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EEST TV e-Paper, Friday, 9 October 2026, page 7: Business

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Mamaearth Maker Honasa Sees Sales Growth in the Low Thirties as Offline Push Pays Off

BENGALURU: Honasa Consumer, the company behind the Mamaearth brand, expects its net sales to grow in the low thirties per cent in the July-September quarter, driven by its push into physical stores, it said in a business update on October 6. Its shares rose as much as 8.2 per cent to ₹478.20 on the BSE.

The update covers the second quarter of the 2026-27 financial year. At 10:03 am the stock was trading 6.9 per cent higher at ₹472.35, giving the company a market value of ₹15,368 crore, about $1.6 billion, Inc42 reported.

Honasa said it expects Mamaearth's net sales value to grow in the high teens year on year. Its younger brands, The Derma Co, Aqualogica, BBlunt, Dr Sheth's, Staze, Lumineve and Reginald Men, are expected to grow in the mid-forties. The company expects an operating margin in the low double digits, with a strong improvement from a year…

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Amazon and Flipkart Open Their Festive Sales a Day Apart, With AI Tools and Quick Delivery

BENGALURU: Amazon and Flipkart open their annual festive sales this week, a day apart. Amazon's Great Indian Festival begins on October 8, with Prime members getting 24 hours of early access from October 7. Flipkart's Big Billion Days begins on October 9, with early access from October 8 for Flipkart Plus and Flipkart Black members and Flipkart credit card holders.

Both sales lead into Diwali, which falls on November 8 this year, and both rely on the same tools to pull shoppers in: bank discounts, staggered deal events and early…

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World Bank Raises India's Growth Forecast to 7.1% After a 7.8% First Quarter

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NEW DELHI: The World Bank has raised its forecast for India's economic growth in the current financial year to 7.1 per cent, from the 6.6 per cent it projected in April, All India Radio reported on October 6. The revision follows a stronger-than-expected start to the year: the economy grew 7.8 per cent in the…

India's Startup IPO Class of 2026: 15 Listings, Mixed Debuts and a Long Queue

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BENGALURU: Fourteen Indian startups and new-economy companies had gone public in 2026 by October 4, according to Inc42's startup IPO tracker, and their debuts varied widely: the best opened 76 per cent above the issue price, the worst 12 per cent below. Snapdeal's parent became the fifteenth on October 5.

The year opened weakly. Media…

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  1. MarketingMamaearth Maker Honasa Sees Sales Growth in the Low Thirties as Offline Push Pays Off
  2. MarketingAmazon and Flipkart Open Their Festive Sales a Day Apart, With AI Tools and Quick Delivery
  3. BusinessWorld Bank Raises India's Growth Forecast to 7.1% After a 7.8% First Quarter
  4. StrategyIndia's Startup IPO Class of 2026: 15 Listings, Mixed Debuts and a Long Queue
  5. FinanceBanks' Bad Loans at 1.68%: Shaktikanta Das Says Financial Sector Repair Made India Resilient
  6. FinanceForeign Investors Pull ₹35,861 Crore in September as Forex Reserves Drop $33 Billion in Two Weeks

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