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<ul><li>Topline growth remains muted: Staple companies have reported muted topline growth due to weak urban consumer demand, heavy rainfall across major parts of the country, and heightened competitive intensity.</li><li>On a positive note, rural demand continues to show signs of revival and remains resilient. </li><li>Urban weakness was a surprising element: Urban which accounts for 50-60% of FMCG sales came under pressure as highlighted by most of the consumer companies owing to – 1) Slowdown in discretionary spends, 2) Muted wage growth, 3) Higher interest rate coupled with increase in rentals and EMIs, 3) Higher competitive intensity from other D2C brands as Qcommerce penetration increase in the recent time leading to overall weakness in overall urban.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Topline growth remains muted: Staple companies have reported muted topline growth due to weak urban consumer demand, heavy rainfall across major parts of the country, and heightened competitive intensity.On a positive note, rural demand continues to show signs of revival and remains resilient. Urban weakness was a surprising element: Urban which accounts for 50-60% of FMCG sales came under pressure as highlighted by most of the consumer companies owing to – 1) Slowdown in discretionary spends, 2) Muted wage growth, 3) Higher interest rate coupled with increase in rentals and EMIs, 3) Higher competitive intensity from other D2C brands as Qcommerce penetration increase in the recent time leading to overall weakness in overall urban.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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