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Retail

DMart sales grow 18% as e-comm fears hit shares

Avenue Supermarts holds volume but Street frets quick-commerce grocery share; kiranas feel the dual pressure.

Meera Iyer · 4 Nov · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Amazon logs 50% volume jump in Great Indian Festival

Premium phones and big TVs drive trade-up; kiranas and dark stores lose share of festive baskets beyond metros.

Ananya Rao · 4 Nov · 4 min read

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Retail

Decathlon opens 60,000 sq ft Whitefield experiential flagship

Revamped Bengaluru store adds multi-sport arenas and circular services; aims to lock in community traffic beyond pure product sales.

Meera Iyer · 3 Nov · 4 min read

Retail

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

Trent value fashion brand anchors new corporate complex with two-floor outlet, testing office-worker traffic.

Meera Iyer · 2 Nov · 4 min read

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Retail

Trent profit rises 25% to ₹468 crore as Zudio hits 999

Value fashion and Star grocery drive growth; Noel Tata retires as chairman next week.

Meera Iyer · 1 Nov · 4 min read

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Retail

Trent profit rises 25% to ₹468 crore on Zudio push

Revenue jumps 22% to ₹5,873 crore with Zudio network at 999 stores, giving value fashion shoppers more doors before peak festive weeks.

Meera Iyer · 31 Oct · 4 min read

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Platforms

Flipkart DAUs hit record as small towns power festive open

Non-metro buyers account for roughly 60% of demand; first two days of online festive sales cross ₹24,000 crore GMV.

Rhea Kapoor · 30 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Trent lifts Q2 profit 25% as Zudio nears 1,000 stores

Value fashion network hits 999 outlets with 85% of new stores in Tier-2 and beyond, testing hinterland throughput.

Meera Iyer · 30 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Trent seals Caffe Nero licensing deal for Westside Zudio cafes

European coffee enters fashion floors after Starbucks talks fail, lifting dwell and basket for shoppers and franchisees.

Meera Iyer · 29 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

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

Two-floor value-fashion anchor marks first major apparel presence in the corporate complex, testing office-catchment traffic for Trent’s fastest format.

Meera Iyer · 28 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Trent bets ₹2,500 crore on 100 Westside stores a year

Tata retail arm shifts from Zudio volume to mid-premium margins as value fashion crowds up.

Ananya Rao · 25 Oct · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Why small-town festive traffic rewrites the merchant P&L

Non-metro demand and value formats now set the pace; everyone else adjusts or loses the till.

The Desk · 21 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

DMart adds 15 stores to 518 as shares hit 3-year low

Revenue grew 18 per cent and like-for-like hit 9.5 per cent in Q2, yet margin pressure keeps the stock under watch.

Rhea Kapoor · 21 Oct · 4 min read

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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

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Retail

Newme opens 18th store at Phoenix Marketcity Pune

The Gen-Z D2C apparel brand targets over 30 stores by fiscal end, betting offline conversion beats pure online returns.

Meera Iyer · 20 Oct · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

boAt doubles overseas revenue, enters Sri Lanka and Bhutan

International sales crossed ₹45 crore in FY26 as the audio brand pushes personal audio, watches and chargers into two new South Asian markets.

Ananya Rao · 20 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

DMart adds 15 stores to 518 as shares hit 3-year low

Revenue grew 18% and LFL hit 9.5% in Q2, yet margins and stock pressure leave merchants watching productivity hard.

Meera Iyer · 20 Oct · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Why value retail’s store race now collides with margin reality

DMart and Trent keep adding boxes while stock prices and EBITDA edges signal the cost of defending price against quick commerce.

The Desk · 19 Oct · 4 min read

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Retail

Lenskart Q1 profit jumps 182% to ₹228 crore on 34% revenue rise

EBITDA margin hits 21.7% and product margins cross 70%; omnichannel eyewear gains on traditional opticians.

Rhea Kapoor · 19 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