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Retail

Trent pushes Zudio past 1,000 stores as Q2 revenue hits ₹5,788 crore

Value format now dominates the network; merchants watch whether ticket sizes hold as competition thickens in tier-2.

Meera Iyer · 7 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

DMart Q2 revenue rises 18.4% to ₹19,206 crore

Avenue Supermarts ends September with 518 stores as sequential sales climb 4.7%, keeping pressure on kirana margins in its core markets.

Meera Iyer · 5 Oct · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Lenskart sets 31 October IPO, eyes ₹2,150 cr raise

Pre-IPO cheques from Damani family and SBI MF lock valuation path; store and tech spend next.

Ananya Rao · 4 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Ace Turtle seals 24 G-Star shop-in-shops with Shoppers Stop

Exclusive licensee rolls out SIS across metros and regional cities to grab footfall without waiting for standalone stores.

Meera Iyer · 3 Oct · 4 min read

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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

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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

Retail

Zudio opens 23,000 sq ft maiden store at Gurugram M2K

Two-floor value-fashion box anchors new corporate park retail, testing denser NCR catchments.

Meera Iyer · 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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Ecommerce

Zepto Cafe cuts footprint to 250-350 sites after peak

Quick-commerce player scales back from 850-900 locations to focus on high-performing cities and tighter menus, easing dark-store cost pressure.

Ananya Rao · 30 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

Retail

Reliance Retail crosses 20,000 stores after adding 1,564 in FY26

Network hits 20,160 outlets and 78.3 million sq ft as JioMart hyperlocal orders accelerate across 5,100 pin codes.

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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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

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Ecommerce

Rio Health raises $4.5 mn to scale NCR dark stores

Pre-Series A funds push network from three to over 15 dark stores and target ₹150 crore annual run rate in quick commerce.

Ananya Rao · 25 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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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

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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

Zepto cuts Café outlets to 250-350 from 850-900

Menu slimmed and equipment sold as the quick-commerce player retrenches the food format after hygiene and demand issues.

Ananya Rao · 22 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Lenskart shares slip 2% after ₹2,468 crore block deal

3.6 crore shares or 2.07% equity change hands, extending recent stake sales and testing secondary market appetite for the eyewear play.

Meera Iyer · 22 Sep · 4 min read