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India retail changed shape in 2026: quick commerce runs the cities, ONDC undercuts marketplace commissions, and AI moves from pilot to inventory. Here are the numbers, the channel trade-offs, and the tech decisions D2C
Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart ran 4,081 dark stores between them in March 2026. The hard part of quick commerce is not the app, it is the inventory truth, the ETA promise and the routing engine underneath it. Here is how
ONDC and quick commerce pull a D2C brand in opposite directions: near-3% commission and open reach versus 10-minute delivery at 18-35% fees. Here is how to choose between them in 2026, by category, margin, and goal
Discounting is a race to the bottom. Here are seven retail and D2C technology plays Indian brands can run in 2026 — from AI on WhatsApp and ONDC to credit-on-UPI, retail media and RTO reduction — each with the 2026 data
Quick commerce takes an 18-35% commission and small D2C brands rarely beat a 1.2x ROAS on it. With India's D2C market projected to reach $60 billion by FY27, here are six growth plays that build durable, higher-margin
India's quick commerce is a near-$7 billion channel in 2026, led by Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart. A 2026 playbook for D2C founders on choosing the storefront, OMS, dark-store, last-mile, and ONDC stack.
India's quick commerce is led by Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto, while ONDC cuts take rates to about 3%. Here are 5 D2C tech plays, from dark-store SKU strategy to AI forecasting and first-party data, for 2026.
Indian D2C brands now sell across their own site, marketplaces, quick commerce, and ONDC at once. Here are eight tech decisions that make an ONDC-ready stack work and stay profitable in 2026.
Quick commerce now sets the pace for Indian retail, but its 18 to 35% commissions can quietly kill a D2C margin. Here are nine practical playbooks for 2026 founders, covering channel mix, dark stores, ONDC, pricing
