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Slowing growth, weakening store metrics and a puzzling fundraise point to the retailer losing some of its post-Zudio sheen.

Trent has an expectations problem. The market expects a lot from a stock that was a multi-bagger till the end of 2024, and from a management team still basking in the halo of Zudio—one of India’s most compelling retail success stories.
Now that’s how markets tend to behave after a strong run. In Trent’s case, that optimism is baked into a steep valuation that’s nearly 88 times earnings—leaving little room for anything but continued outperformance.
Which is why its latest numbers have unsettled sentiment. Trent’s fiscal 2025-26 performance feels like a comedown. Growth rates are a pale shadow of the …
Colgate ties up with 100Days.co to scale Palmolive online. But the long overlooked brand may need more than a digital push.
Brands are struggling amid plunging prices of lab-grown diamonds, poor margins, intense competition, shaky global demand and a domestic market where tradition continues to shape buying decisions.
While the Rs 9,000 crore promoter investment in Q1 brings a measure of reassurance, investors will still have to wait for Jio and retail to work through their challenges.