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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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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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Supply Chain

Flipkart adds 750 PIN codes and 14 million cu ft via Ekart

Logistics arm lifts national storage 50 percent and peak processing over 30 percent ahead of Big Billion Days.

Farhan Qureshi · 1 Oct · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Zepto Cafe cuts footprint to 250-350 sites after peak

Quick-commerce firm scales back from 850-900 locations to focus on high-performing cities and tighter menus.

Ananya Rao · 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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Ecommerce

Flipkart Minutes launches Pykd private label in gourmet

Quick-commerce arm adds namkeen, chips and premium grocery range; dark-store margins and basket values get a lift ahead of festive demand.

Ananya Rao · 28 Sep · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Why physical stores still write the festive cheque

Opinion: Dark stores win minutes, but square footage still wins baskets and private-label margins when families stock up.

The Desk · 27 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Meesho draws Nomura Reduce tag as valuation premium bites

Stock slips 5% after the broker flags premium to peers despite lower NMV growth, squeezing merchant acquisition budgets.

Ananya Rao · 27 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Carrefour opens Noida store eyes 50 outlets in NCR UP

French retailer returns with 50,000 sq ft format and cluster plan, testing whether hypermarket economics still work against q-comm.

Meera Iyer · 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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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

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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Opinion · Retail

Value density is the only game left

Zudio’s 1,000 stores and Minutes’ city rush show that cheap, close and frequent now beat brand theatre.

The Desk · 14 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Flipkart Minutes targets 1,500 centres by year-end

Service already in 150-plus cities and running 1.1-1.2 million daily orders, aiming to become India’s default shopping app.

Ananya Rao · 14 Sep · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Why value density still beats quick-commerce hype

Zudio’s 1,000 stores and Minutes’ 1,200 centres show physical throughput remains the real P&L lever.

The Desk · 13 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Flipkart Minutes reaches nearly 1,200 micro-fulfilment centres

Quick-commerce arm hits two-year mark with 4x growth and tier-2 surge, raising dark-store density stakes.

Ananya Rao · 13 Sep · 4 min read

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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

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Opinion · Retail

Is the middle of fashion being hollowed out?

Zudio volume and Off-White premium leave less room for mid-price apparel this festive.

The Desk · 9 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Blinkit pushes dark stores beyond metros

CLSA notes the platform alone is expanding outside top cities while rivals consolidate core networks.

Ananya Rao · 6 Sep · 4 min read