Daily briefing

Sunday, 25 October 2026

Blinkit dark stores, Lenskart flagship, Zudio 1,000

Delhi desk, 25 October 2026. Eternal lifts Blinkit targets after Q2 while Lenskart tests a tech flagship and Trent’s value chain crosses four digits. Merchants watch the festive till and dark-store payback.

1. Ecommerce

   Eternal lifts Blinkit target to 3,500

   Dark-store goal raised after Q2 density gains in smaller cities.

2. Retail

   Lenskart opens Evolv flagship Worli

   AI eye-test concept store tests fashion positioning in Mumbai.

3. Retail

   Zudio hits 1,000 stores milestone

   Trent value chain crosses four digits with focus on smaller cities.

4. Platforms

   Blinkit clears iPhone Duo in five minutes

   Delhi NCR launch stock vanishes, fresh units promised soon.

5. Retail

   Density now dictates festive retail pace

   Dark stores and value chains set the cost and assortment floor.

6. Retail

   Jio Platforms retail quota fills on day two

   Ambani’s $3.2 bn IPO sees retail portion fully subscribed as institutions pile in 9x.