Daily briefing
Friday, 9 October 2026
Festive dashboards light up as Zudio hits four figures
Delhi desk, 9 October 2026. Flipkart and Amazon flipped the switch at midnight while Trent counted its thousandth Zudio. Merchants watch the tills and the dark stores equally hard this morning.
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Ecommerce
Amazon festive orders double on day one100 per cent growth marks biggest opening as minutes delivery expands.
Retail
Zudio hits 1,000 stores, revenue up 23%Trent milestone in Tier-II cities as Westside expansion fund locked.
Platforms
Flipkart fashion sellers up 77% on zero feeListings double as Big Billion Days open for Tier-II brands.
Ecommerce
Quick-commerce ads up 30-40%, D2C cuts spendFestive visibility costs force brands to protect margins over volume.
Retail
Minutes delivery now the festive battleground29 per cent sales jump will reward speed networks over pure discounting.
Retail
Meesho Mega Blockbuster Sale goes live today
Value platform joins the festive fray on 9 October after Flipkart and Amazon opened yesterday.