India retail news for 8 October 2026
What moved in Indian retail on 8 October 2026, newest first. 236 stories that day · showing 1–100 (page 1 of 3).
- Online festive sales seen up 25-29% to Rs 1.5-1.55 lakh crore, but growth comes from volumes, not deeper discounts
- GST Council clears process reforms from 1 April 2027, lifting the prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore
- BMW Motorrad to reveal fully faired F 450 RR globally on 15 October; India launch likely in 2027
- Starlink still awaits final India clearance after five years, Musk says; government says Jio is at the same stage
- United Spirits launches Smirnoff Ice in India, betting on the fast-growing ready-to-drink segment
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra drops to ₹89,999 on Amazon; Z Fold 7 gets ₹75,000 off in Great Indian Festival sale
- GST Council backs annual-return, quarterly-payment option for B2C-only taxpayers with turnover up to ₹5 crore
- GST Council recommends flat 5% GST without credit on e-commerce delivery, plus e-way bill rationalisation
- PepsiCo's India business sees broad-based growth in Q3 CY2026, driving 11% Asia Pacific Foods volume gain
- GST Council takes no call on UPI MDR; deferment not its decision to make, says Sitharaman
- P N Gadgil Jewellers' September-quarter revenue rises 22.4%; retail up 31.1%, around 23 new stores planned in FY27
- Delhi orders all retail liquor shops shut for 48 hours on 9 and 10 October
- Amazon Great India Festival 2026 opens with 100% y-o-y growth in shopping volume, led by premium appliances
- Eight ex-Flipkart executives press Walmart to buy out their stock options as the IPO stays on hold
- Reliance Digital's Festival of Electronics lists iPhone 17 Pro 256GB at Rs 56,990, with exchange bonus of up to Rs 20,000
- Eveready enters mosquito protection with ₹299 ULTIMA portable liquid vaporiser
- Boltt cuts Ace 5G to ₹11,999 across all three variants in Flipkart's Big Billion Days sale ahead of Diwali
- Instamart brings back Quick India Movement festive sale: up to 90% off, iPhone 17 Pro 256GB at ₹1,19,999
- Piccadily Agro launches Indri Diwali Collector's Edition 2026, limited to 600 numbered bottles for India
- Google and YouTube influence 54% of unplanned festive purchases in India, finds Google-commissioned Ipsos study
- Delhi HC lets Reliance sell Campa Energy stock labelled 'energy drink' but bars fresh production with it
- Bio-Synergy targets £3-5 million in first-year India sales with DNA + Epigenetics testing kit launch
- California Pistachios launches 'The Better Snack' campaign across six Indian cities, with a Blinkit tie-up
- GST Council keeps rates unchanged, cuts refund acknowledgement to 10 days; plant and machinery refunds from April 2027
- Marico's Nihar Shanti Amla launches AI WhatsApp companion 'Shanti Se Poocho' for women
- Tata Motors priced Aeris sedan from Rs 5.29 lakh on 25 September, undercutting Maruti Dzire by Rs 1.02 lakh
- Taneira launches 'Solah Shringaar' festive campaign, finding beauty in the 'one last look'
- DailyObjects raises Rs 332 crore Series C at around Rs 1,050 crore valuation, plans 150 exclusive stores in five years
- 88% of Indian travellers plan same or more overseas trips in 2027, Skyscanner survey finds
- Blackstone's Siddharth Nawal set to take over as CEO of Nexus Select Trust as it targets 30-35 malls by 2030
- News genre TV ad volumes fall 7% in Jan-Jul; F&B leads with 14% share, Reckitt stays top advertiser
- Govt to cap trade margins at 30% of MRP on non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs, cutting prices of 110 medicines
- Krispy Kreme India targets Gen Z festive moments with 'A Doughnut for Every Moment' film
- AuraCam launches 'Shubh Shuruat' Navratri film, placing camphor at the centre of daily puja and home rituals
- Ampere adds 50+ experience centres to pass 600, targets over 1,000 touchpoints across India by year-end
- Himalaya BabyCare builds Gentle Baby Wash campaign around a baby's first bath, with film in eight languages
- Brigade Group plans Rs 40,000 crore investment over three years across residential, office, retail and hospitality
- GTRI urges govt to withdraw 0.4% UPI merchant fee on transfers above Rs 2,000, due from 15 October
- UNIQLO India taps Kriti Sanon and Jasprit Bumrah for its Fleece winter campaign
- Varun Dhawan joins biofortified staples brand Better Nutrition as brand ambassador and investor
- vivo V80 festive ad casts Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani to push AI camera and ZEISS night telephoto
- Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026 lists OnePlus Nord 6 at Rs 42,999 as five phones are priced under Rs 50,000
- Prose Integrated wins strategic communications mandate for EaseMyTrip
- Cetaphil Baby launches digital film with Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh on baby skin care
- Imperial Blue revives 'Because, Men Will Be Men' platform in its first campaign under Tilaknagar Industries