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Value apparel chains face margin pressure as fabric costs climb

admin — Mon, 25 May 2026 14:22:00 +0000

Vaeshnavi Kasthuril, MINT Bengaluru, 25 May 2026 Value fashion retailers across the country are likely to face margin pressure in the upcoming quarters as rising crude oil prices are driving up the cost of polyester and other fabrics. Executives at V-Mart Retail Ltd, Vishal Mega Mart Ltd, and Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd (KKCL) said crude […]

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Weakening rupee and rising crude oil prices – dual challenge for the economy [Video]

admin — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000

The ET Now Swadesh panel discussion focussed on the dual challenge facing the Indian economy: a weakening rupee and rising crude oil prices, which together are driving “imported inflation” and straining household budgets. Devangshu Dutta (Founder, Third Eyesight) put forth the following key points during the discussion (the video link is under the text summary […]

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New tax & labour rules: What rising compliance costs mean for e-comm platforms

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:08:00 +0000

Pooja Yadav, Exchange4Media 3 December 2025 Over the last few months, India’s e‑commerce and quick‑commerce ecosystem has undergone a wave of structural regulatory and tax reforms. Be it the Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council) formally bringing “local delivery services” under the tax net with an 18% levy, or the newly implemented labour and […]

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India’s Kirana Stores May Suffer The Fate Of Once-Ubiquitous Telephone Booths

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:49:00 +0000

Data suggests that the share of modern retail, including online commerce, which is currently below 10%, is set to cross 30% over the next 3-5 years.

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Why Piyush Goyal is concerned about India’s e-commerce boom

admin — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:23:00 +0000

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal has raised concerns over the rapid expansion of e-commerce through the pricing strategies used by some e-commerce firms, questioning what he termed “predatory pricing”.

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Is Marketing 101 Dead?

Devangshu Dutta — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:02:01 +0000

A couple of reality checks. One is that most retailers and consumer goods companies in the current stage of the market’s growth want to grab the maximum possible market share in the minimum possible time. Two, if you want to get the attention of a lot of customers very quickly, shouting out a great price offer is one of the easiest ways to do it. But the question is, when does it stop being a good tactic and just becomes lazy marketing? And once it’s in that territory, when does it become dangerously weak even as a sustained tactic? It may be time for us to dust off the notes from the Marketing 101 class, and re-examine what we do.

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The Dis-Economy of Scale

Devangshu Dutta — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:40:47 +0000

India (and China) should take the lead in creating an alternative and more sustainable model for food security for large populations. There is a lot of research being done, and much yet to be done, to quantify the true cost of blindly pushing for scale in the food chain.

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Could Lower Prices Cost More?

Devangshu Dutta — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:40:10 +0000

Retailing is at the crossroads. Value judgements are almost always subjective rather than objective. ‘Large versus small’ conflicts are frequently emotive rather than rational. And even though there are no easy answers, I believe we should think about these questions, as businesspeople, as consumers and as social individuals.

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