- 21. Mango boosts retail presence with Gurugram store expansion
- (Brands-To-Retail)
- ... volume across metro shopping destinations The retail expansion addresses evolving floor economics, where single-category stores face margin constraints compared to multi-category lifestyle hubs. A case ...
- Created on 09 August 2026
- 22. From rural clusters to global runways India’s handloom entrepreneurs enter the value chain
- (Start-Up)
- ... a persistent economic distortion. Most artisans operate as contract workers, earning between Rs 5,000 and 10,000 per month, while final retail values of handcrafted garments multiply several times across ...
- Created on 22 July 2026
- 23. The Survival Test: Profits, not popularity, will decide India’s D2C winners
- (Brands-To-Retail)
- ... is a vicious cycle where growth appears healthy on the surface, but underlying economics steadily deteriorate. VIEW When product weakness meets rising acquisition costs During the early years of ...
- Created on 17 July 2026
- 24. Corporate professionals are driving India’s next wave of made-to-measure fashion
- (Fashion)
- ... ready-to-wear brands have long dominated urban wardrobes, a shift toward made-to-measure (MTM) and bespoke apparel is beginning to reshape the economics of the menswear market. The opportunity is significant. ...
- Created on 09 July 2026
- 25. From wholesale bazaars to modern stores, India’s fashion trade enters a new era
- (Brands-To-Retail)
- ... for several months, organised retailers have changed the economics of fashion merchandising. Advanced demand forecasting, direct sourcing from manufacturing clusters and rapid inventory replenishment have ...
- Created on 07 July 2026
- 26. Store first, digital later the new growth formula for India’s retail giants
- (Retail)
- India’s leading lifestyle and department store chains are prioritising physical expansion over aggressive digital scaling as the economics of omnichannel retail continue to favour brick-and-mortar operations. ...
- Created on 30 June 2026
- 27. Inventory Divide: Why women’s ethnicwear drives growth, menswear gives stability
- (Apparel)
- ... Retailers can forecast demand with greater confidence and maintain collections over multiple selling cycles without fear of rapid obsolescence. Table: Inventory economics across segments Metric ...
- Created on 26 June 2026
- 28. From growth-at-all-costs to growth-with-margins the evolution of India's fashion D2C secto
- (Fashion)
- ... fashion market continues to benefit from smartphone penetration, growing internet access and increasing consumer acceptance of online shopping. However, the economics of acquiring and retaining customers ...
- Created on 12 June 2026
- 29. The Data Advantage: How Roadster turned consumer signals into a Rs 1,000 cr business
- (Brands-To-Retail)
- ... forecasting alone. Roadster’s rise past the Rs 1,000 crore revenue milestone illustrates how technology is changing the economics of apparel retail. By keeping inventory flexible, using real-time consumer ...
- Created on 11 June 2026
- 30. Vegas Mall strengthens retail synergy through annual recognition initiative
- (Apparel)
- ... lease agreements. Know More Dwell-time economics and seasonal performance This recognition initiative arrives at a critical juncture for the Indian organized retail sector. Recent market data indicates ...
- Created on 02 June 2026
- 31. India’s fashion majors shift focus from store count to return ratios
- (Apparel)
- ... above their weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The shift reflects growing investor discomfort with capital-intensive expansion that fails to translate into durable economic profit. Know More The ...
- Created on 01 June 2026
- 32. Ajio accelerates delivery promises as Big Bold Sale embraces rapid fulfillment
- (Apparel)
- ... strategy allows Ajio to route orders directly from the nearest retail store, drastically reducing transit times and optimizing unit economics. As e-commerce competition intensifies - with rivals like Myntra ...
- Created on 30 May 2026
- 33. Is it the death of mid-market? How Zudio, Yousta are reshaping Indian fashion
- (Apparel)
- 28 May 2026, Mumbai What began as a value-fashion success story led by Trent Limited’s Zudio has rapidly evolved into a wider disruption that is redrawing the economics of fashion retail across the country. ...
- Created on 28 May 2026
- 34. Narrative Over Needlework: Indian menswear’s shift to identity-led retail
- (Apparel)
- ... retention economics. That matters because retention and repeat spend increasingly determine long-term profitability in a higher customer acquisition cost environment. This is also reframing what store ...
- Created on 05 May 2026
- 35. India’s DTC Reset: Profits, not growth-at-any-cost, is defining fashion’s next decade
- (Apparel)
- ... economic. As acquisition costs rise, return rates remain high, and digital advertising auctions become more expensive, growth unsupported by durable unit economics has started to expose fundamental weaknesses. ...
- Created on 30 April 2026
- 36. The bricks-or-bust curve, why India’s D2C fashion brands win or wipe out
- (Apparel)
- ... Matrix’ becomes commercially relevant. For brands entering stores before online contribution margins stabilize, physical retail quickly becomes a liquidity event in the wrong direction. The economics ...
- Created on 20 April 2026
- 37. From Stores to Smartphones: India’s e-retail fashion boom enters its defining phase
- (Apparel)
- ... technological; it is macroeconomic. A growing middle class is shifting discretionary spending toward branded fashion, while digital storefronts are reducing the distance between aspiration and access. ...
- Created on 16 April 2026
- 38. Domestic luxury spend hits record highs as regional tensions reroute wealth
- (Apparel)
- ... domestic demand are simultaneously complicating the backend economics of luxury retail. Shipping reroutes around the Cape of Good Hope, along with higher freight insurance and longer vessel cycles, are ...
- Created on 13 April 2026
- 39. Fashinza shifts to asset-heavy production model with Qckin acquisition
- (Apparel)
- ... capital to establish three to four additional manufacturing hubs. By narrowing its focus to unit economics and specialized production, Fashinza is positioning India as a primary destination for ‘next-gen’ ...
- Created on 09 April 2026
- 40. India’s online fashion growth resets with commitment fees, margin discipline
- (Apparel)
- ... retailers. Reductions in RTO rates and improved inventory turnover have a direct impact on contribution margins, particularly in value fashion. A case study in behavioral economics A mid-sized D2C ...
- Created on 09 April 2026
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