Retail
Anta opens first India flagship store in Gurugram
Chinese sportswear brand debuts via Brandman Retail at AIPL Joy Gallery; targets 20-22 exclusive brand outlets by 2027-end in premium activewear.
Ananya Rao · 26 Oct · 4 min read
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Retail
Trent bets ₹2,500 cr to add 100 Westside stores a year
Tata retailer shifts capital to mid-premium private-label format as value fashion crowds up and margins matter more on the floor.
Meera Iyer · 3 Oct · 4 min read
Retail
Avenue Supermarts raises ₹300 crore via commercial paper
DMart parent taps short-term debt on 9 September to fund ongoing store expansion while same-store growth stays measured.
Meera Iyer · 11 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
Carrefour opens 50,000-sq-ft Noida store, eyes 50
French hypermarket returns via Apparel Group franchise with large-format bet even as quick commerce grows, testing whether discovery still needs floor space.
Meera Iyer · 10 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
Zudio Reliance Trends open in Ayodhya Varanasi pilgrim boom
CBRE flags fashion chains racing into 14 spiritual cities as tourist footfall lifts high-street and mall rents for local landlords.
Meera Iyer · 8 Sep · 4 min read
Payments
Razorpay trained a payments model. The interesting part is who it already sits inside.
Vulcan is being sold as India's first foundation model for payments. The real story is routing, fraud, and an 8–10% lift in success rates at merchants that cannot afford a failed UPI ping.
Kabir Menon · 19 Aug · 8 min read
Ecommerce
Flipkart's dark-store sprint is not about grocery. It is about not becoming yesterday.
1,500 dark stores by year-end is a number designed to sound like Blinkit. The harder trick is making Minutes a habit without torching the marketplace that still pays the rent.
Ananya Rao · 16 Aug · 6 min read
Retail
JioMart's weapon is not grocery. It is the rest of the house.
A conglomerate that can discount data, delivery, and dal in one bill is not playing the same game as Zepto. That is the point, and the risk.
Meera Iyer · 15 Aug · 6 min read
Ecommerce
Amazon Now's 100-city map is a threat. It is also a confession.
The company that taught India two-day delivery is now paying to look like a dark store. The investment is real. The question is whether Prime and 10 minutes can share a brain.
Meera Iyer · 15 Aug · 6 min read
Opinion · Payments
The next UPI war is credit. It will not look like credit.
The ping will feel the same. The balance sheet will not. Every app with a QR is auditioning to be a lender.
Kabir Menon · 8 Aug · 6 min read