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Opinion · Retail

Value retail’s festive tightrope looks thinner this year

Inflation absorption and quick-commerce frequency are testing the old low-price promise just as footfall peaks.

The Desk · 7 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

DMart lifts store count to 518 as Q2 revenue rises 18.4% to ₹19,206 crore

Strong top line failed to calm investors worried about same-store growth and quick-commerce leakage; shares fell over 6%.

Meera Iyer · 7 Oct · 4 min read

Handwritten discount board leaning against stacked grocery cartons in a quiet aisle

Opinion · Retail

Value retail’s festive tightrope looks thinner this year

Inflation absorption and quick-commerce frequency are testing the old low-price promise just as footfall peaks.

The Desk · 6 Oct · 4 min read

Empty supermarket aisle with stacked grocery cartons and price tags

Retail

DMart opens Narmadapuram store takes count to 512

Cluster expansion continues in Madhya Pradesh as value grocery holds the floor against quick commerce.

Meera Iyer · 23 Sep · 4 min read

Empty retail aisle with festive decorations hanging from the ceiling

Opinion · Retail

Why festive capacity and MDR will decide October margins

Hiring blitzes and new payment costs land together just as festive tickets swell; the shop floor will sort winners fast.

The Desk · 17 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

ITC hikes Classic Connect MRP to ₹428, Gold Flake to ₹89

Third round of tax pass-through lifts packs 9.7-12.7%, testing volume elasticity at paan shops and modern trade tills.

Meera Iyer · 17 Sep · 4 min read

Open sacks of grains and vegetables under market canopy light

Supply Chain

India retail inflation seen at 4.9 percent in August

Mint poll of 21 economists projects 20-month high on food prices, lifting input costs just before festive buying.

Farhan Qureshi · 12 Sep · 4 min read

Half-empty mid-price apparel racks beside a brightly lit value section in the same store hall

Opinion · Retail

Is mid-market fashion finished as Zudio and Yousta rewrite price?

Value formats under ₹999 now set the pace; traditional mid-tier chains must choose premiumisation or volume or watch floors empty.

The Desk · 8 Sep · 4 min read

Open freezer cabinet stocked with colourful ice-cream tubs and cones under supermarket lights

Retail

Reliance Consumer Products launches Bombay Creamery from ₹10

Ice-cream foray starts in western India with cones cups tubs bars and sticks; private-label push tests value pricing against established dairy brands.

Meera Iyer · 3 Sep · 4 min read

Opinion · Retail

DMart does not need to be fast. It needs the 10-minute aisle to stay expensive.

The most successful retailer in the country is watching q-commerce steal the top-up shop. Its counter is still price, not minutes.

Meera Iyer · 13 Aug · 7 min read