Sector: Brands
FMCG major Adani Wilmar rolls out ‘Fortune Mart’ stores
FMCG major Adani Wilmar on Monday said it has opened 12 physical stores under the brand name “Fortune Mart” across six states and plans to start outlets across the country. “Adani Wilmar is opening physical stores under the name Fortune Mart which will exclusively sell Fortune and other Adani Wilmar brand products,” the company said … Read more
2022 to be a difficult year on higher commodity prices: Nestle India chief
Nestle India chief Suresh Narayanan on Monday said that 2022 will likely be a “difficult year” as commodity prices are expected to rise and result in the spectre of food inflation for the manufacturers. The leading FMCG player, well known for household brand names like Maggi and Milkybar, is anticipating an escalation in the prices … Read more
Forbes & Co sells Eureka Forbes but money would go directly to the shareholders
Shapoorji Pallonji Group has decided to sell Eureka Forbes business to the Private Equity (PE) giant, valuing business at Rs 4,400 crore. Eureka Forbes is a 100% subsidiary of the listed group entity Forbes & Co (Forbes). Structuring of the transaction is very interesting – Normally, in such transactions, the holding company (Forbes in this … Read more
How this Bengaluru-based startup is winning Jeff Bezos vs Mukesh Ambani’s fight for retail domination
The ongoing digital transformation of the corner kirana stores, tens of millions of shops catering to 1.3 billion consumers, will matter for everyone from Unilever NV and Procter & Gamble Co. to State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender. It will also be important to Amazon.com Inc. boss Jeff Bezos and Reliance Industries Ltd. … Read more
Rakesh Jhunjunwala to invest in Syska LED Lights
Rakesh Jhunjunwala’s Rare Enterprises and its partners have signed a term sheet to invest in Syska LED Lights Pvt Ltd, promoted by the Uttamchandani family. In accordance with the terms of the signed term sheet, about 15% of the funds have been deployed already. It is expected that the transaction should conclude in the next … Read more