of them. … Read more
TTK Healthcare Limited (THL) has launched sexual pleasure ecommerce platform Love Depot. There are already some start-ups active in this field but given the regulatory uncertainty and social taboos associated with the subject, not much has been done so far. In terms of potential – I doubt anyone will have concerns. I guess the key … Read more
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Company and one of the world’s richest people, has expressed his displeasure towards the video streaming platform YouTube which is owned by search giant Google. The Tesla CEO slammed YouTube’s service by tweeting on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Elon Musk even called YouTube a scammer. Musk tweeted,” YouTube seems … Read more
Ms. Sandberg has led Facebook — now Meta’s — advertising business and was responsible for nurturing it from its infancy Sheryl Sandberg, the No. 2 executive at Facebook owner Meta, is stepping down, according to a post on Wednesday on her Facebook page. Ms. Sandberg has served as chief operating officer at the social media … Read more
United Spirits Limited (USL), a subsidiary of British alcohol major Diageo, has been strategically reviewing it’s Popular brand portfolio since February 2021. The review is a part of it’s strategy to increase profit by focusing on the premium brands. It has now announced the following deal with Inbrew Beverages Private Limited (“Inbrew”)- Sale of 32 … Read more
Pratik Pota, the man widely credited for Jubilant’s turnaround had resigned as CEO in January 2022. Since then, there has been a significant overhang of his resignation on the Company’s stock price (corrected by >40%). It was though in any case over extended, trading at a trailing P/E of >150x then. Even after the decline, … Read more
South Korean consumer electronics major LG is targeting for a 32 per cent share of the Indian TV market in 2022, with a gain of around 5 per cent to become the number one player in the segment, a top company official said. The company is banking on its country-specific product line-up with local insights, … Read more