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In my area, Nike, Adidas, and Reebok have all shut down. The only sports store that’s still running and has been for 15+ years is Bata. Started in 1931, Bata is India's largest footwear retailer and manufacturer → sells close to 50 M pairs annually.

Blinkit launched a franchise model for its dark store! I think it's a brilliant move to scale and build great distribution against competitors 1. The franchise model could work well as it is a huge capex to start a dark store and to make it profi

We’ve created a hyper-quick commerce solution: groceries delivered in 10 minutes via dark stores, fashion and electronics from local D2C stores with delivery by Repido and other partners within 60 minutes, and food delivered in 35 minutesfrom our clo

Nike is going to crash? Nike is currently facing financial challenges due to significant losses attributed to the high costs of opening and maintaining its Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) stores. This strategic shift has led to operational difficulties, as

Arjun Vaidya, cofounder of V3 Ventures and a prominent D2C entrepreneur, has joined quick commerce platform KiranaPro as an investor and mentor. In this role, he will focus on building strategic partnerships with direct-to-consumer brands. Setting i

Snitch: From Shark Tank Sensation to D2C Fashion Powerhouse Remember Siddharth Dungarwal's impressive Snitch pitch on Shark Tank India? Two years later, this men's fast fashion brand is soaring! 📈 Then: • 2000+ daily orders • 2.5% website convers

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮? Founded in January 2019 by Siddharth R. Dungarwal in Bengaluru, India. Started as a B2B model, shifted to D2C during the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduces n

Libas : An ethnic fusion Libas is an Indian women’s ethnic-fusion wear brand founded in 1985 in Noida and later transformed into a digital-first D2C fashion business present on its own site and major marketplaces, now also expanding offline through

Going offline can kill momentum—if you get it wrong. Your brand’s killing it online. Ads work. D2C sales look great. But offline? It's a different game: No shelf space. Distributors don’t care. Retailers delay payments. Sampling bleeds cash. Sales

What if fashion delivered faster than food? That’s exactly what Newme is doing — quietly rewriting the rules of fast fashion in India with a delivery speed that turns heads. Launched in 2022, Newme isn’t just another Gen Z fashion brand — it’s buil