The Consummate | 19 November 2023
Welcome to The Consummate! We bring our points of view, updates, news, and curated content to the consumer community in India and Southeast Asia.
In this week’s edition, we take a look at how Gen Z perceives luxury, celebrate our portfolio companies disrupting India’s consumer market, and much more. Let’s dive in!
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From India to the world: Unleashing the potential of India’s tourists
India is one of Asia’s key outbound tourist markets with a fast growth rate and strong post-pandemic recovery. Through nine charts, this article unpacks trends and opportunities in the Indian travel market. Selected country examples shed light on how destinations can enhance their value propositions to attract and delight Indian travellers.
To Gen Z, food is the new luxury. What does that mean for fashion?
Coming out of the pandemic and into a recession, food has remained a status symbol for some price-sensitive Gen Zs, much like a luxury item or piece of music merch. Fashion and beauty brands are seeing the value in aligning with food institutions or using popular foods at events or in campaigns to build brand equity online. Modern Retail recently examined the food x beauty crossover; from Kosterina’s olive oil-based skincare range, Poppi’s limited edition lip oil, or even Kellogg’s partnership with Nails Inc. and Claire’s.
David Senra’s Founders: Anna Wintour
David Senra shares comprehensive notes from Anna Wintour’s autobiography written by Amy Odell. Named one of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022, this in-depth and revealing biography is based on extensive interviews with Anna Wintour’s closest friends and collaborators. This episode crystallizes Anna’s personal story within the larger narrative about the hierarchical dynamics of the fashion industry and the complex world of Condé Nast.
Keeping Up With the DSGCP Family 🤝
DSGCP companies, Power Gummies, SuperBottoms, XYXX, featured on Inc42’s Fast42 list as D2C brands disrupting the Indian Market.
82E launches their #littejoys: all the skincare essentials, now in travel-friendly mini sizes!
A Diwali Sleepy Owl x Uniqlo Collab. Every in-store customer received a Sleepy Owl gift pack!
Kind Kones x BBC Earth: a delicious Coco Coast flavour to celebrate Planet Earth III!
For Breast Cancer Awareness month, Smile Makers produced a collection of erotic audiobooks, Audioboobs, to help women self-examine themselves.
DSGCP x FUTR Asia: Our Head of SEA, Sameer Mehta, recently moderated a panel on the evolving retail landscape alongside Richard Ruddy of Nuguru, Ngai Yuen Low of AEON Co Malaysia Berhad, and Renée Funtanilla of MPT Mobility.
Before You Go:
Catch our Head of India, Hari Premkumar, at Entrepreneur Live X India Investment Forum 2023 for a deep dive into 'How VCs and PEs Weigh Investments.'
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