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When the pandemic confined Delhi resident Sonali Sharma to her house in 2020, she decided to adopt Zoey, a golden retriever, from one of her relatives. Swati Ekka, from Ranchi in Jharkhand, also became a new pet parent last year, to help cope with the loss of her father in the first wave of COVID-19. Her pet is a Siberian husky named Icy.
Sharma and Ekka are among an estimated 30 million pet owners in India, a number that’s expanding by about 3 million each year ever since the onset of the pandemic. This spike in ownership has resulted in …
Colgate ties up with 100Days.co to scale Palmolive online. But the long overlooked brand may need more than a digital push.
Vish Narain of Pulsar Capital on spotting real synergies between India and the Gulf, and why many entrepreneurs read the market wrong.
The FMCG major acquired the maker of Ching’s Secret to make the most of its high margins, but things didn’t go to plan. Two years and a few lessons later, TCPL is trying to change that.