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Mars, the global family-owned conglomerate renowned for its confectionery and pet care businesses, has completed the acquisition of Kellanova, the company behind iconic snack brands including Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, and several of Kellogg’s international cereal lines....

Lululemon Bets on a Reset After CEO Calvin McDonald’s Exit as Gen Z Interest Slips and Growth Slows

Lululemon is entering a moment of reckoning as the activewear giant parts ways with its CEO and signals a return to its original playbook. The leadership change comes at a time when the brand, once synonymous...

How a Blinkit Dark Store Worker Climbed His Way to Zomato’s Design Team and Caught Deepinder Goyal’s Attention

Zomato chief executive Deepinder Goyal shared a message this week that quietly captured the internet’s attention. The note came from Atharv Singh, a fourth year design student who once worked as a picker at a Blinkit...

Retail & E-commerce

FMCG

Industry

Hamleys Expands India Footprint with Experiential Café for Families at Phoenix Mall

Hamleys has taken its retail experience a step further with the launch of India’s first-ever Hamleys Café at Phoenix Mall of the Millennium in Pune. Spanning 1,200 sq. ft., including 600 sq. ft. of seating and...

Orkla India Strengthens Convenience Foods Portfolio Amid Rising E-Commerce Demand

Orkla India, the owner of iconic brands MTR and Eastern, is aggressively eyeing acquisitions and betting on the growing demand for ready-to-eat meals and hyperfast delivery to drive double-digit revenue growth in the coming fiscal years....

Luxury

India’s Diamond Market Booms: De Beers Plans Major Forevermark Retail Expansion

De Beers is ramping up its Forevermark retail expansion in India, anticipating sustained growth in the country’s natural diamond market. Shweta Harit, Global SVP of De Beers Group and CEO of Forevermark, said India’s diamond segment...
Kimirica, India’s premium self-care brand, is making a foray into luxury home fragrances, signaling a strategic expansion beyond personal care. The Bengaluru-based brand unveiled a new collection featuring hand-poured soy candles, room sprays, and curated hand...

Estée Lauder and Jo Malone Launch AI Scent Advisor to Personalize Online Fragrance Discovery

The Estée Lauder Companies and Jo Malone London have launched a new AI-powered digital experience aimed at transforming online fragrance discovery. Named the Jo Malone London Scent Advisor, the platform is now live on JoMalone.com in...
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Reliance Consumer Products Revives SIL as Flagship Brand for Packaged Foods Expansion

Reliance Consumer Products Limited has formally stepped into India’s packaged foods segment with the relaunch of SIL, a legacy brand that traces its roots...

Swiggy Bolsters War Chest With Rs 10,000 Crore QIP to Scale Instamart and Faster Deliveries

Food delivery and services platform Swiggy has raised ₹10,000 crore through a qualified institutional placement, marking one of the largest recent capital infusions in...

Zepto Readies Confidential IPO Filing, Targets $500 Million Raise in Mumbai

Indian quick-commerce startup Zepto Ltd. is reportedly gearing up to file for an initial public offering of roughly $500 million in Mumbai as early...

Underneat Raises $6 Million from Fireside Ventures, Achieves ₹150 Crore ARR in Eight Months

Shapewear brand Underneat, co-founded by digital creator Kusha Kapila and entrepreneur Vimarsh Razdan, has secured USD 6 million in a Pre-Series A funding round...

IPF Raises Rs 3.2 Crore in Seed Funding Led by Titan Capital to Scale Preloved Kids Marketplace

Bengaluru-based IPF, a peer-to-peer marketplace focused on preloved children’s products, has raised Rs 3.2 crore in a seed funding round to expand its platform...

Bombay High Court Rules in Favor of AB InBev, Bars Jagpin Breweries from Using COX 5001

The Bombay High Court has ruled in favor of global brewing leader AB InBev, issuing a permanent injunction against Madhya Pradesh-based Jagpin Breweries for...