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9 stories for “real-estate”

Opinion · Supply Chain

Why Blinkit’s store sprint changes the rent game

Faster dark-store adds in smaller cities will reprice hyperlocal real estate and force rivals to match density or cede the basket.

The Desk · 23 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

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

Value fashion hits scale across 300-plus cities while new non-metro outlets keep productivity under watch.

Meera Iyer · 21 Oct · 4 min read

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

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion land-grab leaves mid-tier brands little room

Zudio at 1,000 and Yousta racing to match force a pricing and real-estate squeeze that only the leanest survive.

The Desk · 16 Sep · 4 min read

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

Retail

Carrefour opens 50,000-sq-ft Greater Noida hypermarket

Apparel Group joint venture plants French format in NCR as organised grocery eyes scale.

Meera Iyer · 9 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Zudio Reliance Trends open in Ayodhya Varanasi pilgrim boom

CBRE flags fashion chains racing into 14 spiritual cities as tourist footfall lifts high-street and mall rents for local landlords.

Meera Iyer · 8 Sep · 4 min read

Opinion · Ecommerce

Why Blinkit’s fresh ₹450 crore war chest changes the dark-store math

Eternal’s rights issue keeps the 10-minute leader funded while rivals watch unit economics.

The Desk · 27 Aug · 4 min read