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Retail

Nykaa opens 175th store with Luxe format in Mumbai Bandra

2,500 sq ft two-floor outlet brings exclusive brands and skin analysers offline, raising discovery stakes for beauty shoppers.

Meera Iyer · 29 Oct · 4 min read

Glass beauty counters and product displays under soft store lighting

Retail

Nykaa opens 175th store with Luxe format in Mumbai Bandra

2,500 sq ft two-floor outlet brings exclusive brands and skin analysers offline, raising discovery stakes for beauty shoppers and salon rivals.

Meera Iyer · 28 Oct · 4 min read

Neat rows of folded colourful apparel on low tables under bright store lights

Opinion · Retail

Why Zudio's volume machine keeps rewriting fashion maths

Sub-₹999 weekly drops and 1,000-plus stores force peers to choose between scale and premium margins this festive season.

The Desk · 27 Oct · 4 min read

Stack of signed deal folders and a calculator on a plain office desk under tube light

Retail

Retail sector logs 127 deals worth $1.92 bn in Q3

Grant Thornton count shows retail-tech leading investment while personal-care deal value jumps six-fold and e-commerce tops volume.

Meera Iyer · 27 Oct · 4 min read

Warehouse packing station with sealed cartons stacked under industrial lights ready for dispatch

Ecommerce

Flipkart festive DAUs hit new high on day one

Non-metro shoppers and first-timers power Big Billion Days open; horizontal platforms see early volume lift.

Ananya Rao · 26 Oct · 4 min read

Assorted beauty product bottles and compacts arranged on a clean glass retail shelf

Platforms

Nykaa secures Anand Rathi buy rating target ₹400

Broker sees premium beauty runway and fashion turnaround after the brand hit record $1 billion revenue in FY26.

Ananya Rao · 23 Oct · 4 min read

Smartphone screen glowing with shopping app interface beside festive diyas on a wooden table

Ecommerce

Flipkart Big Billion Days hits record concurrent users

6.3 million users in opening hour and 34 per cent new customers signal small-town festive demand is real this season.

Meera Iyer · 23 Oct · 4 min read

Open cardboard cartons and poly mailers stacked on a warehouse packing table under overhead lights

Ecommerce

Flipkart DAUs hit new high as festive ecommerce opens strong

Non-metro shoppers drive 60% of demand and new customers rise 34% on Big Billion Days day one, lifting marketplace sellers’ festive volume bets.

Ananya Rao · 22 Oct · 4 min read

Stacked cardboard cartons and packing tape on a warehouse floor under warehouse lights

Ecommerce

Flipkart DAUs hit new high as small-town shoppers lead festive open

Non-metros supply 60 per cent of demand and new customers rise 34 per cent in the first days of Big Billion Days.

Ananya Rao · 21 Oct · 4 min read

Checkout counter with shopping baskets and simple festive decorations under warm store lighting

Opinion · Retail

Why value fashion and q-comm compliance will decide festive margins

Strong top-line updates mask the real fight: store productivity in smaller cities and the rising cost of keeping dark stores clean.

The Desk · 16 Oct · 4 min read

Wide supermarket aisle with stacked grocery cartons under fluorescent lights

Retail

DMart adds 15 stores as Q2 revenue hits ₹19,644 crore

Avenue Supermarts grows sales 17.8% but margins slip on wages, leaving kiranas and dark stores to fight the same basket.

Meera Iyer · 14 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Nykaa adds 14 stores to 338 as Q2 beauty fashion steady

Beauty chain keeps physical expansion while fashion NSV runs high-40s; omnichannel sellers gain another branded counter.

Meera Iyer · 10 Oct · 4 min read

Glass beauty counters with product bottles and mirrors under soft store lighting

Ecommerce

Nykaa adds 14 stores to reach 338 as Q2 GMV grows near 30 percent

Beauty retailer enters festive season with stronger offline footprint and fashion NSV jump; shoppers get more try-before-buy options.

Ananya Rao · 8 Oct · 4 min read

Open beauty product testers and mirrors on a clean white retail counter under soft spotlights

Ecommerce

Nykaa adds 14 stores to 338, clocks strong Q2 growth ahead of festive

Beauty and fashion both beat estimates; House of Nykaa brands and Nike drops keep the till busy while SuperStore scales.

Ananya Rao · 7 Oct · 4 min read

Apparel racks and hanging garments in a brightly lit warehouse corner

Ecommerce

Nykaa Fashion offers six-month zero commission

Hidden Gems accelerator gives homegrown apparel brands free platform access plus marketing support ahead of festive listings.

Ananya Rao · 5 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Nykaa adds 14 stores to reach 338 in Q2

Beauty-and-fashion platform guides late-twenties net revenue growth while like-for-like store sales hit a six-quarter high.

Meera Iyer · 5 Oct · 4 min read

Roadside clothing stall with stacked low-price garments under morning sun

Opinion · Retail

Why value fashion still beats premium this festive

Zudio-style volume keeps winning while department stores chase margin; the till tells the story.

The Desk · 4 Oct · 4 min read

Two parallel retail aisles one bright value racks one softer premium displays

Opinion · Retail

Will private-label department stores outrun value fashion this festive?

Trent’s Westside bet and Nykaa’s fee waiver both point to the same shopper: one who wants curated product without endless discounting.

The Desk · 3 Oct · 4 min read

Laptop screen showing fashion product grid on a wooden desk with fabric swatches

Ecommerce

Nykaa Fashion offers six-month zero commission to apparel brands

Hidden Gems accelerator waives fees for homegrown labels so they can fund inventory and ads instead of platform take-rates before festive rush.

Ananya Rao · 3 Oct · 4 min read

Neat rows of beauty bottles and cartons on warehouse shelves under cool LED light

Ecommerce

Nykaa posts ₹7,374 crore 9M revenue on 25% growth

One Nykaa model with owned brands drives the print, putting pressure on pure D2C beauty sellers and offline counters ahead of festive GMV.

Ananya Rao · 30 Sep · 4 min read