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20 stories for “outlets”

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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

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

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Supply Chain

D2C food brands widen offline trade as quick-commerce shelves fill

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

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Retail

Reliance Retail seals exclusive Fabletics India pact

US athleisure brand joins the premium portfolio, giving merchants another membership-led activewear line just as festive athleisure demand lifts.

Meera Iyer · 30 Sep · 4 min read

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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

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Retail

Trent’s Zudio crosses 1,000 stores in smaller cities

Value fashion chain hits milestone with over 80 pc of recent openings in Tier-2/3; kiranas and mid-market formats feel the pinch on footfall.

Meera Iyer · 28 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Reliance Retail crosses 20,000 stores after adding 1,564 in FY26

Network hits 20,160 outlets and 78.3 million sq ft as JioMart hyperlocal orders accelerate across 5,100 pin codes.

Meera Iyer · 27 Sep · 4 min read

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Opinion · Platforms

Why permanent outlets beat seasonal sales

Bhiwandi’s 365-day model exposes the limits of festive-only discounting for both brands and full-price retailers.

The Desk · 26 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

SleepyCat opens 50th store in Gurgaon

D2C mattress brand hits milestone offline, forcing kiranas and multi-brand furniture shops to match try-before-buy experience.

Meera Iyer · 26 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Carrefour opens Noida store eyes 50 outlets in NCR UP

French retailer returns with 50,000 sq ft format and cluster plan, testing whether hypermarket economics still work against q-comm.

Meera Iyer · 24 Sep · 4 min read

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Platforms

Blinkit and Zepto turn iPhone 18 launch into 10-minute marketing play

Quick commerce platforms list scarce units on launch day to own the immediacy conversation.

Rhea Kapoor · 23 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Zepto cuts Café outlets to 250-350 from 850-900

Menu slimmed and equipment sold as the quick-commerce player retrenches the food format after hygiene and demand issues.

Ananya Rao · 22 Sep · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Value formats keep winning the floor fight

Zudio-style sub-₹999 engines and DMart clusters are still setting the pace while premium doors chase margin.

The Desk · 21 Sep · 4 min read

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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

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Retail

DMart opens 512th store in Narmadapuram

Fresh BSE filing adds another Madhya Pradesh door as the chain pushes tier-2 density before festive footfalls.

Meera Iyer · 21 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

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Opinion · Ecommerce

Why quick commerce keeps climbing the price ladder

From groceries to iPhones, the ten-minute promise is being stress-tested on margins that traditional retail still owns.

The Desk · 19 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Lenskart revenue jumps 43% to ₹2,714 crore

Q1 profit leaps fourfold as the chain eyes thousands more outlets for an 800-million underserved base.

Meera Iyer · 18 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail bets on 1,000 Yousta stores in two years

Value brand sits at 55 outlets in 27 cities; race with Zudio tightens real-estate and youth pricing.

Meera Iyer · 16 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