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Retail

DMart Q2 revenue rises 18.4% to ₹19,206 crore

Avenue Supermarts ends September with 518 stores as sequential sales climb 4.7%, keeping pressure on kirana margins in its core markets.

Meera Iyer · 5 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Lenskart adds French brand Le Petit Lunetier to 50 stores

First international label lands in owned doors and online; premium frames get fresh shelf space.

Meera Iyer · 4 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

DMart lifts Q2 revenue 18% to ₹19,206 cr, stores hit 518

Everyday low price holds volume as full results land 10 October; kiranas watch the till gap widen.

Meera Iyer · 4 Oct · 4 min read

Denim display wall inside a bright department store corner with hanging jeans

Retail

Ace Turtle seals 24 G-Star shop-in-shops with Shoppers Stop

Exclusive licensee rolls out SIS across metros and regional cities to grab footfall without waiting for standalone stores.

Meera Iyer · 3 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Trent bets ₹2,500 cr to add 100 Westside stores a year

Tata retailer shifts capital to mid-premium private-label format as value fashion crowds up and margins matter more on the floor.

Meera Iyer · 3 Oct · 4 min read

Quiet small-town Indian market street at early morning with closed shutters and stacked delivery crates

Opinion · Platforms

Why Tier-2 festive growth now decides marketplace winners

Homegrown labels already clock 60 per cent jumps in smaller towns; the next two weeks will separate platforms that can fulfil from those that only promise.

The Desk · 2 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Zudio opens 23,000 sq ft maiden store at Gurugram M2K

Two-floor value-fashion box anchors new corporate park retail, testing denser NCR catchments.

Meera Iyer · 2 Oct · 4 min read

Bright apparel racks with folded garments under store lights

Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across smaller cities

Trent’s value format hits the milestone with most recent doors in tier-2 and tier-3 markets, keeping sub-₹999 tickets.

Meera Iyer · 21 Sep · 4 min read

Two parallel clothing racks one packed with bright low-price tees the other with sparse premium shirts under mixed lighting

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion’s 1,000-store race leaves mid-market short

Zudio’s milestone and Yousta’s chase are rewriting price architecture; mid-tier brands must pick volume or premium fast.

The Desk · 20 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities

Trent’s value chain hits the mark in a decade, forcing rivals to match density or lose the under-₹999 shopper.

Meera Iyer · 20 Sep · 4 min read

Rows of empty spectacle display frames on glass shelves in a brightly lit optical store

Retail

Lenskart eyes 4,500 India stores by FY29

Motilal Oswal raises target to ₹800 on strong store payback under 10 months and 33 percent-plus EBITDA margins.

Meera Iyer · 14 Sep · 4 min read

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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

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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

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Opinion · Retail

Why big-box grocery still draws capital in the 10-minute era

Carrefour’s 50-store plan and Reliance’s store count show physical formats remain the cheapest way to own the large basket and private-label margin.

The Desk · 10 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Carrefour opens 50,000-sq-ft Noida store, eyes 50

French hypermarket returns via Apparel Group franchise with large-format bet even as quick commerce grows, testing whether discovery still needs floor space.

Meera Iyer · 10 Sep · 4 min read

Large empty hypermarket floor with long checkout counters and stacked produce crates

Opinion · Retail

Why physical grocery still draws global capital

Carrefour’s 50-store plan shows hypermarkets are not dead; the real test is cluster density versus 15-minute delivery.

The Desk · 7 Sep · 4 min read

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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

Stacked grocery crates and conveyor rollers inside an empty warehouse bay

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

Long view of a brightly lit retail floor with checkout counters and stacked shelves at dusk

Opinion · Retail

Why big-box still writes the festive cheque

Carrefour’s return and Trent’s store machine show physical retail is not dead; it is simply learning to feed the apps.

The Desk · 5 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Trent profit rises 21% to ₹519 crore as stores hit 1,300

Zudio and Westside additions drive Q1 growth; value fashion keeps adding cities while like-for-like stays under watch for merchants.

Meera Iyer · 5 Sep · 4 min read