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Retail

Reliance Retail shuts last 31 7-Eleven stores after ₹90 crore loss

Five-year franchise ends as convenience format loses to kiranas and quick commerce on the same immediate-need occasions.

Meera Iyer · 29 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail shuts last 31 7-Eleven stores after ₹90 crore loss

Five-year master franchise ends as Japanese parent confirms closures in Mumbai and Pune on 30 September.

Meera Iyer · 27 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Trent seals Caffe Nero deal for in-store cafes

Licensing pact follows failed Starbucks talks and puts coffee next to Zudio and Westside tills for longer dwell time.

Meera Iyer · 27 Oct · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Why value fashion and quick commerce now share the same risk

Both formats are racing into smaller cities with thinner unit economics just as festive demand peaks.

The Desk · 26 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail shuts all 31 7-Eleven stores ends franchise

Japanese parent confirms September closure of Mumbai-Pune outlets after five years, leaving convenience format economics under fresh scrutiny for operators.

Meera Iyer · 22 Oct · 4 min read

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Supply Chain

FDA seizes ₹48 lakh food, FIRs Reliance and Blinkit officials

Maharashtra regulator suspends five licences after expired and rejected stock allegedly re-entered the retail chain via disposal yards.

Farhan Qureshi · 20 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail exits 7-Eleven deal and shuts nearly 60 stores

Five-year franchise ends after ₹92 crore revenue and ₹90 crore loss; kiranas and 10-minute delivery leave no room.

Ananya Rao · 19 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail exits 7-Eleven deal shuts nearly 60 stores

Five-year franchise ends after ₹92 crore revenue and ₹90 crore loss; kiranas and 10-minute delivery leave no room for mid-format convenience.

Meera Iyer · 18 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail exits 7-Eleven deal, shuts nearly 60 stores

Five-year franchise ends after ₹92 crore revenue and ₹90 crore loss; kiranas and 10-minute delivery leave no room for mid-format convenience.

Meera Iyer · 17 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

DMart adds 15 stores to 518 as Q2 profit rises 8.5%

Revenue climbs nearly 18% to ₹19,644 crore but EBITDA margin slips to 7%, pressuring the value proposition shoppers and kiranas track.

Meera Iyer · 15 Oct · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Why convenience formats keep failing against kirana and quick-com

Reliance and 7-Eleven shut nearly 60 stores after five years. The middle is gone.

The Desk · 12 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail ends 7-Eleven franchise nearly 60 stores shut

Five-year convenience tie-up unwinds after losses; kiranas and quick commerce leave little room for mid-format branded outlets.

Meera Iyer · 10 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail exits 7-Eleven after five years, shuts nearly 60 stores

Convenience format posted ₹90 crore loss on ₹92 crore revenue; kiranas and quick commerce left no room for the middle.

Meera Iyer · 7 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

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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

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 · Ecommerce

Why Amazon and Flipkart still cannot ignore the dark-store math

Festive capacity is useless if the minutes layer keeps taking the daily habit.

The Desk · 23 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Flipkart Big Billion Days starts 9 October a day after Amazon

Both platforms lock the festive calendar and force brands to split inventory and ad spends.

Ananya Rao · 23 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Reliance Retail seals Metro India buy for ₹2,850 crore

Full ownership of the cash-and-carry chain adds 31 large-format stores and merchant links to the B2B network.

Meera Iyer · 21 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Tira opens 11th store on Mumbai Peddar Road

Reliance beauty format adds another high-street door with AI mirrors, raising the bar for experiential beauty retail.

Meera Iyer · 20 Sep · 4 min read