Level of discounting in India is not sustainable, says Samsonite CEO – ET Retail

Mumbai: Samsonite global chief executive Kyle Gendreau said discounting levels in India are unsustainable and impacting profitability even as the US-based company toppled VIP Industries to become India’s biggest luggage maker by revenue last fiscal. “It is not sustainable what’s happening in the marketplaces, this level of discounting deteriorating profitability. We have taken a road…

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Lighthouse Funds invests Rs 229 crore in Safari Industries – ET Retail

Mid-market consumer and healthcare-focused fund Lighthouse Funds, has invested Rs 229 crore in luggage maker Safari Industries through its recent fund Lighthouse India Fund IV AIF. Safari marks the second investment by Lighthouse from its newly raised fourth private equity fund. Sachin Bhartiya, co-founder and partner at Lighthouse Funds said: “The Indian luggage market is…

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