Daily briefing

Sunday, 13 September 2026

Zudio 1,000, Minutes 1,200, Guwahati deal

Delhi desk, 13 September 2026. Value fashion and quick commerce keep adding square feet and dark stores while mall money heads east. Merchants watch the festive build-up and the inflation print due tomorrow.

1. Retail

   Zudio hits 1,000 stores in 300 cities

   Trent value brand marks decade of expansion ahead of festive season.

2. Ecommerce

   Flipkart Minutes hits 1,200 centres

   Four-fold growth and tier-2 push put pressure on Blinkit and Zepto density.

3. Retail

   Nexus ₹1,600 crore Guwahati retail bet

   Assam CM hails deal as marker of rising Northeast organised retail demand.

4. Platforms

   Flipkart Fashion Spotlight targets 500 D2C

   Tier-2 fashion brands get live commerce tools before festive season.

5. Retail

   Value density still beats delivery hype

   Zudio cash versus Minutes coverage defines the real retail contest this festive season.

6. Retail

   Carrefour opens Noida hypermarket, eyes 50 stores

   Franchise return after 2014 exit puts 50,000 sq ft format against quick-commerce density in NCR.