Indian Hotels’ Puneet Chhatwal on why moving from Taj to Ginger is no longer a demotion for his team
The company’s turnaround wasn’t just about seemingly counterintuitive choices, but also about embracing the unexpected
The company’s turnaround wasn’t just about seemingly counterintuitive choices, but also about embracing the unexpected
As India’s best-known social-sciences institute churns out courses to please the market, it’s neglecting what built its legacy. To the detriment of students
The three-decade-old fund house from one of India’s best-known business groups still lags far behind similar-vintage peers. Closing in on them requires shifting gears
Orkla’s IPO is up against a regionally-fragmented spice market, where each state has its own unique spice blends
India doesn’t have what it takes to build a Tesla car. Tesla may not have what Indians want, either
Trent-owned Zudio has used the Spanish fast-fashion giant’s playbook to reach such great heights that it makes Zara look quite ordinary
A merger with the automaker's finance arm adds Rs 40,000 crore to Tata Capital’s book—but will dent its financials
The time is ripe for the listed, niche engineering entities within the Tata Group to join and spare their shareholders the woes
The US$155-billion Indian tech-manufacturing industry needs skilled talent and high productivity—something companies can’t find closer to their factories
For over two decades, the jewellery retailer has dominated organised retail in the sector. Now, regional players like Kalyan Jewellers and Senco Gold are challenging its lead
After more than 40 years in the chip industry, Raja Manickam has founded a company and devised a business model which, he believes, is the only way to scale semicon products in India
By spinning off Madura Fashion, the retailer makes itself far less appealing to investors
Where have all the brand mascots gone?
The telecom equipment maker is a star on the bourses, but a part in a massive $3.3B deal with BSNL may not be its place in the sun
Waaree Energies ditched its listing plans after a ~US$120 million private fundraise. It’s not easy convincing public-market investors to back a business that hinges solely on protectionist policies
The young fast-fashion chain, which has surpassed 24-year-old Westside’s footprint, could become not just parent Trent’s biggest revenue driver, but also the Tata Group’s most visible retail brand
If telecom 1.0 was about operators, 2.0 is about integrators. If Tatas have emerged as one, decades-old telecoms veteran HFCL cannot be far behind. A close partner and investee of the Reliance group, HFCL is flexing its yet-to-form product muscles as the winds of change gather speed
Despite 170 startups passing through its doors over the last eight years, Reliance’s startup accelerator doesn’t have many success stories to boast of. While a few have gone on to become vendors for Reliance’s businesses, some have snubbed acquisition overtures from India’s largest conglomerate, and others have been acquired by rivals
Confronted with sliding share prices and unhappy investors, two of India’s largest lead-acid battery makers, Exide and Amara Raja, want to make lithium-ion batteries. Lithium supply chain problems aside, the arch-rivals may find that they’ve come on the scene just a little too late
After only expanding to eight cities in seven years, Dunzo wants to reach as many as 25 within the next 18 months. All while reaching profitability. Standing in its way, though, is a murderers' row of rivals, both old and new
The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate has built up a small army of healthcare offerings with a view to creating an integrated healthcare play. Putting all these pieces together, however, is proving difficult even for a behemoth like Reliance
Premium cereals brand Soulfull became a part of Tata Consumer Products in the latter’s search for FMCG glory. But the company will need more than just a niche offering to break into a segment studded with mainstream favourites
The conglomerate’s impending acquisition of a majority stake in the e-grocer is just what they both desperately needed. Together, they have to shed their measured approach to ward off deep-pocketed rivals
Already struggling offline pharmacists had to deal with deep discounts online luring customers away. Now with corporates wanting to have the e-pharmacy cake and eat it too, offline pharma is banking on its intimate relationships with customers for an omnichannel experiment
The $113 billion-revenue Tata Group wants to shake things up in India’s online ecosystem with a super app to take on Reliance’s MyJio, including plans for a payments network. Even as it tries to build a war chest, Tata first has to get past its troubles with scaling and consolidation
The joint venture’s supermarket chain Star has been struggling to make a mark with only 57 stores across the country, compared to Reliance Retail’s 797 and DMart’s 214. Pushed into a corner, Star now has little choice but to think big
Born 2005. Died 2017. Several hundred crores poorer, the Tata Group has finally pulled the plug on its ambitious drug discovery venture. What went wrong?