“Whatever you can rightly say about India, the opposite is also true.” The old Joan Robinson line still works because India has a way of defeating neat summaries. Most national averages come with broad patterns, outliers and warnings.The latest Sample Registration System data is one such mirror.

French spirits giant Pernod Ricard remains locked out of one of India's most important alcohol markets after the Delhi High Court upheld a government decision to deny the company a wholesale liquor licence, extending a regulatory battle that has dragged on for more than three years. 

Zydus Wellness: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old IPL batting sensation, is attracting top brands for endorsements amid a changing cricket landscape. Learn how his emerging brand value and performances are reshaping the endorsement scene.

India is the world's largest producer of perfume by volume. Walk into any Indian luxury fragrance store & you would never guess that.

The brands that set the global benchmark for fragrance packaging understood something early on. The bottle is not the wrapper. It is the product.

📍 The CHANEL No. 5 bottle was designed in 1921 and has barely changed in 100 years.
📍 TOM FORD bottles are built heavy enough to feel like a paperweight on a desk.
📍 The Jo Malone London box has its own resale market on eBay.

Now look at what India is sitting on.

A market crossing 1.25 billion dollars, heading to 4 billion by 2030. A fragrance tradition over a thousand years old. Kannauj has been distilling roses, mitti, and sandalwood for centuries.

And yet the bottle still looks as if it were drawn in a Paris studio.

Then look at the brands quietly changing that.

📍 Bombay Perfumery built a following around a fragrance called Chai Musk, in a bottle that feels like Bombay.
📍 NASO Profumi pairs Indian rose and mitti with packaging that does not apologize for being Indian.
📍 NEESH Perfumes ships premium fragrance globally with a story rooted in old Lucknow.

The bottle is no longer pretending to be French.

For 20 years, we have made boxes for Indian perfumes, attars, jewellery, and whisky. The brands that win never ask the box to look international. They ask it to look like them.

Which Indian fragrance bottle made you stop and pick it up? | 13 comments on LinkedIn

Korean skincare, popularly known as K-Beauty, has taken the global beauty world by storm—and India is no exception. Rooted in a ritualistic approach that emphasizes healthy, glowing skin, K-Beauty is influencing Indian skincare routines like never before.

Indian consumers are shifting spending habits, buying everyday goods less frequently but spending more per shopping trip due to inflation. Discover how this impacts categories like snacks and noodles.

India Tourism Sector and Iran War: Prime Minister Modi's call to curb foreign travel for a year aims to boost domestic tourism, conserve foreign exchange, and reduce the import bill amid the West Asia crisis. Industry experts anticipate a surge in local travel, benefiting airlines, hotels, and tour operators. This initiative could also foster infrastructure development and job creation within India.

Disruptions from the Middle East conflict pose a risk to India's economic growth and inflation.

IKEA has launched a new product development centre in India, marking a significant shift from sourcing to creating tailored home furnishing products for both local and global markets. This new initiative strengthens IKEA's commitment to local manufacturing and design.

Discover how the current heatwave and school holidays are driving a significant sales surge for mall retailers, with insights from industry leaders on consumer trends and indoor shopping habits.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

The next business revolution of India
will rise from cities like Varanasi, Lucknow, Indore, Surat, and many more.

Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities are becoming the new centers of opportunity, where industries like Travel, Healthcare, AI services, and Corporate expansion are rapidly growing.

These cities still value:

✓ Trust
✓ Relationships
✓ Emotions
✓ Real human connection

In the next 3 to 5 years, India’s growth story will not be limited to metro cities alone.

Companies are now searching not only for degrees,
but for people who can communicate, adapt, and solve real problems.

India is changing.

And this time, small cities will not follow growth…

They will create it.

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Trends, tradition or more? Find out why India's wedding market is becoming the world's biggest business opportunity.

Sandeep Lodha

#CondèNastIndia #LuxuryinIndia #LuxuryLeadership #LuxuryWeddings #WeddingInsights #IndianWeddings
#TheGreatIndianWeddings

Explore the hottest viral perfume trends in India for 2025, covering Instagram Reels and YouTube. Discover citrus, gourmand, sustainable, and unisex fragrances.

Rising Disposable Income, Expanding E-Commerce, and Growing Demand for Stylish and Technologically Advanced Watches Are Transforming India’s Watch Industry

Despite economic uncertainty, Indian families are still prioritizing summer vacations, but with more intentional, experience-led spending choices.

India’s fast-rising travelling consumer base, growing appetite for premium experiences and distinctive shopping behaviours came under the spotlight during the TFWA Market Watch India workshop.

India remains one of the world’s largest gold consumers despite producing only a small fraction of the metal domestically. From weddings and festivals to savings and investments, gold continues to hold deep cultural and financial significance across the country. Experts say limited local mining output forces India to import billions worth of gold every year, making it a key player in the global bullion market while also impacting trade balances and import bills.

#Gold #IndiaGold #GoldImports #Bullion #GoldMarket #IndianEconomy #Investment #GoldDemand

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His comments come amid a broader shift in India’s consumption story, where companies are increasingly chasing affluent urban consumers even as mass-market demand remains uneven.