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India’s Spending Boom Is Getting Bigger. India Inc’s Giants Want In

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:55:00 +0000

Vikash Tripathi, Outlook Business 1 September 2026 Eight decades ago, the ‘nationalist businessman’ GD Birla helped prepare the ‘Bombay Plan’, which asked the state to pro-vide for the bare minimum needs of its people. His plan asked for 2,800 calories of well-balanced food per day, 30 yards of clothing per year and 100sq ft of […]

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Specialty quick-commerce bets on curation, not just rapid delivery

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:54:10 +0000

Sowmya Ramasubramanian, Vaeshnavi Kasthuril (MINT) Bengaluru, 13 July 2026 India’s vertical quick-commerce startups across categories like baby care, medicines and fashion, backed by venture capital heavyweights, are beginning to redefine what “quick” means. For some, the race is no longer about cutting delivery times by a few more minutes. Instead, founders are increasingly talking about […]

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Why foreign-owned ecom firms’ operating models are under the lens

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:36:00 +0000

Nivedita Mookerji, Business Standard 12 Jul 2026 Recently, fast moving consumer goods distributors posed some existential questions to the government: Have the rules changed for foreign-owned ecommerce firms? With that, the All India Consumer Products Distribution Federation made a plea to the government to examine if foreign-funded ecommerce and quick commerce players can run inventory-led […]

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Ecommerce isn’t adding much to Retail Inc’s cart

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:24:00 +0000

Aanya Thakur & Writankar Mukherjee, Economic Times 12 June 2026, Mumbai/Kolkata India’s leading retail chains have seen the share of e-commerce in total sales either remain flat or edge up by a sluggish 1-2 percentage points over the past four-five years despite a sustained push towards omnichannel retailing. An ET analysis of eight major retailers-market […]

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Value apparel chains face margin pressure as fabric costs climb

admin — Mon, 25 May 2026 14:22:00 +0000

Vaeshnavi Kasthuril, MINT Bengaluru, 25 May 2026 Value fashion retailers across the country are likely to face margin pressure in the upcoming quarters as rising crude oil prices are driving up the cost of polyester and other fabrics. Executives at V-Mart Retail Ltd, Vishal Mega Mart Ltd, and Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd (KKCL) said crude […]

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Weakening rupee and rising crude oil prices – dual challenge for the economy [Video]

admin — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000

The ET Now Swadesh panel discussion focussed on the dual challenge facing the Indian economy: a weakening rupee and rising crude oil prices, which together are driving “imported inflation” and straining household budgets. Devangshu Dutta (Founder, Third Eyesight) put forth the following key points during the discussion (the video link is under the text summary […]

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Retail chains like Reliance Retail, DMart go on store expansion spree as demand recovers

admin — Sat, 09 May 2026 06:19:00 +0000

Writankar Mukherjee, Economic Times Kolkata, 9 May 2026 India’s top retail chains including Reliance Retail, DMart, Trent, Titan Company, Jubilant FoodWorks, and V-Mart Retail opened the highest number of stores in three years in FY26, seeking to capitalise on a demand recovery and a clean-up of unviable outlets added during the post-Covid revenge-spending period. Entry […]

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India’s D2C journey: After a rapid scale-up, why it’s now all about discipline

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:31:00 +0000

Samar Srivastava, Forbes India Feb 27, 2026 India’s young consumers are discovering the next big beauty serum, protein bar or sneaker brand not in a mall, but on Instagram reels, YouTube shorts and quick-commerce apps that promise 10-minute delivery. What began as a trickle of digital-first labels a decade ago has now become a full-blown […]

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Finding the right fit

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:55:00 +0000

Christina Moniz, Financial Express (Brand Wagon) 16 February 2026 Starting this month global sportswear maker Nike shifted its e-commerce operations to beauty and fashion marketplace Nykaa to address poor logistics, high delivery times and inventory niggles. With Nykaa in charge, the brand said, customers can expect free shipping on all orders and faster deliveries rang […]

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Consumption! Brands, e-Commerce, Mom&Pop stores in India – a conversation with Devangshu Dutta [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:13:00 +0000

This episode of theUpStreamlife is a freewheeling conversation between Vishal Krishna and Devangshu Dutta, founder of Third Eyesight, with insights into the growth of modern retail and consumption in India, brand building and M&A, the balance of power between brands and retailers/platforms, sustainability vs growth and many other aspects, and is well-suited for founders and […]

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