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Apr 3, 2026
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12 min read
Kering’s €4B beauty bet, Sam’s Club hikes fees, and India FMCG prices are rising and more in this week's newsletter.
Mar 27, 2026
Courts bypass Section 230, luxury e-com breaks, fuel duty cuts, e-commerce hiring surges and more in this week's newsletter.
Mar 20, 2026
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Price hikes incoming, Shein wins court case, quick delivery speeds up and many more in this week's newsletter.
Mar 13, 2026
Inside: Eddie Bauer shuts all stores, Quince hits $10B valuation, Flipkart IPO plans, Amazon’s AI shopping battle heats up and many more.
Mar 6, 2026
Estée Lauder backs Forest Essentials. Target drops synthetic colours. China lowers growth target and many more.
Feb 27, 2026
Walmart Raked In $6.4B From Ads Last Year. MAC Cosmetics to Enter Sephora US. eBay cuts 6%. Amazon’s OpenAI bet deepens and many more.
Feb 20, 2026
11 min read
Aritzia acquires Fred Segal, Starbucks faces investor pressure, and Reliance plans $110B in AI infrastructure.
Feb 13, 2026
10 min read
Converse trims workforce, Glossier restructures, Nykaa deepens luxury partnerships — and Pinterest reshapes discovery with AI-led taste.
Feb 6, 2026
Amazon expands seller services, Nike sparks sneaker frenzy with Costco, Nykaa posts sharp Q3 growth, and India’s wellness market deepens.
Jan 30, 2026
Allbirds exits physical retail, Amazon shuts Go and Fresh, and private labels hit record sales as quality trade-offs accelerate, and more.
Jan 23, 2026
Luxury stocks slide on tariff fears, Nike reshuffles leadership, Sephora backs K-beauty, and AI reshapes checkout and discovery.
Jan 16, 2026
8 min read
Deep Dive into why Functional Clothing is becoming India’s most competitive apparel battleground — and what it means for brands, manufacturers, and D2C players.
Jan 9, 2026
9 min read
A sharp look at 2026 consumer behaviour, followed by the most relevant global and India retail developments from the week.
Jan 2, 2026
A clear-eyed look at how tariffs, AI, and shifting consumers are redefining retail strategy in the year ahead.
Dec 26, 2025
Why AI winners pulled ahead, quick commerce rewired demand, and tariffs, inflation, and closures exposed retail’s weakest links.
Dec 19, 2025
Activist capital targets Lululemon, luxury trims portfolios, and consumers send mixed signals across the US, UK, China and India.
Dec 12, 2025
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.
Dec 5, 2025
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.
Nov 28, 2025
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.
Nov 21, 2025
Explore the surprising $54M exit rewriting D2C norms, along with global developments from Target, Levi’s, Harrods and India’s digital retail ecosystem.
Nov 14, 2025
7 min read
From creator-led discovery to hybrid wellness, we decode the youth-driven changes - along with global and India retail updates that matter this week.
Nov 7, 2025
We decode how digital detox is becoming big business, alongside global headlines from Tesla, Novo Nordisk, and the retail world’s movers and shakers.
Oct 31, 2025
Micro-dramas are changing how brands sell — delivering 3× more conversions. Plus: World & India retail moves, funding news, and much more inside.
Oct 24, 2025
LVMH eyes a Fenty exit, gold drives UK retail gains, and AI browsers like ChatGPT Atlas promise a new frontier for product discovery.
Oct 17, 2025
Starbucks weighs a massive China deal, the auto industry fears a new crisis, and our Deep Dive into the booming shapewear market.
