Daily briefing

Friday, 6 November 2026

Zudio 1,000, Nykaa triples profit, q-comm dark stores race

Delhi desk, 6 November 2026. Festive tills are ringing louder than expected while value formats and quick-commerce networks keep adding doors. Merchants watch the numbers, not the noise.

1. Retail

   Trent Zudio crosses 1,000 stores

   Q2 profit up 25% on 29 new outlets and 339-city reach.

2. Ecommerce

   Nykaa profit triples to ₹101 crore

   Revenue up 28% as fashion stores cross 200 doors.

3. Retail

   Reliance Retail opens 303 new stores

   Q2 revenue up 6% as network nears 20,000 outlets.

4. Ecommerce

   Blinkit scales to 2,751 dark stores

   Net order value jumps 79% to ₹20,940 crore, EBITDA turns positive.

5. Platforms

   Value and speed rewrite festive rules

   Zudio density and dark-store coverage now set shopper expectations.

6. Retail

   Lenskart Q2 profit surges 122% to ₹227 crore

   Revenue hits ₹2,845 crore as eyewear chain scales stores ahead of festive demand.