Ecommerce
Nykaa Fashion offers six-month zero commission
Hidden Gems accelerator gives homegrown apparel brands free platform access plus marketing support ahead of festive listings.
Ananya Rao · 5 Oct · 4 min read
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Retail
Nykaa adds 14 stores to reach 338 in Q2
Beauty-and-fashion platform guides late-twenties net revenue growth while like-for-like store sales hit a six-quarter high.
Meera Iyer · 5 Oct · 4 min read
Opinion · Retail
Will private-label department stores outrun value fashion this festive?
Trent’s Westside bet and Nykaa’s fee waiver both point to the same shopper: one who wants curated product without endless discounting.
The Desk · 3 Oct · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Nykaa Fashion offers six-month zero commission to apparel brands
Hidden Gems accelerator waives fees for homegrown labels so they can fund inventory and ads instead of platform take-rates before festive rush.
Ananya Rao · 3 Oct · 4 min read
Opinion · Platforms
Why Tier-2 festive growth now decides marketplace winners
Homegrown labels already clock 60 per cent jumps in smaller towns; the next two weeks will separate platforms that can fulfil from those that only promise.
The Desk · 2 Oct · 4 min read
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
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
Retail
Reliance Retail seals exclusive Fabletics India pact
US athleisure brand joins the premium portfolio, giving merchants another membership-led activewear line just as festive athleisure demand lifts.
Meera Iyer · 30 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Nykaa posts ₹7,374 crore 9M revenue on 25 pc growth
Beauty and fashion platform’s One Nykaa model with owned brands drives GMV; D2C sellers and offline beauty counters watch the share grab.
Ananya Rao · 28 Sep · 4 min read
Opinion · Retail
Why festive hiring and beauty capital signal real demand
Seasonal headcount at Myntra and minority cheques for indie beauty brands show merchants still bet on physical and digital tills filling up.
The Desk · 25 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Nykaa revenue climbs 25% to ₹7,374 crore in 9M
Beauty GMV and owned brands lift the platform as offline stores and alliances tighten the omni loop for beauty merchants.
Ananya Rao · 24 Sep · 4 min read
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
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
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
Ecommerce
Nykaa 9M revenue hits ₹7,374 crore up 25%
Beauty and fashion platform’s One Nykaa model keeps GMV and owned brands growing even as physical retail densifies.
Ananya Rao · 20 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Nykaa 9M revenue climbs 25% to ₹7,374 crore
Beauty and lifestyle platform outpaces mass apparel peers, lifting owned brands and curated global lines.
Ananya Rao · 18 Sep · 4 min read
Platforms
Flipkart launches Fashion Spotlight, targets 500 D2C brands
Marketplace programme arms Tier-2 fashion labels with video, live commerce and virtual try-on to cut discovery cost before festive.
Rhea Kapoor · 11 Sep · 4 min read
Platforms
Flipkart launches Fashion Spotlight, targets 500 D2C brands
Marketplace programme gives Tier-2 fashion labels video tools, live commerce and virtual try-on to scale before festive, cutting discovery cost for new sellers.
Rhea Kapoor · 10 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Festive e-com set for growth as quick commerce reshapes baskets
Infisum and Fynd data show D2C pre-Navratri orders already up and full-season GMV expected 35-40% higher, lifting dark-store throughput.
Ananya Rao · 8 Sep · 4 min read
Opinion · Ecommerce
Q-commerce is a grocery company now. Stop calling it a startup category.
The 10-minute war is over as a novelty. What remains is retail: rent, shrinkage, labour, and who owns the evening slot in a hundred Indian cities.
The Desk · 20 Aug · 6 min read