Rajiv MenonGeneral
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Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Flipkart Promotes Renuka Singaram to SVP as Revenue Reaches ₹1,45,880 Crore
More than 1,000 former staff have appealed to Walmart and the board seeking fair access to ESOP liquidity programmes.
Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Blinkit Adds 308 Stores as Net Order Value Surges to ₹20,940 Crore
Parent group Eternal raised its network target to 3,500 dark stores by March 2027 as adjusted EBITDA turned positive at ₹184 crore.
Sarah ChenResearch
Asian E-Commerce Dominates Global Sales as China Hits 13 Trillion Yuan
Online transactions in Southeast Asia reached $191 billion while India expanded 20 percent, outpacing mature Western retail corridors.
Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Gen Z Shoppers Drive Twofold Surge in Korean Beauty Orders on Myntra
Younger consumers in India pushed K-Beauty sales up 200 per cent and men’s skincare up 78 per cent on the Flipkart-owned marketplace.
Minjun ParkE-Tailing
Baemin and Coupang Eats Target Olive Young with 30-Minute Beauty Runs
South Korean food delivery apps are using idle rider capacity between meal peaks to ship discount cosmetics in 30 minutes, mounting a direct challenge to CJ Olive Young.
Aiko TanakaFood
Diet Coke Cans Reach Record 70 Rupees in India as Aluminium Squeeze Bites
Bottlers and physical retailers in key urban markets pushed 330 ml Diet Coke prices up by 40 per cent despite factory packaging showing a lower printed maximum retail price.
Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Target Lists 25,000 Items on Uber Eats for 60-Minute Delivery
The service is launching initially across 20 high-demand stores ahead of the holiday shopping period, making Target the first fashion retailer in Australia on the app.
Wei ZhangE-Tailing
Amazon Commits $3 Billion to India Quick Commerce Expansion by 2030
The US retail group will spend $1 billion by 2027 to expand its Amazon Now network to 1,300 local fulfillment hubs across Indian cities.
Sarah ChenE-Tailing
Zomato and Blinkit Help 210,000 Delivery Partners Claim Rs 33.6 Crore
About 75 per cent of the gig workers filed their income tax returns for the first time through an in-app chatbot service.
Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Flipkart Minutes Reaches 1,000 Dark Stores Across India
Flipkart’s quick commerce arm has expanded to over 1,000 micro-warehouses across 130 cities, narrowing its average order value gap with market leader Blinkit.
Sarah ChenGeneral
China Instant Retail Reaches 1.2 Trillion Yuan as Platforms Trade Subsidies for Warehouses
Alibaba and Meituan now hold 45.7 per cent and 45.3 per cent of the fast-delivery market after cutting costly meal discounts.
Minjun ParkE-Tailing
Swiggy Instamart Enlists 400 Partner Brands for Exclusive Assortment
Datum Intelligence data shows Instamart held a 22 percent share of India’s quick-commerce market in 2025, behind Blinkit and Zepto.
Maria SantosLiving
FirstCry Targets 10 Percent Quick Deliveries to Lift Multichannel Sales
Indian mother and baby retailer FirstCry is expanding its two-to-three-hour delivery service to 12 cities after posting 17.7 per cent multichannel revenue growth.
Wei ZhangGeneral
Indian Quick Commerce Expands to 477 Cities as Dark Store Networks Multiply
Blinkit leads India’s quick commerce sector with 969 dark stores across key urban centres, while Flipkart Minutes overtakes Swiggy Instamart in the top ten metros.
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Alfamart Pushes Quick Commerce and Targets 100 Stores in Bangladesh
Indonesian minimart operator Sumber Alfaria Trijaya is deploying dark stores and expanding into South Asia to counter domestic store saturation.
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