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Amazon India brings Prime Day celebrations offline with new campaign
MUMBAI: With the announcement of this year’s Prime Day on July 15 & 16, Amazon India has launched its offline engagement campaign as a lead up to Prime Day celebrations. The online marketplace aims to engage with customers offline and make them experience the world of Prime through vibrant on-ground installations along with a mascot that brings Prime Day to life. This India-first campaign will be visible to customers across airports, malls and IT parks in the top metros until Prime Day.
Amazon India has set up these experiential touchpoints to give customers a sneak-peak into the three pillars of Prime Day – great deals, blockbuster entertainment and new launches. Using characters to depict a family of Prime members, the offline campaign is aimed at preparing customers for the year’s most awaited two-day celebration that offers the best of shopping, savings and entertainment. This is in line with the company’s #DiscoverTheJoyOfMore campaign that communicates the disproportionate benefits of Prime for members.
Talking about the campaign, Ravi Desai, Director – Mass and Brand Marketing, Amazon India said “The world of Prime revolves around members getting the best of Amazon. With over 1,000 new product launches from top brands across categories, fantastic deals and never-seen-before entertainment, Prime Day 2019 is bigger than ever. The colourful larger-than-life installations, a mascot and other uniquely crafted elements bring these messages alive by lending a touch & feel, joyous experience for customers.”
This July, Amazon will provide Prime members worldwide the chance to get epic deals for its longest Prime Day ever. Now in its third year in India, Prime Day starts at midnight on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours. Log on to www.amazon.in/primeday to know more about Prime Day.
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Trent posts Rs 19,701 crore FY26 revenue, profit rises to Rs 1,968 crore
Q4 profit at Rs 455 crore; margins improve, net worth climbs to Rs 7,703 crore
MUMBAI: Retail therapy seems to be working for Trent Limited as much as for its shoppers. The Tata Group retail arm reported a steady performance for FY26, with revenue from operations rising to Rs 19,701.41 crore, up from Rs 16,668.11 crore in FY25. Total income for the year stood at Rs 20,075.87 crore, reflecting continued momentum across its retail formats.
Profit before tax came in at Rs 2,511.54 crore for the year, compared to Rs 2,076.62 crore a year earlier. After accounting for taxes of Rs 543.72 crore, net profit rose to Rs 1,967.82 crore, marking a clear improvement from Rs 1,584.84 crore in FY25.
For the March quarter, the company reported revenue of Rs 4,936.64 crore and total income of Rs 4,997.71 crore. Profit before tax stood at Rs 576.46 crore, while net profit came in at Rs 454.75 crore, up from Rs 349.92 crore in the same quarter last year.
On the cost front, total expenses for FY26 rose to Rs 17,538.54 crore, driven by higher stock purchases of Rs 11,170.44 crore and increased occupancy costs at Rs 1,652.69 crore. Employee benefit expenses also edged up to Rs 1,222.04 crore, reflecting continued expansion.
Operationally, the company maintained stable efficiency metrics. Operating margin improved to 11.88 per cent from 11.29 per cent, while net profit margin rose to 9.99 per cent from 9.51 per cent. The interest service coverage ratio stood strong at 16.76, indicating comfortable debt servicing capacity.
Trent’s balance sheet also strengthened during the year. Net worth increased to Rs 7,702.80 crore from Rs 5,914.40 crore, while total assets expanded to Rs 12,225.71 crore. The debt-to-equity ratio improved to 0.33 from 0.38, signalling a more balanced capital structure.
Cash flow from operations rose to Rs 2,630.19 crore, compared to Rs 1,668.26 crore in the previous year, even as the company continued to invest in expansion, with capital expenditure and investments weighing on investing cash flows.
With consistent growth across revenue, profitability, and margins, Trent’s FY26 performance suggests a retailer scaling steadily ringing up gains not just at the checkout, but across the balance sheet.
