Retail
LEGO opens first Hyderabad certified store
3,500 sq ft Inorbit Mall outlet is the eighth in India and fourth this year, pulling toy buyers from multi-brand and online pure-plays.
Meera Iyer · 26 Sep · 4 min read
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Payments
UPI MDR of 0.4% on big tickets starts 15 October
Merchants face fresh cost on payments above ₹2,000, raising the risk of cash shift at kirana and organised tills alike.
Kabir Menon · 19 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities
Trent’s value chain hits the milestone in a decade, putting pressure on every mid-market apparel till and kirana rack.
Meera Iyer · 14 Sep · 4 min read
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
Opinion · Retail
Why big-box grocery still draws capital in the 10-minute era
Carrefour’s 50-store plan and DMart’s fresh paper show physical formats remain the cheapest way to own the large basket and private-label margin.
The Desk · 11 Sep · 4 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