UPI MDR Trader Protests 2026: What the Pushback Means for Festive Brands
The planned “No UPI Day” protest for October 2 — which we flagged two weeks ago as the kind of merchant-behaviour question standard trackers don’t capture — just played out…
Rupee at 96, Crude at $107: The Festive Season Cost Pressure Beyond Fuel
Brent crude crossed $107 a barrel this weekend, and the rupee slipped past 96 to the dollar on September 28 for the first time — two numbers moving together, twelve…
EU’s New Fashion Waste Rules Are a Product Lifecycle Problem
Since 19 July 2026, large companies selling apparel, clothing accessories and footwear in the EU can no longer destroy the stock they fail to sell. Most of the commentary since…
India Onion Buffer Stock 2026: The Rs 50 Price Gap That Matters for Brands
The Centre’s onion buffer-stock intervention, flagged as a plan back in July, is now visibly running: roughly 4,000 tonnes sold across 17 cities in the intervention’s first ten days, moved…
Alternative Fuels Overtake Petrol in India: What FADA August Data Shows
FADA’s August retail numbers, released September 7, led with a genuinely strong headline: 24.23 lakh vehicle registrations, up 17.51% year-on-year, the biggest August on record. That’s the number every outlet…
UPI MDR October 2026: What the Mid-Festive Launch Means for Brands
NPCI issued a circular on September 15 that ends six years of zero-cost UPI for merchants. From October 15, a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate applies to person-to-merchant transactions above Rs…
₹11 Lakh Crore Bank Surplus Before Festive Season: The EMI Story
India’s banking system is sitting on the largest cash surplus in its recorded history — roughly ₹11 lakh crore, or $115 billion, in excess rupee liquidity — and the RBI…
Retail Has Modernised Almost Everything. Pricing Is Still Waiting.
The transition that hasn’t happened yet Sales teams resisted CRM when it first arrived. Finance teams resisted ERP. Both transitions were costly and disruptive at the time, but today nobody…
India Festive Retail Recovery 2026: What RAI Data Shows by Region
The Retailers Association of India released its latest Business Survey this week, and the topline is genuinely encouraging: retail grew 8% year-on-year in July, with store-level demand — the RAI’s…
Competitive Pricing Strategies for E-Commerce in 2026
In This Article The Current Landscape of E-Commerce Pricing What Are the Best Competitive Pricing Strategies for E-Commerce? How Can Dynamic Pricing Increase Profits? How Does E-Commerce Price Monitoring Impact…
