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Opinion · Retail

Value retail’s festive tightrope looks thinner this year

Inflation absorption and quick-commerce frequency are testing the old low-price promise just as footfall peaks.

The Desk · 6 Oct · 4 min read

Opinion · Retail

Why physical grocery still draws global capital

Carrefour’s 50-store plan shows hypermarkets are not dead; the real test is cluster density versus 15-minute delivery.

The Desk · 7 Sep · 4 min read

Retail

Carrefour opens 50,000-sq-ft flagship in Greater Noida

French hypermarket returns via Apparel Group franchise; first store tests big-box against 10-minute delivery for NCR shoppers and suppliers.

Meera Iyer · 5 Sep · 4 min read

Opinion · Retail

Why DMart’s e-com retreat still funds the core box

Exiting seven weak cities while raising bond money shows the supermarket is choosing density over delivery speed.

The Desk · 26 Aug · 4 min read

Ecommerce

Meesho already won the customer everyone else is still pitching.

Value commerce is not a tier-2 story. It is the majority of Indian ecommerce, and it does not care about your 10-minute milk.

Meera Iyer · 10 Aug · 6 min read