Company & Brand

The Giants of Bengal: K.C. Das — The Sweet Shop That Gave India Its National Sweet

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 There are brands that sell products. And then there are brands that shape culture. K.C. Das belongs firmly in the second category — a Kolkata sweet shop whose legacy stretches across 150 years, two invented sweets, and a canning innovation that took Bengal’s most iconic dessert to the world before refrigeration made it easy. The …

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Rs 27,000 Crore and 48 Million Chips a Day: What Tata’s Assam Semiconductor Plant Means for Eastern India

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Eastern India has long been discussed as a region of potential. What is happening in Jagiroad, Morigaon district, Assam is something more concrete — a Rs 27,000 crore investment that puts the Northeast firmly on the global semiconductor map. The Project in Numbers Tata Electronics’ Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test facility at Jagiroad is being …

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How Zudio, Yousta, and OWND Are Rewriting the Rules of Retail Real Estate in West Bengal

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India’s three largest conglomerates — Tata Group, Reliance Retail, and Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail — are quietly building a new consumer segment together: the mass market fashion buyer. The tool is affordable fashion. And the strategy, notably, has nothing to do with chasing the best addresses in town. The Numbers Tell the Story Zudio, …

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The Giants of Bengal: How Heritage Brands Went From Symbols of Resistance to Engines of Growth.

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Open the medicine cabinet in a typical Bengali household and you will almost certainly find it — the squat little green tube of Boroline, its octagonal black cap as recognisable as a family heirloom. Look at the study table of an older generation Bengali, and there is a good chance the ink bottle once sitting …

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Nexus Select Trust Acquires Diamond Plaza, Kolkata for Rs 347.5 Crore

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India’s only listed retail REIT, Nexus Select Trust, has approved the acquisition of Diamond Plaza Mall in Nagerbazar, North Kolkata, for Rs 347.5 crore. The acquisition will be carried out through its SPV, Nexusmalls Whitefield Private Limited, via a share purchase agreement with Super Diamond Enterprises, post restructuring and separation of unrelated businesses. The asset …

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Hard Rock Cafe India: End of an Era as Licensing Agreement with JSM Corporation Terminates

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  After over two decades of music, memorabilia, and memorable nights, Hard Rock Cafe’s India chapter is undergoing a significant shift. Florida-based Hard Rock International has formally terminated its franchise agreements with JSM Corporation Pvt Ltd and related entities, covering the right to operate all Hard Rock Cafes and Rock Shops within India. The termination …

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Senco Gold and Diamonds

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Kolkata based Senco Gold and Diamonds sells jewellery in gold, diamond, silver, platinum, precious and semi-precious stones and other metals which includes costume jewellery, as also gold and silver coins and utensils made of silver.