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Jun 19, 2026
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Inside this week: Allbirds rebrands to Bird AI, India's WPI inflation hits 9.7%, SpaceX buys Cursor.
Jun 12, 2026
Asics spins off Onitsuka Tiger, Flipkart and Meta expand creator commerce, and wholesale inflation jumps.
Jun 5, 2026
4 min read
Amazon Ring's privacy lawsuit, Costco's personalization success, and Walmart's unexpected AI challenge.
May 29, 2026
Wix cuts 20% workforce, Warby Parker enters smart eyewear, CNN sues Perplexity, and corporate AI rationing begins.
May 22, 2026
Estée Lauder ends Puig talks, Anthropologie promotes Anu Narayanan, Airbnb eyes India as a top global market, and more.
May 15, 2026
Amazon's 30-min delivery is live, OpenAI launches Ads Manager, India FMCG slows to 3%. All in Edition 52.
May 8, 2026
13 min read
Pine Labs acquires Shopflo. Primark opens Manhattan flagship. Paytm posts Rs 183 crore profit in Q4 FY26.
May 1, 2026
9 min read
Store closures hit 40K forecast, Reliance acquires Anomaly, Amazon moves Prime Day, UK retail in freefall, and HUL signals price hikes
Apr 24, 2026
11 min read
Older leadership at the top, AI reshaping the shop floor, Iran war costs creeping in, and India's heatwave creating a supply crunch
Apr 17, 2026
6 min read
Airport luxury drops, HUL hikes prices, Meta overtakes Google in ads, PepsiCo flags cost risks, Starbucks enters ChatGPT
Apr 10, 2026
Andie Swimwear x Target launch, checked bag fees goes up amid jet fuel price surge, Nykaa eyes 82°E, and Alia Bhatt doubles down on Gen Z.
Apr 3, 2026
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
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
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
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.
