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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:02am EST
The scramble for garnering more volumes in laundry continues. Procter & Gamble India (P&G ) has increased the grammage of its Tide Naturals detergent by 25%. However, the company has maintained the price of the product.
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Posted: February 26th, 2010, 5:28am EST
Consumer durable companies such as LG, Samsung and Godrej feel the overall impact of budget will be positive despite the hike in excise duty to 10% from 8% as the consumers’ disposable income would go up due to cut in personal income tax, boosting demand.
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Posted: February 26th, 2010, 2:28am EST
Consumers will have to pay more for petrol, diesel, cars, TVs, cigarettes, tobacco, air-conditioner, gold and silver as the govt announced hike in excise duty.
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Posted: February 19th, 2010, 5:44am EST
Godrej Appliances Limited, part of the Godrej Group, is coming out with a low-priced refrigerator for the poorer sections of the society, the Group's top official said.
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Posted: February 18th, 2010, 7:13pm EST
Newspaper publishers are bracing themselves for a sharp drop in their profitability, thanks to an unbridled hike in newsprint prices, which has also prompted many of them to reschedule or shelve major expansion and growth plans.
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Posted: February 14th, 2010, 11:04pm EST
The entry of Tatas in the low-end water purifier market with ‘Swach’ has created ripples. Eureka Forbes and Hindustan Unilever (HUL), too, have swung into action with their low-priced innovations.
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Posted: February 9th, 2010, 6:16am EST
Samsung aims over $3 bn revenue in 2010 from India that would help it topple compatriot LG from the top slot.
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Posted: February 4th, 2010, 4:02pm EST
With yet another summer round the bend, consumer durables big guns are kicking into gear.
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Posted: January 25th, 2010, 11:38am EST
As the consumer durable industry wakes up from a lukewarm year gone by, industry major Hitachi Home and Life Solutions with a presence in air-conditioners and refrigerators, feels there is a change of preferences across national markets.
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Posted: January 21st, 2010, 2:16pm EST
Consumer electronics makers such as LG, Godrej & Boyce, Videocon and Whirlpool are eyeing a fresh round of up to 5% price hike in refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and flat panel displays by March to make up for increasing input costs and tax outgo.