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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

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Ecommerce

Amazon Flipkart open festive with double orders premium surge

Great Indian Festival and Big Billion Days kick off; shoppers upgrade via discounts and finance, lifting average selling prices for sellers.

Ananya Rao · 10 Oct · 4 min read

Empty apparel racks and hanging garments under fluorescent lights in a large-format store aisle

Retail

Trent hits 1000 Zudio stores as Q2 revenue jumps 23%

Value fashion chain crosses milestone with 1,342 total outlets; merchants face denser competition in tier-2 malls and high streets.

Meera Iyer · 10 Oct · 4 min read

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Opinion · Retail

Why minutes delivery now decides festive winners

The 29 per cent projected jump in online sales will go to whoever owns the last three kilometres, not the deepest discount.

The Desk · 9 Oct · 4 min read

Stacks of polybags and hanging garment samples on a metal rack in a small warehouse corner

Platforms

Flipkart fashion seller base jumps 77% after zero-commission

New listings more than double as Big Billion Days begin, giving smaller apparel makers direct festive access.

Rhea Kapoor · 9 Oct · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Amazon Great Indian Festival opens with 100% order growth

Biggest opening day ever puts pressure on dark-store capacity and seller inventory across pin codes.

Ananya Rao · 9 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

Laptop and folded shirts on a wooden table beside a window with soft morning light

Ecommerce

Tommy Hilfiger launches dedicated India D2C website

in.tommy.com goes live to complement 350-plus doors and capture full-price direct demand.

Ananya Rao · 6 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

Stacked snack cartons on a small wholesale counter with weighing scale

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

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

Vast empty warehouse interior with high racks and scattered cardboard cartons under industrial lights

Supply Chain

Flipkart Ekart adds 14 million cu ft storage and 900 hubs

Warehousing capacity jumps 50 per cent and last-mile reach widens for Big Billion Days and remote same-day.

Farhan Qureshi · 2 Oct · 4 min read

Empty quick-commerce dark store aisle with stacked crates and overhead LED lights at dawn

Ecommerce

Amazon Now doubles to over 120 cities in two weeks

Minute-level drops reach Amritsar Jalandhar Vizag Kochi just as Great Indian Festival opens 8 October.

Ananya Rao · 2 Oct · 4 min read

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Supply Chain

Flipkart adds 750 PIN codes and 14 million cu ft via Ekart

Logistics arm lifts national storage 50 percent and peak processing over 30 percent ahead of Big Billion Days.

Farhan Qureshi · 1 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

Fabletics opens first India store with Reliance Brands in Delhi

Tech-led activewear door at DLF Promenade puts Reliance deeper into athleisure just as festive gym traffic rises.

Meera Iyer · 1 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

Empty premium apparel racks and hanging activewear under bright store lights

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

Rows of running shoes and sports apparel on wooden display benches inside a spacious store under natural light

Retail

Decathlon targets ₹1,000 crore running business in four years

Sports retailer posts double-digit sales growth and eyes specialised running category; multi-brand sports shops and marketplace listings face sharper competition.

Meera Iyer · 28 Sep · 4 min read

Rows of cosmetic bottles and compact cases arranged on clean white shelves under soft retail lighting

Ecommerce

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

Beauty and fashion platform’s One Nykaa model with owned brands drives GMV; D2C sellers and offline beauty counters watch the share grab.

Ananya Rao · 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