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Signals from Mint · Industry
- PSU and mid-size banks deploy own QR-soundbox stacks to reclaim merchant float from PhonePe-Paytm
- Three-hour films return, reshaping multiplex unit economics at Cinépolis, Miraj, Mukta A2
- Razorpay, Cashfree, Juspay pivot from take-rates to SaaS as PA market crowds with 19 cross-border licences
- Amazon's India retreat: profitability pivot cedes ground to Flipkart, Reliance and quick-commerce trio
- Amazon Music India splits from Prime with 3-tier model, undercuts Spotify at ₹99
- Consumer deal volumes climb 22% but values crash 63% to $1.4bn as investors turn picky
- India waives 10.5% cotton import duty for 5 months to plug 3.7 mn bale deficit
- India's expressway boom stalls at the loading dock: truck speeds barely budge, squeezing retail margins
- Luxury hotels court affluent Indians with staycations as overseas travel softens
- Centre waives 10.5% cotton import duty till 31 October to ease textile input costs
- RBI to widen e-Rupee CBDC pilot into cross-border, welfare and retail merchant rails
- Delhi airport swings to ₹477 cr profit as non-aero revenue hits ₹3,607 cr
- Indian brands bring creators in-house, sidelining agencies as roles grow 9x since 2020
- From Dhara self-sufficiency to import reliance: India's edible oil story unravels
- From Dhara to dependence: India's edible oil import bill exposes a retail category in flux
- Pepperfry, Wakefit pivot to local wood as freight doubles, foam inputs jump 30-160%
- ASCI flags 6,933 ad violations in FY26 as wellness brands, offshore betting apps dodge India's rules
- Quick commerce becomes the new shelf: Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart now primary launchpad for Indian D2C brands
- Crisil sees FMCG volume growth halving to 2-3% in FY27 as crude shock forces price hikes
- Polyester spike squeezes value apparel chains; V-Mart, Vishal, KKCL guard ₹199-399 price points