Retail
Reliance Retail exits 7-Eleven after five years, shuts nearly 60 stores
Convenience format posted ₹90 crore loss on ₹92 crore revenue; kiranas and quick commerce left no room for the middle.
Meera Iyer · 7 Oct · 4 min read
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Retail
Lenskart sees ₹2,391 crore block deal as investor exits 2%
Secondary sale signals continued private-market interest even as the eyewear chain keeps adding stores in tier-2 cities.
Meera Iyer · 30 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
Lenskart sees ₹2,391 crore block deal as investor exits 2%
Platinum Jasmine A 2018 Trust sells stake through secondary transaction, signalling continued private-market interest in eyewear retail.
Meera Iyer · 29 Sep · 4 min read
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
Opinion · Retail
Value fashion is rewriting the mid-market P&L
Zudio-style private-label volume at sub-₹999 is forcing department stores and mid brands to choose between premiumisation or exit.
The Desk · 28 Sep · 4 min read
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
Platforms
Lenskart block deal sees ₹2,047 crore stake sale
Platinum Jasmine offers 1.7 per cent at a 3.5 per cent discount as the eyewear firm prepares its public listing.
Rhea Kapoor · 21 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
Lenskart faces ₹2,047 crore block deal for 1.7%
Platinum Jasmine offers stake at ₹682.45 floor, giving early investors an exit while the eyewear chain posts strong Q1 numbers.
Meera Iyer · 19 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
Reliance Retail plans 1,000 Yousta stores in two years
Value brand currently at 55 outlets across 27 cities accelerates to challenge Zudio on price and youth traffic.
Meera Iyer · 15 Sep · 4 min read
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
Platforms
Axis AMC exits DMart over quick-commerce squeeze
Pure Contra PMS fully sold Avenue Supermarts in July, citing format wars that could hit medium-term margins.
Rhea Kapoor · 12 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
Carrefour opens Noida store, eyes 50 outlets
French chain returns via Apparel Group franchise; first 50,000 sq ft unit tests hypermarket against local grocery giants and quick commerce.
Meera Iyer · 7 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
DMart Ready exits 7 cities, now runs in 11
Online grocery arm retreats from marginal markets as Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart intensify the fight.
Ananya Rao · 6 Sep · 4 min read
Retail
GRT Jewellers seals ₹1,034 crore deal for 74% of TBZ
Chennai-based chain buys promoter stake in 162-year-old Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri and will make open offer for another 26 percent.
Meera Iyer · 3 Sep · 4 min read
Opinion · Retail
Why secondary sales now price Indian retail risk
Lenskart’s back-to-back block deals show listed consumer names face real liquidity tests that franchise and store expansion plans cannot ignore.
The Desk · 30 Aug · 4 min read
Retail
Lenskart sees ₹1,857 crore block deal at ₹630
Alpha Wave offloads stake days after SoftBank sale, testing post-IPO liquidity for eyewear chain and its franchise partners.
Meera Iyer · 30 Aug · 4 min read
Retail
Lenskart sees ₹1,857 crore block deal at ₹630
2.95 crore shares change hands at a 1.65% discount; secondary sale leaves the balance sheet untouched but signals investor rotation.
Meera Iyer · 29 Aug · 4 min read
Opinion · Retail
Why DMart’s e-com retreat still funds the core box
Exiting seven weak cities while raising bond money shows the supermarket is choosing density over delivery speed.
The Desk · 26 Aug · 4 min read