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11 stories for “gifting”

Ecommerce

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

Ananya Rao · 4 Oct · 4 min read

Supply Chain

Dark-store space crunch before festive forces snacks and sweets makers onto B2B marketplaces and kirana-modern trade routes.

Farhan Qureshi · 3 Oct · 4 min read

Ecommerce

Beauty GMV and owned brands lift the platform as offline stores and alliances tighten the omni loop for beauty merchants.

Ananya Rao · 24 Sep · 4 min read

Ecommerce

Both platforms lock the festive calendar and force brands to split inventory and ad spends.

Ananya Rao · 23 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Reliance beauty format adds another high-street door with AI mirrors, raising the bar for experiential beauty retail.

Meera Iyer · 20 Sep · 4 min read

Opinion · Retail

Hiring blitzes and new payment costs land together just as festive tickets swell; the shop floor will sort winners fast.

The Desk · 17 Sep · 4 min read

Ecommerce

More than 3,000 village-made goods go live on major marketplaces, giving rural producers direct festive shelf space.

Ananya Rao · 17 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Reliance-backed beauty chain picks Ambuja Mall for debut, testing premium fragrance and makeup mix against local chemists ahead of festive gifting.

Meera Iyer · 8 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

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

Ecommerce

Quick-commerce platforms record sharp rise in last-minute rakhi, jewellery and hamper demand, lifting non-grocery AOV in metros and smaller cities.

Ananya Rao · 30 Aug · 4 min read

Retail

₹650 crore brand adds categories for frequent purchase while jewellery already contributes ₹200 crore and accessories cross ₹100 crore.

The Desk · 23 Aug · 4 min read