BUSINESS
Quick Take | Does Danone’s investment in Epigamia make sense?
The French dairy maker might have failed through joint ventures, and on its own. But its attempt as a venture investor may actually pay off.
INDIA
Quick Take | Hotstar may get users to pay for Specials, but the game won’t be easy
Originals have always ruled the game of online video streaming, but Hotstar has competitors with deep pockets who aren’t sitting idle either.
BUSINESS
Quick Take | Behind JLR and Ford job cuts: China and Brexit
Both JLR and Ford need to be ready for the future that will be of autonomous and electric cars. This would require fundamental redesigning of the way they run their businesses.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Opening up iTunes to non-Apple devices won’t help Apple much
With the company opening up its services to non-Apple devices, the charm of Apple is diminishing fast, and it is upsetting its loyal users.
BUSINESS
100-Word Take | Liquidity crunch, dampened consumer sentiment and rising insurance cost impact December car sales
INDIA
Quick Take | How Amazon can cross the CCI hurdle to buy into More Supermarkets
The norms also prohibit e-commerce platforms or their group companies from having equity ownership in firms that sell goods on their marketplace.
BUSINESS
Quick Take | Why Baba Ramdev, and not PM Modi, is the real driver of khadi's popularity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to revamp KVIC and promote khadi did help the state-owned entity in getting business, but what really helped is the marketing of swadeshi by yoga-guru-turned-businessman Baba Ramdev.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Modi govt's new e-commerce norms will boost Indian entrepreneurship, create jobs
The new e-commerce norms could be just the boost that the Startup India mission needs.
BUSINESS
Quick Take | New e-commerce norms give edge to domestic sellers and small traders but consumers may feel the pinch
The proposed changes in the ecommerce norms can be seen as an attempt by the government to appease small traders ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
BUSINESS
Quick Take | Why Patanjali is desperate to buy Ruchi Soya
Ruchi Soya will not only make Patanjali the second biggest edible oil company, but also boost its manufacturing capacity and distribution muscle
BUSINESS
Quick Take | Swiggy's $1billion funding does not mean it can win the food delivery sweepstakes
Swiggy has competition from other food delivery companies and even ride-hailing companies Uber and Ola have entered the market.
BUSINESS
Quick Take | 5 reasons why India Post's e-commerce foray is a bad idea
Reason no 1: India Post is late to the party.
INDIA
Quick take | How important is India for Uber's IPO to be successful?
While Uber’s valuation is primarily linked to how well it sold its vision and growth prospects to its investors so far, its gross billing which comes from the total number of rides it completes also matters.
STARTUP
Quick Take | Why Tiger Global's return to India is good news for startups
Tiger had stopped investing in India after it picked a series of duds but it has been the earliest big backer of India’s Internet story.
BUSINESS
Quick take | Horlicks isn't a sweet deal but HUL has muscle power to boost nutrition biz
Unilever's interest in Horlicks is to grow its foods business that currently generates more than Rs 10,000 crore worth of revenues.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Why India won't be music to Spotify's ears
Spotify will get a good number of users, especially for its basic music streaming service that comes free of cost (but with advertisements). But it is unlikely to convert users to its premium service and get them to pay for listening to music.
BUSINESS
Opinion | Why Horlicks is unlikely to boost Unilever
Horlicks controls around a half of India’s health food drink market and the Indian mother still swears by the brand’s legacy. But despite the added distribution muscle, Horlicks might just end up pressuring Unilever’s financials
BUSINESS
Opinion | Organised retail can become the new sunrise sector, but retailers need to adapt to hybrid model
The share of organised retailing, or modern format retailing, which consists of hyper markets, super markets and small organised outlets, is only around 10 percent in India
BUSINESS
Opinion | It’s too early to discount Patanjali, it may be a sleeping giant
Patanjali can easily play the penetration game by tapping fresh markets, especially in the rural areas, where others would struggle to reach.
BUSINESS
Opinion | For Zee to become India's Netflix, promoters must learn to share control
Zee needs to evolve to capitalise on its strengths and be ahead of the curve. That’s where a strategic partnership in the areas where it doesn’t have core competencies would help
BUSINESS
Opinion | Amazon’s bet on local language content is a hunt for fresh e-commerce customers
With local language content, Amazon seems to be targeting the bottom of the pyramid population hoping to convert them into consumers of its core e-commerce business over a period
INDIA
Opinion | Can Patanjali’s Paridhan be a threat to big apparel brands?
Baba Ramdev will undoubtedly give most established apparel brands run for their money in Paridhan’s initial years
BUSINESS
Opinion | Why Amazon wants a slice of Future Retail
With a stake in Future Retail, Amazon will have the advantage of being well-spread across India which Walmart does not have right now
BUSINESS
Opinion | Why ITC won't find the dairy business an easy hunting ground
Despite India being the largest milk producer and consumer, 78 percent of the market is still unorganised and that explains ITC's foray.
