Retail
BofA starts Trent coverage at Buy with ₹3,075 target
Zudio and Westside growth plus supply chain cited; value fashion keeps taking share.
Meera Iyer · 4 Oct · 4 min read
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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
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
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
Retail
Lenskart revenue jumps 43% to ₹2,714 crore
Q1 profit leaps fourfold as the chain eyes thousands more outlets for an 800-million underserved base.
Meera Iyer · 18 Sep · 4 min read
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
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
Retail
Tira opens 10th store at DLF Avenue Saket
Reliance beauty format hits double digits in physical retail, testing AR try-ons and sample vending against Nykaa and Sephora footfall.
Meera Iyer · 4 Sep · 4 min read
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
Platforms
Flipkart Minutes overtakes Instamart with 627 dark stores
CLSA mapping of top-10 cities shows Walmart unit ahead of Swiggy on both store count and pincode coverage, tightening the race for merchant shelf space.
Rhea Kapoor · 31 Aug · 4 min read
Ecommerce
ITC Nestle widen own e-stores with 30% discounts
FMCG majors expand direct platforms to more cities to cut marketplace fees and lock in shoppers before festive stocking.
Ananya Rao · 30 Aug · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Flipkart Minutes overtakes Instamart with 627 dark stores
CLSA count across top 10 cities puts Minutes ahead of Instamart’s 615; Blinkit still leads at 969 as density race hits 477 cities.
Ananya Rao · 29 Aug · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Blinkit leads dark stores as Flipkart Minutes overtakes Instamart
CLSA count shows 969 Blinkit outlets in top 10 cities; density fight now reaches 477 cities nationwide.
Ananya Rao · 28 Aug · 4 min read
Opinion · Ecommerce
Why Blinkit’s fresh ₹450 crore war chest changes the dark-store math
Eternal’s rights issue keeps the 10-minute leader funded while rivals watch unit economics.
The Desk · 27 Aug · 4 min read
Retail
Uniqlo India sticks to six cities for store expansion
Japanese retailer runs 20 stores, posts 44% revenue jump to ₹1,175.5 crore, and keeps online at 15%.
Meera Iyer · 26 Aug · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Flipkart closes gap on Blinkit Zepto in quick commerce
Two years in, Walmart-owned platform pressures leaders on speed and density as Amazon also scales.
Ananya Rao · 25 Aug · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Amazon Now's 100-city map is a threat. It is also a confession.
The company that taught India two-day delivery is now paying to look like a dark store. The investment is real. The question is whether Prime and 10 minutes can share a brain.
Meera Iyer · 15 Aug · 6 min read