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Signals from Mint · Industry
- ITC's digital-first brands hit ₹1,350 crore ARR, growing 60% in FY26
- Ultra-rich Indians reshape global luxury hospitality, with one family booking all 14 Soneva Secret villas
- J&K trout output hits 3,010 tonnes as Kashmir Trout, Khyber scale premium supply to metros
- Hindi cinema splits the South: Telugu states power Bollywood, Tamil Nadu and Kerala stay cold
- Reliance, Star Bazaar, Amazon pilot data-rich QR codes to power private-label margins
- India's insurgent brands hit 39 in FY25, but ₹250 cr ceiling stalls scale-up
- Platforms outpace salon chains in India's $11bn at-home beauty market
- New UPI players weaponise cashback to chip away at PhonePe-Google Pay duopoly
- Self-service ramyun bars scale across India as Korean noodles capture 34% of Blinkit's noodle sales
- NYC gig-worker curbs and ILO standards could tighten India's platform rules
- Crude slide on US-Iran thaw eases FMCG cost pressure, but shelf prices stay sticky till September
- FSSAI ends 5-year licence renewals, lifts turnover limits across India's $600bn food economy
- India to Launch Star-Rating Efficiency Labels for Electric Two-Wheelers
- Delhi IGIA traffic jumps 14.7% to 7.16M in May 2026, defying West Asia turmoil
- Exchange-led sales hit 50-75% as gold price shock guts fresh jewellery demand in India
- Noida airport opens with 12 flights/day, testing airport-retail thesis amid aviation slowdown
- Indian hotel chains pivot to resorts as leisure travel powers FY26-27 pipeline
- India box office set for 10-15% H1 2026 growth, but Hindi slate stays tentpole-dependent
- Myanmar hilsa floods Indian plates as Bangladesh imports collapse to 2% in FY26
- MDR debate returns as UPI turns 10; govt subsidies cover just 11% of industry costs