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Retail

Mall leasing falls 37.8% in Q3 across top eight cities

Grade-A supply stays tight while main-street deals take nearly 68% of the 2.22 million sq ft leased, forcing brands to rethink formats.

Meera Iyer · 16 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Trent hits 1000 Zudio stores as Q2 revenue jumps 23%

Value fashion chain crosses milestone with 1,342 total outlets; merchants face denser competition in tier-2 malls and high streets.

Meera Iyer · 10 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Trent Zudio crosses 1,000 stores as Q2 revenue rises 23%

Value fashion chain hits milestone in smaller cities while Westside eyes 100 annual openings funded by ₹2,500 crore.

Meera Iyer · 9 Oct · 4 min read

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

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 · 6 Oct · 4 min read

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

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion is rewriting the apparel P&L

Zudio-style volume at sub-₹999 is forcing every brand to choose between turns and ticket size before the festive tills open.

The Desk · 24 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities

Trent’s value chain hits decade mark; kiranas and mall landlords feel the footfall pull in tier-2.

Meera Iyer · 16 Sep · 4 min read

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion’s 1,000-store war leaves mid-market nowhere to hide

Zudio’s milestone and Yousta’s counter-punch show the only safe price band left is the bottom one.

The Desk · 15 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities

Trent’s value chain hits the mark a decade after launch, putting fresh pressure on every mid-price apparel till.

Meera Iyer · 15 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

Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities

Trent value chain hits milestone in 10 years, locking footfall before festive rush for apparel merchants.

Meera Iyer · 13 Sep · 4 min read

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion’s 1,000-store club leaves mid-market stranded

Zudio’s milestone is not just expansion math; it rewrites the price architecture every apparel merchant must now live with.

The Desk · 12 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Trent Zudio drives 16% growth in value fashion split

Sub-₹999 pricing and weekly drops keep pulling traffic from traditional apparel retailers.

Meera Iyer · 6 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Zudio opens 23,000-sq-ft store at Gurugram corporate park

Tata value-fashion brand anchors M2K complex; first major apparel play in the mixed-use hub targets office and residential traffic.

Meera Iyer · 5 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Comet opens first flagship store on Bengaluru Indiranagar road

Domestic sneaker brand moves from pure D2C to physical retail with a concept store designed as post-impact zone for community drops.

Meera Iyer · 4 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Reliance Tata Aditya Birla add 3,891 stores in three years

Three conglomerates take combined network past 26,000 outlets, deepening tier-2 and tier-3 penetration as mall supply stays tight.

Meera Iyer · 4 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Zudio Reliance Trends add stores in Ayodhya Varanasi pilgrim cities

CBRE maps fashion chains chasing spiritual tourism footfall across 14 temple towns.

Meera Iyer · 27 Aug · 4 min read