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ITC makes up strategy for men's grooming products

The new increased attention that ITC Ltd is lavishing on men is not surprising. The cigarettes to soaps conglomerate is keenly eyeing the market for men's grooming products a category that, it says, has outpaced the broader personal care segment in India.

(men's grooming) segment is an extremely exciting one and has suddenly evolved Newport Cigarettes Carton Price, said Mr Nilanjan Mukherjee, Head of Marketing, Personal Care Products Business, ITC. are keenly interested in participating in this growth and creating innovative solutions for the segment, which has grown at twice the rate of the personal care business, he said.

The diversified conglomerate is also confident margins from the personal care segment will grow through a strategy of and differentiation Wholesale Cigarettes.' New launches and a push into allied categories are likely to spur growth in its personal care business, said Mr Sandeep Kaul, Chief Executive, Personal Care Products Business, ITC.

there is differentiation and innovation (in products), then consumers will understand the value, Mr Kaul told Business Line Tobacco Store. will not be difficult for brands to maintain and sustain margins. Margins will automatically grow.

ITC has positioned the in the mass market personal care segment, while it is and di Wills' in the premium categories. In the super-premium space, it has the di Wills' range.

Despite being a late entrant in the personal care business, ITC has a 6-7 per cent share of the pie, which is worth around Rs 40,000 crore and dominated by Hindustan Unilever, Wipro, Vaseline, and Garnier Cheap Cigarettes Free Shipping, according to market sources.

The company recently entered the face-wash segment, an allied category, under both the and the di Wills' brands Carton Of Newport 100S. In fact, the face-wash that was launched under the di Wills' brand a month ago, is a only' offering.

will be entering new products and segments on a priority basis and wherever we feel there is market opportunity, Mr Kaul pointed out, adding another target area is the fairness cream segment, in which it holds a 4 per cent share.

The company has also segmented its products according to market opportunities. In some markets, such as in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, ITC offers a talcum powder range through the Di Wills' brand Marlboro Menthol.
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