Luxury Watch Retail Sees Digital Discovery Surge, Offline Sales Dominance
Kapoor Watch Company highlights a shift in India’s luxury watch market, where digital platforms drive discovery.
Fashion & Lifestyle
Retail
Retail
Retail Leasing Falls 10% YoY To 1.95 MSF In Q1
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- April 7, 2026
India’s retail leasing fell 10 per cent YoY to 1.95 MSF in Q1 2026 amid tight supply, while mall share rose and top cities drove demand, says Cushman & Wakefield
Health & Beauty
Retail
Mars Cosmetics, IGP Redefine Gifting With Makeup Bouquets
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 24, 2026
Beauty meets floral retail as Mars Cosmetics partners with IGP to introduce a first-of-its-kind gifting concept blending cosmetics with curated bouquets In a move that blends beauty retail with experiential gifting, Mars Cosmetics has partnered with IGP to introduce ‘Makeup Bouquets’, a first-of-its-kind concept that combines cosmetics with floral arrangements. The collaboration brings together […]
Retail
Retail Growth Eases To 9% In Feb Amid Rising Cost Pressures: RAI
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 23, 2026
Retailers are starting to experience rising input cost pressures, particularly linked to global developments in energy markets
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Retail
How AI Searches Are Reshaping Discovery In Quick Commerce
- by Priyanshu Priya
- March 23, 2026
AI-driven search is reshaping India’s commerce landscape as platforms like Zepto leverage conversational, multimodal and ‘vibe-based’ discovery to drive higher conversions, bigger baskets and more informed consumers
FMCG
Retail
D2C Brands Pivot To Retention As Digital Ad Costs Surge
- by Priyanshu Priya
- March 20, 2026
India’s direct-to-consumer brands are shifting focus from aggressive acquisitions to retention and loyalty as rising ad costs and quick commerce compress purchase windows.
Consumer
Retail
India’s Wholesale Inflation Quickens To 2.13% In Feb As Prices Rise
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 16, 2026
The surge is primarily due to increase in prices of other manufacturing, manufacture of basic metals, non-food articles, food articles and textiles
Retail
Travel
TVS Motor Expands EV Portfolio With Orbiter V1, BaaS Model
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 13, 2026
TVS Motor introduces the Orbiter V1 electric scooter with a 1.8 kWh battery and rolls out Battery-as-a-Service across its EV range, with prices starting at Rs 49,999
Electronics
Retail
Raj Cooling Systems Enters Appliances Market With Agreyas
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 12, 2026
New consumer appliances brand aims to tap India’s Rs 1.5 lakh crore market Raj Cooling Systems has launched a new consumer appliances brand, Agreyas, as part of its strategy to expand beyond industrial cooling solutions and tap into India’s rapidly growing home appliances market. The company also announced that Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi has […]
Retail
Delhi’s Khan Market Retail Rents Jump 8% In 2025
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 10, 2026
Khan Market retail rents rose 8 per cent in 2025 as strong demand and tight supply pushed up high-street leasing rates across Delhi-NCR.