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Nykaa reports Rs 80 crore net profit in Q1, revenue up 29%Nykaa's operating revenue rose 29% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2,782 crore in Q1FY27, up from Rs 2,155 crore a year prior. Including other inc...
If a beauty product works in India, it can succeed anywhere: L’Oréal India MD Jacques LebelL'Oreal sees India as a vital laboratory for developing demanding beauty product formulas. The company aims to revitalize its operations in...
Quick commerce braces for Rakshabandhan rush as capacity strains emergeThe surge in demand is also exposing capacity constraints that have long plagued ecommerce marketplaces such as Amazon and Flipkart. Brands...
Why India's family businesses continue to thrive across generations and market disruptionsET celebrates the melding of generational wisdom with disruption, and old school with new-age, along with the never-say-die spirit that mak...
Ex-Myntra chief Nandita Sinha named Swiggy Instamart CEO; Amitesh Jha exitsSinha joins at a time when Instamart has been losing market share even as it attempts to contain its mounting losses. A Flipkart group vete...
Nykaa appoints ex-Instamart COO Ankit Jain to lead quick commerce businessAnkit Jain has taken the helm of Nykaa Now, the company’s quick delivery service, in a bold strategic move. Nykaa intends to broaden its 30...
ETtech Deals Digest: Udaan, Emergent deals lift weekly funding to $346 million, up 332% on-yearIndian startups secured $346.2 million across 20 funding rounds. Udaan and Emergent led the funding with substantial large-stage deals. Lat...
ETtech Explainer: Why quick commerce business models are under scrutinyUnder India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) rules, companies with a majority foreign ownership can only operate on a marketplace model. I...
Harleys, AI PCs, premium TVs: Amazon Prime Day suggests India's premiumisation story is moving beyond metrosAmazon India's Prime Day sale revealed significant premium product demand from smaller cities. Sales of luxury beauty and grooming items sa...
ETtech Explainer: Has Swiggy become Indian-owned after a drop in foreign ownership?The IOCC status will allow Swiggy’s quick commerce arm Instamart to own inventory, thereby improving margins and supply chain control. Howe...
Google Cloud’s big India AI bet; Swiggy crosses key ownership thresholdGoogle Cloud is supercharging its India bet with a local AI play and a potential manufacturing push. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
Mid-year ecommerce sales set the stage for upcoming festive seasonAmazon began its 10th Prime Day sale on July 4 this year, which was on till July 6. Flipkart’s GOAT sale started on July 4 and is to last t...
How Brands Can Adapt When AI Agents Do the ShoppingInstead of scrolling on websites or strolling through stores, people are beginning to prompt AI agents to find, compare, and even purchase ...
ETtech Q&A | We don't intend to get into last-mile quick commerce delivery: Delhivery CEO Sahil BaruaGurugram-based Delhivery, which went public in May 2022, had been the bellwether for the performance of India’s ecommerce industry until th...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy visits India; to meet PM Modi on ThursdayThe visit comes as Amazon sharpens its focus on quick commerce in the country. The company announced that it is expanding its 10-minute del...
Double-digit sales growth in apparel, ACs, premium goods faces inflation & monsoon testDiscretionary spending is witnessing a notable resurgence, particularly in the apparel and white goods sectors, which have both seen impres...
Dealmaking stays strong as startup M&A momentum carries into 2026Indian startups are experiencing a surge in M&A exits, particularly in consumer, fintech, and ecommerce sectors, signalling a robust recove...
Byju's Aakash endgame; Startup deal street wakes upHappy Monday! Byju's US lenders and Manipal are close to sealing a settlement over Aakash. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Nykaa aims for $5 billion in GMV by FY30Nykaa, which announced this at its annual investor day on Thursday, said that its business has doubled both GMV and revenue over the last t...
Purplle pauses fundraising talks as founders bag Rs 90-100 crore stakeBeauty retailer Purplle has paused fundraising talks due to valuation disagreements, while founders are buying back shares at a valuation o...