India retail news for 11 October 2026
What moved in Indian retail on 11 October 2026, newest first. 39 stories that day.
- IIT-Bombay report urges UPI MDR cut to 0.08% from 0.40% as merchant fee start date of 15 October nears
- Around 1,000 ex-Flipkart staff press Walmart for ESOP liquidity as the IPO faces further delay
- India sedan sales rise 5.3% to 35,119 units in September; Dzire falls 11.4% yet leads, Aura jumps 39.8%
- Udaan targets IPO by early 2028 as B2B turnaround takes hold
- Audi India weighs local EV production, aims to double luxury market share to 15-16% in 3-5 years
- IIT Bombay report urges limiting NPCI's proposed 0.4% UPI MDR to merchants with turnover above Rs 50 crore
- PNG Jewellers opens 81st store in Ayodhya, its fifth in Uttar Pradesh, and launches Ram Katha collection
- Mercedes-Benz India bets luxury buyers will pay 5-6% more for plug-in hybrids; Maybach S-Class deliveries due by end of October
- Festive e-commerce sales hit Rs 24,000 crore in first two days, with mobiles leading at 38-40% of sales
- Bellona Hospitality targets 100 restaurants and Rs 600-650 crore revenue by FY30
- Zostel festive 2026 bookings run about 50% ahead of last year as Indians opt for multiple short getaways
- Speciality Restaurants opens southern Italian restaurant Siciliana in Pune, led by chef Sabyasachi Gorai
- Musk vows affordable Starlink pricing in India days before Jio Platforms' record $106 billion IPO
- FMCG Q2 FY27: double-digit revenue growth expected, but crude, palm oil and packaging costs squeeze margins