Razorpay POS FY25 report: India's shoppers shift dining, travel and retail to weekdays
Razorpay POS's annual in-store payments report, spanning 500,000+ merchant touchpoints, finds weekday shopping up 34% in FY25. Jewellery led growth at +43% (55% paid via cards), followed by apparel +29%, salon/spa +27%, bookstores +27% and hotel bookings +29%.
What happened
Razorpay POS's annual in-store payments report finds Indian consumers shifting shopping, dining and travel to weekdays, with strong midweek growth across
Key facts
- 500,000+ merchant touchpoints
- apparel +29%
- salon/spa +27%
- jewellery +43%
- 55% jewellery purchases via cards
- garden supply +79%
- bookstore +27%
- weekday shopping +34%
- hotel bookings +29%
Why this matters
With 500,000+ merchant touchpoints validating weekday-led category growth in jewellery, apparel and hospitality, evaluate POS-payments partnerships or targeted retail acquisitions in high-momentum discretionary verticals.
What to watch
- Q2 FY26 weekday-vs-weekend footfall split sustaining the +34% trend
- Card vs UPI share migration in high-ticket categories like jewellery
- Same-store sales reports from listed apparel/jewellery retailers
- Hybrid/remote work policy shifts that underpin weekday discretionary spend
- EMI and BNPL transaction-volume growth at POS
- Retailers shift promo calendars and staffing toward weekdays to capitalize on smoothed demand
- Jewellery and apparel chains expand EMI/card acceptance and co-branded credit offers
- Payment providers market weekday-targeted cashback and merchant analytics dashboards
- Salon/spa and bookstore segments test midweek loyalty programs to lock in repeat weekday visits