India’s retail inflation crossed 4% in June for the first time in 16 months, coming in at 4.38% against economist expectations of roughly 4.3%. That single data point matters less than the trajectory behind it: inf...
Indian consumer goods manufacturers are ramping up production by as much as 30% ahead of this year’s festive season, betting on the Onam-to-Diwali window that typically delivers close to a third of annual sales for...
GST turned nine on July 1, and the government marked the milestone with the numbers it likes best: registered taxpayers up from 66.5 lakh in 2017 to 1.65 crore this year, gross collections that have grown roughly threefo...
The RBI Consumer Confidence Survey — the Reserve Bank of India’s quarterly read on household sentiment across urban and rural India — quietly launched its July 2026 round earlier this month. On the surface, this is...
Quick commerce vs traditional retail — it’s the debate reshaping India’s FMCG and brand strategy conversations in 2026. Ask most people in urban India whether the neighbourhood kirana store still has a future...
EV adoption in India has a paradox at its heart: ask any urban Indian car buyer today whether they would consider an electric vehicle, and the answer is overwhelmingly positive. Surveys repeatedly show that 60–70% of pro...
