Daily briefing
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Reliance seals eyewear deal as Flipkart, Carrefour push stores
Delhi desk flags fresh deals and formats as festive stocking begins. Physical retail and marketplace tools still set the pace for merchants chasing footfall and GMV.
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Retail
Reliance Brands takes LensCrafters IndiaSecond Luxottica deal after Sunglass Hut locks NCR mall optical outlets.
Ecommerce
Flipkart 2GUD starts Local retail formatKLM Fashion Mall first partner; influencer video plus fulfilment for offline stores.
Retail
Carrefour opens 50,000-sq-ft Noida flagshipApparel Group franchise targets 50 stores in NCR-UP over three to four years.
Platforms
Flipkart Fashion Spotlight eyes 500 brandsTier-2 D2C fashion gets video, live and try-on tools ahead of festive.
Retail
Big-box grocery capital keeps flowingCarrefour 50-store plan shows physical still owns the large weekly basket.
Retail
Trent Zudio keeps value lead in FY26 scorecard
Zudio crossed 960 stores by March as Trent PAT rose; watch Q2 filings for city additions ahead of Navratri.