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Instamart sale puts sparkle into festive shopping
MUMBAI: Why wait for the runway when the runway can come to your doorstep? Instamart’s Quick India Movement (QIM) sale has turned festive shopping into a high-style sprint, with accessories, beauty, and grooming deals flying off the virtual shelves in record time.
Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore are leading the pack in fashion accessory orders, with shoppers loading up on chic bags from Aldo, Lavie, and Accessorize London, while Pune and Hyderabad are racing ahead in beauty and grooming buys. The result? A festive shopping frenzy that proves style doesn’t wait.
This season’s sparkle comes courtesy of steep discounts: Titan and Clara watches starting at Rs 999, Giva’s sterling silver jewellery up to 68 per cent off, and Sukkhi ethnic picks at a dazzling 90 per cent discount. Bags are equally irresistible, with Aldo at up to 60 per cent off, Lavie from Rs 599, and Baggit offering 80 per cent markdowns.
Beauty buffs aren’t left behind. From Lakmé essentials at half price to Dove and L’oréal haircare at up to 60 per cent off, plus Beardo and Ustraa grooming kits starting at Rs 499, shoppers are stocking up to glow as brightly as the festive lights.
Running until 28 September, the QIM Sale has already seen over 200 per cent growth in categories like jewellery, hair accessories, and bags, turning everyday shopping into a celebration. With delivery in just 10 minutes, Instamart ensures that this festive season, the perfect look is always within reach.
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Reliance Retail FY26 revenue rises 11.8 Per Cent to Rs 3.7 lakh crore
Q4 revenue up 11.1 Per Cent, hyperlocal orders surge 4x, PAT steady
MUMBAI: Reliance Retail isn’t just ringing up sales, it’s ringing doorbells faster than ever. Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) reported a steady FY26 performance, with growth powered by store expansion, a sharp surge in hyperlocal commerce, and consistent traction across grocery, fashion and jewellery. For the full year, revenue rose 11.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,70,026 crore. In the January–March quarter, revenue from operations climbed 11.1 per cent to Rs 87,344 crore, up from Rs 78,622 crore a year earlier.
Operating performance remained stable, with Q4 EBITDA inching up 3.1 per cent YoY to Rs 6,921 crore from Rs 6,711 crore. However, quarterly profit after tax held steady at Rs 3,563 crore. For the full fiscal, PAT grew 11.7 per cent to Rs 13,842 crore.
Expansion remained a key lever. RRVL added 1,564 new stores during FY26, while simultaneously scaling its digital and hyperlocal commerce play. The latter emerged as a standout, with daily orders surging more than fourfold year-on-year in Q4, underlining a clear shift towards faster, localised fulfilment.
In grocery, large-format stores maintained momentum, aided by festive demand and the expansion of Smart Bazaar, which crossed 1,000 stores. Promotional campaigns such as ‘Full Paisa Vasool’ delivered record results, with sales rising 26 per cent YoY.
Digital commerce also picked up pace. JioMart added 5.8 million new users in Q4, nearly doubling its registered base year-on-year. Hyperlocal orders grew 29 per cent sequentially and over 300 per cent annually during the quarter.
Fashion and lifestyle saw steady traction. Ajio recorded a 23 per cent YoY rise in average bill value, while fast-fashion platform Shein crossed 11 million app installs, scaling rapidly with expanding product lines.
The jewellery business added further shine, with average bill value jumping 53 per cent YoY, largely driven by rising gold prices and sustained consumer demand.
Commenting on the shift, RRVL executive director Isha Ambani said hyperlocal commerce has become a structural growth driver, with orders rising more than fourfold over the year.
Looking ahead to FY27, the company is betting on technology to deepen engagement. The focus, Ambani noted, will be on AI-led merchandising, sharper pricing strategies and disciplined execution turning scale into sustained customer value.
In short, the carts are fuller, the clicks are quicker, and the next phase looks less about reach and more about precision.
