Amazon expands seller services, Nike sparks sneaker frenzy with Costco, Nykaa posts sharp Q3 growth, and India’s wellness market deepens.
Allbirds exits physical retail, Amazon shuts Go and Fresh, and private labels hit record sales as quality trade-offs accelerate, and more.
Luxury stocks slide on tariff fears, Nike reshuffles leadership, Sephora backs K-beauty, and AI reshapes checkout and discovery.
Deep Dive into why Functional Clothing is becoming India’s most competitive apparel battleground — and what it means for brands, manufacturers, and D2C players.
A sharp look at 2026 consumer behaviour, followed by the most relevant global and India retail developments from the week.
A clear-eyed look at how tariffs, AI, and shifting consumers are redefining retail strategy in the year ahead.
Why AI winners pulled ahead, quick commerce rewired demand, and tariffs, inflation, and closures exposed retail’s weakest links.
Activist capital targets Lululemon, luxury trims portfolios, and consumers send mixed signals across the US, UK, China and India.
A turbulent week for global retail — from Mexico’s trade shock and Disney’s OpenAI investment to quick commerce unlocking surprise category growth across India.
Costco takes on tariffs, Nike reorganizes, TikTok drives a beauty race, India expands AI and alcohol categories — and Amazon quietly rises to the top of U.S. clothing.
From AI-led shopping disruption to Walmart’s Africa debut, Anta’s Puma ambitions, LUSH’s India return and q-commerce upgrades, this week’s retail headlines are packed.
Explore the surprising $54M exit rewriting D2C norms, along with global developments from Target, Levi’s, Harrods and India’s digital retail ecosystem.
