met the management of Hindustan Unilever to understand the major trends in demand and the outlook on performance in key segments. The key takeaways from the meeting are as follows:HUL has not seen any visible signs of slowdown in its product portfolio; the management believes that consumer products are typically the last sector to get impacted due to a demand slowdown. HUL posted 8.3% volume growth...
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(HUL) to 'buy' from 'neutral', and raised its target price to Rs 540 from Rs 500, citing expectations for a "strong" business outlook and the prospect of rising volumes for its products.The negatives are behind the company, the global investment bank said in a note, adding that HUL's brand ladder pricing, category depth, and geographical breadth provide its business with levers to reaccelerate once...
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Hindustan Unilever loses trademark case for Sunlight brand to little known Kerala-based Thai GroupNEW DELHI: The oldest brand in the portfolio of Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant Unilever took a bath last week when its Indian affiliate(HUL) lost a trademark case for a 127-year-old soap called Sunlight to a little known southern soap maker.Over a year ago, HUL had dragged the Kerala-based Thai Group...
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FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) shares were slightly down ahead of its...
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), consumer goods giant, is pitching Rin Perfect Shine against Ujala, the homegrown enterprise Jyothy Laboratories’ 29-year-old brand that has over 70% share of the fabric whitener market.HUL is bringing its formidable marketing muscle into play by bundling the product free with Rin detergent powder and also spending big money on advertisements.This, said Manoj Menon, analyst...
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pressure for toilet soap makers Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) and Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is likely to sustain as palm oil prices have inched up 11% from levels seen at the end of the quarter ended September.Crude palm oil prices have surged 13.5% from recent lows, which can pose some margin challenge for HUL, RBS Equities (India) Ltd said in a note to clients on Friday, recommending a ‘Buy...
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began vending tea and coffee eight years ago and recently piloted the Bru World Cafes in Mumbai. Why is a company, which sells packaged consumer products, pushing service-driven models vastly different from its core operations?tea in the morning, she uses a spoon of HUL's packaged brand, yielding the company about 50 paise per day. HUL wondered why not serve the consumer an entire cup of tea and i...
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industan Unilever (HUL) and Star Bazaar, the hypermarket brand of the Tata group's retail arm Trent, are to again run a month-long campaign promoting a social cause through joint marketing.] Favourities, it was launched in September last year, to raise money for various causes concerning underprivileged children.Different HUL products are available at a discount for a month, with five per cent of the...
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product image courtesy of coolstuffexpress.com shows the Kinetic Motion rolling ball clock. This kinetic motion clock uses steel rolling balls.Photo: Coolstuffexpress.com/ APThis product image courtesy of coolstuffexpress.com shows the Good Chemistry salt and pepper shakers. These porcelain shakers are labeled with salt and pepper's chemical names.Photo: Coolstuffexpress.com/ APThis product image courtesy...
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