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20 stories for “value fashion”

Roadside clothing stall with stacked low-price garments under morning sun

Opinion · Retail

Why value fashion still beats premium this festive

Zudio-style volume keeps winning while department stores chase margin; the till tells the story.

The Desk · 4 Oct · 4 min read

Empty value-fashion store interior with clothing racks and bright overhead lights

Retail

BofA starts Trent coverage at Buy with ₹3,075 target

Zudio and Westside growth plus supply chain cited; value fashion keeps taking share.

Meera Iyer · 4 Oct · 4 min read

Two parallel retail aisles one bright value racks one softer premium displays

Opinion · Retail

Will private-label department stores outrun value fashion this festive?

Trent’s Westside bet and Nykaa’s fee waiver both point to the same shopper: one who wants curated product without endless discounting.

The Desk · 3 Oct · 4 min read

Empty mid-size department store aisle with hanging garments and soft overhead lights

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

Empty multi-level fashion store interior with clothing racks and soft overhead lighting before opening

Retail

Trent bets ₹2,500 cr to open 100 Westside stores yearly

Mid-premium format accelerates from 10-15 openings a year as Zudio faces crowded value aisles.

Meera Iyer · 2 Oct · 4 min read

Neat stacks of folded colourful apparel on low tables under bright mall lighting

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion keeps winning while premium defends margins

Zudio-style sub-₹999 weekly drops force department stores and mid-tier brands to choose volume or ticket size before the festive rush.

The Desk · 30 Sep · 4 min read

Plain metal clothing racks holding rows of inexpensive colourful shirts and trousers in a brightly lit empty store

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion is rewriting the mid-market P&L

Zudio-style private-label volume at sub-₹999 is forcing department stores and mid brands to choose between premiumisation or exit.

The Desk · 28 Sep · 4 min read

Empty apparel racks and hanging garments under fluorescent lights in a compact value fashion store aisle

Retail

Trent’s Zudio crosses 1,000 stores in smaller cities

Value fashion chain hits milestone with over 80 pc of recent openings in Tier-2/3; kiranas and mid-market formats feel the pinch on footfall.

Meera Iyer · 28 Sep · 4 min read

Empty wide retail floor with scattered shopping trolleys and high windows letting in morning light

Opinion · Retail

Why physical stores still write the festive cheque

Opinion: Dark stores win minutes, but square footage still wins baskets and private-label margins when families stock up.

The Desk · 27 Sep · 4 min read

Simple metal clothing racks packed with low-priced hanging garments in a plain store interior

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion is rewriting the apparel P&L

Zudio-style volume at sub-₹999 is forcing every brand to choose between turns and ticket size before the festive tills open.

The Desk · 24 Sep · 4 min read

Neat rows of folded colourful t-shirts and hangers on simple metal racks in a brightly lit store aisle

Retail

Trent posts 16% growth as Zudio hits sub-₹999 pace

Value format drives ₹15,046 crore 9M revenue while weekly inventory refresh forces peers to cut lead times.

Meera Iyer · 24 Sep · 4 min read

Row of parked delivery bikes outside a small urban warehouse at dawn

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

Bright apparel racks with folded garments under store lights

Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across smaller cities

Trent’s value format hits the milestone with most recent doors in tier-2 and tier-3 markets, keeping sub-₹999 tickets.

Meera Iyer · 21 Sep · 4 min read

Two parallel clothing racks one packed with bright low-price tees the other with sparse premium shirts under mixed lighting

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

Stacked beauty product cartons and packing tape on a warehouse sorting table under overhead lights

Ecommerce

Nykaa 9M revenue hits ₹7,374 crore up 25%

Beauty and fashion platform’s One Nykaa model keeps GMV and owned brands growing even as physical retail densifies.

Ananya Rao · 20 Sep · 4 min read

Empty value fashion racks and hanging rails under bright tube lights in a compact store aisle

Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities

Trent’s value chain hits the mark in a decade, forcing rivals to match density or lose the under-₹999 shopper.

Meera Iyer · 20 Sep · 4 min read

Empty apparel racks and folded stacks under fluorescent lights in a large-format store aisle

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

Empty fashion store aisle with price tags hanging from garment racks under bright lights

Opinion · Retail

Value fashion’s 1,000-store reality check

Zudio’s density forces every mid-market buyer to choose volume or margin before the next festive cycle.

The Desk · 18 Sep · 4 min read

Brightly lit apparel racks with folded garments and hanging tags in a compact store aisle

Retail

Zudio crosses 1,000 stores across 300 cities

Trent’s value chain hits the mark in a decade, putting pressure on every mid-price rack and mall lease.

Meera Iyer · 18 Sep · 4 min read