Daily briefing

Thursday, 15 October 2026

DMart margins pinch, Zudio hits 1,000 as festive opens

Delhi desk, 15 October 2026. Value retail posted solid top lines but thinner edges while quick commerce and marketplaces locked in early festive traffic. Merchants watch same-store numbers and dark-store density through Diwali.

1. Retail

   DMart opens 15 stores, profit up 8.5%

   Q2 revenue near ₹19,650 crore but margins tighten on wage costs.

2. Retail

   Zudio crosses 1,000 stores, Trent up 23%

   Q2 revenue ₹5,788 crore; total outlets reach 1,342.

3. Ecommerce

   Flipkart hits 6.3 million concurrent users

   Big Billion Days open with heavy Tier-3 traffic and 34% new customers.

4. Platforms

   Blinkit tops availability at 94.4%

   Bernstein metro audit leaves Flipkart Minutes, Instamart and Zepto behind.

5. Retail

   Value retail’s store race meets margin wall

   DMart and Zudio keep opening while costs and stocks signal limits.

6. Retail

   DMart stock hits fresh 52-week low

   Shares extend October slide past 12% after Q2 margins contract despite 18% revenue growth.