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Retail

Reliance Brands opens first Fabletics store in Delhi

Exclusive tie-up brings RFID fitting rooms and membership model to Indian activewear shoppers.

Meera Iyer · 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

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Retail

Trent bets ₹2,500 cr to add 100 Westside stores a year

Tata retailer shifts capital to mid-premium private-label format as value fashion crowds up and margins matter more on the floor.

Meera Iyer · 3 Oct · 4 min read

Retail

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

Two-floor value-fashion box anchors new corporate park retail, testing denser NCR catchments.

Meera Iyer · 2 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

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Opinion · Ecommerce

Will dark-store scale finally cool the q-comm discount war?

As Amazon and Flipkart near 1,000 sites the incentive race shows early signs of moderation, yet festive demand could reignite burns.

The Desk · 29 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Carrefour opens 50,000 sq ft Noida flagship, eyes 50 stores

French hypermarket returns via Apparel Group franchise, betting physical clusters still beat pure quick commerce for bulk grocery.

Meera Iyer · 27 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

LEGO opens first Hyderabad certified store

3,500 sq ft Inorbit Mall outlet is the eighth in India and fourth this year, pulling toy buyers from multi-brand and online pure-plays.

Meera Iyer · 26 Sep · 4 min read

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Ecommerce

Rio Health raises $4.5 mn to scale NCR dark stores

Pre-Series A funds push network from three to over 15 dark stores and target ₹150 crore annual run rate in quick commerce.

Ananya Rao · 25 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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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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Opinion · Retail

Value fashion’s 1,000-store race leaves mid-market short

Zudio’s milestone and Yousta’s chase are rewriting price architecture; mid-tier brands must pick volume or premium fast.

The Desk · 20 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

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Retail

Lenskart faces ₹2,047 crore block deal for 1.7%

Platinum Jasmine offers stake at ₹682.45 floor, giving early investors an exit while the eyewear chain posts strong Q1 numbers.

Meera Iyer · 19 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities

Trent’s value chain hits the milestone a decade after launch, putting pressure on every mid-market apparel till in smaller towns.

Meera Iyer · 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

Metro Brands opens first New Era store in Lucknow

406-sq-ft Phoenix Palassio outlet with embroidery lab brings licensed caps to tier-I fashion.

Meera Iyer · 9 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Tira Beauty opens first Raipur store for Central India entry

Reliance-backed beauty chain picks Ambuja Mall for debut, testing premium fragrance and makeup mix against local chemists ahead of festive gifting.

Meera Iyer · 8 Sep · 4 min read

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Retail

Michael Kors opens new store at GVK One Hyderabad

US luxury brand adds another India retail point as premium fashion tests southern demand ahead of wedding and festive spend.

Meera Iyer · 7 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Zudio opens 23,000 sq ft Gurugram store

Trent value format anchors M2K Corporate Park as first major apparel play, targeting office and residential traffic in Sector 51.

Meera Iyer · 7 Sep · 4 min read