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Supply Chain

Flipkart Ekart adds 14 million cu ft storage and 900 hubs

Warehousing capacity jumps 50 per cent and last-mile reach widens for Big Billion Days and remote same-day.

Farhan Qureshi · 2 Oct · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Amazon Now doubles to over 120 cities in two weeks

Minute-level drops reach Amritsar Jalandhar Vizag Kochi just as Great Indian Festival opens 8 October.

Ananya Rao · 2 Oct · 4 min read

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Opinion · Ecommerce

Why dark-store maths now favour discipline over pure discount

Amazon’s cheque and Flipkart’s PIN grab arrive just as Blinkit and peers cut promo intensity.

The Desk · 1 Oct · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Amazon bets $3 billion on India quick commerce dark stores

Plan lifts Amazon Now from roughly 750 stores toward 1,300 by April and targets daily essentials share now at 6.2 percent.

Ananya Rao · 1 Oct · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Nykaa posts ₹7,374 crore 9M revenue on 25% growth

One Nykaa model with owned brands drives the print, putting pressure on pure D2C beauty sellers and offline counters ahead of festive GMV.

Ananya Rao · 30 Sep · 4 min read

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Opinion · Ecommerce

Will dark-store scale finally cool the q-comm discount war?

As Amazon and Flipkart near 1,000 sites the incentive race shows early signs of moderation, yet festive demand could reignite burns.

The Desk · 29 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Flipkart Amazon near 1,000 dark stores in q-comm sprint

Bernstein note shows Flipkart approaching the mark while Amazon eyes festive season scale, pressuring Blinkit margins.

Ananya Rao · 29 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Vishal Mega Mart runs quick commerce from 767 of 819 stores

Value retailer turns existing floors into fulfilment nodes, lifting order share to 5% plus in most locations without new dark-store capex.

Meera Iyer · 27 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Amazon opens first Varanasi fulfilment centre

New 1-lakh-cubic-feet hub and sort centre cut festive delivery times in UP, squeezing local courier margins and kirana restock cycles.

Ananya Rao · 26 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Myntra hires 26,000 seasonal staff for Big Fashion Festival

More than double last year’s festive army fills fulfilment centres and last-mile routes as October sales ramp up.

Ananya Rao · 25 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

FSSAI starts penal action against Amazon Flipkart Zepto Instamart

Five platforms face proceedings over Happilo claims and Dhatura listings, raising compliance costs for every dark-store operator.

Ananya Rao · 24 Sep · 4 min read

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Opinion · Ecommerce

Why Amazon and Flipkart still cannot ignore the dark-store math

Festive capacity is useless if the minutes layer keeps taking the daily habit.

The Desk · 23 Sep · 4 min read

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Platforms

Blinkit and Zepto turn iPhone 18 launch into 10-minute marketing play

Quick commerce platforms list scarce units on launch day to own the immediacy conversation.

Rhea Kapoor · 23 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Flipkart Big Billion Days starts 9 October a day after Amazon

Both platforms lock the festive calendar and force brands to split inventory and ad spends.

Ananya Rao · 23 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Amazon sets Great Indian Festival for 8 October with 1.6 lakh jobs

Network adds 20 fulfilment centres and 150 last-mile stations just as shoppers start stocking lists.

Ananya Rao · 23 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

UP SHG products list on Amazon Flipkart Meesho

More than 3,000 village-made goods go live on major marketplaces, giving rural producers direct festive shelf space.

Ananya Rao · 17 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Flipkart creates 2.5 lakh festive jobs, adds 900 hubs

Walmart arm expands last-mile by 1.4 lakh roles ahead of Big Billion Days, squeezing smaller logistics players on rider supply.

Ananya Rao · 17 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Amazon India eyes 300 cities and 3,000 quick-commerce stores

Late entrant pushes micro-fulfilment and urban centres; Prime free speed raises the bar for Blinkit Zepto.

Ananya Rao · 16 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Flipkart Minutes pushes 627 dark stores for default app status

Quick-commerce arm claims lead in top-10 cities and wants to become India’s everyday shopping destination.

Ananya Rao · 15 Sep · 4 min read

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Platforms

Flipkart launches Fashion Spotlight for 500 D2C brands

Marketplace programme targets tier-2 fashion labels with video and live tools ahead of festive conversions.

Rhea Kapoor · 13 Sep · 4 min read