Retailers warn the collapse of the stock market could damage the sentiment of the consumer

Copyright © HT Digital Streams Limit all rights reserved. The negative wealth effect of industry: Retailers warn the stock market accident that could harm the consumer sentiment on Monday, when the Sensex and Nifty50 each dropped 3%, causing a loss of £ 14 trillion investor wealth, it could have a negative impact on US President Donald Trump’s Commerce, including India, including India, made them concern. New -Delhi: The stock market accident earlier this week and the ongoing volatility could harm the sentiment of the consumer, retailers warned because clients felt poorer due to the falling value of their share portfolios, it could cut the discretionary spending. US President Donald Trump’s rapid import tax on all its trading partners, including India, has expressed concern about a global recession, which investors have asked to shower shares and reduce their losses. These sharp, sudden cuts can be alarming for a significant number of young investors, who have started investing post -pandemics in stocks and who have seen the markets just move one way since. There was a substantial increase in the number of investors in India between 2019 and 2024. The number of demat accounts (which are essential to holding stock electronic) more than fourfold to 185.3 million in 2024, from 39.3 million in 2019. Retailers said in small townships that Monday has a loss of the loss of the Sensex and Nify, a loss of a loss of £ 14 Wealth, the sentiment of the consumer can adversely affect. “About 10-15% of our clients in smaller cities where we are present could possibly be exposed to the stock market. So we see some impact on consumer’s disposition. This may have an impact on the discretionary categories; not necessities,” says Lalit Agarwal, founder and managing director of V-Mart retail. Also read: £ 900 crore investment “> Unilever’s ex-ICE-cream unit to set up its first world center in Pune with £ 900 crore investment V-Mart retailer has a total of 497 stores. moved, but it must also watch, and he must say. ” In the future for interest rates, he added. The discretionary demand remained weak in 2024, the demand for discretionary retail goods such as clothing, jewelry, electronics and shoes grew modestly by 3-4%. Data from the Retailers Association of India indicated that clothing and shoes were particularly affected. ‘All consumers of the previous year did not go to the discretion. I think the customer sentiment is more or less the same. During volatile times, consumers take some difficult calls, whether they need to save and keep more – we will have to see how it affects categories, such as the upcoming travel season or the purchase of summer devices. This stock market volatility is very narrow and no one knows when it will improve, ‘said Kumar Rjagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India (Rai). The industry body represents both large and small retailers in categories. However, he added that India’s ability to capitalize from the shift in global consumers cannot pay consumers. Bag, as a large amount of business occurs via equal monthly payments, “says Nilesh Gupta, managing director at Electronics Chain Vijay sales. Also read: Musical chairs in retail: Top Executors exchange businesses as competition, but the growth delays, Gumta can postpone the new domestic devices. No signs yet, ”he added. FMCG stable, Outlook uncertain that the expected impact is more on the mindset to be careful, than perhaps the actual behavior, says K. Ramakrishnan, managing director-South Asia, Worldpanel division, Kantar. Kantar follows the consumption of domestic consumption of stacking barrels. ‘For almost a year, the RBI’s confidence indicates that there is more pessimism optimism. In this background, the performance of the financial markets is likely to contribute to this pessimism. And given that urban buyers are the most affected, we expect the buyer to be careful as we end up in the summer months, “however, Ramakrishnan added. However, the market accidents will not affect categories such as rapidly moving consumer goods.” Stock market crashes do not affect a big way to use the Downs time, and the macroeconomic indicators are also a good time to take the time, and India’s macroeconomic indicators are a great way to keep the Downs, and India’s macroeconomic indication is an influence. However, if we go according to history and data, as previously noted, the financial market losses must be linked to the economic slowdown for FMCG to be influenced in a great way, “he said. High inflation has already cut an urban demand into different categories. For example, in the March Quarter, the demand for different consumer categories, such as stack, Reporting a reporting, it is a junk, a note and a letter from a junk. ‘Say Aayush Madhusudhan Agrawal, founder and director, Lenexis Foodworks. Shares #Consumer Sector Mint Specials