Daily briefing

Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Qcom densifies, Titan goes luxury, Flipkart gains

Delhi desk, 25 August 2026 dawn. Dark stores keep multiplying while value and premium formats push new cities and channels. Merchants watch festive inventory and AOV slips.

1. Ecommerce

   Flipkart narrows qcom lead

   Walmart unit pressures Blinkit and Zepto two years after Minutes launch.

2. Ecommerce

   Qcom dark stores reach 5,026

   Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto network up 48 percent as market grows 40 percent.

3. Retail

   Titan IRTH opens in Indore

   Premium House of Titan format reaches Phoenix Citadel in central India.

4. Retail

   Snitch hits 127 stores

   First Kolkata outlet marks continued offline expansion for the D2C brand.

5. Retail

   Dark stores rewrite kirana maths

   5,000-plus nodes make 10-minute delivery the new urban baseline.

6. Retail

   Nexus Select hunts eight mall deals

   Listed retail REIT eyes eastern and southern assets on strong cash flows.