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How 800+ D2C Brands Are Shaking Up India's Retail!

Indian Retailer · indianretailer.com Free Beginner India

A retail-trade publication's read on how D2C brands are disrupting incumbent retail dynamics - useful context for understanding how existing retailers and distributors view the D2C wave you're part of.

  • Documents the scale of D2C brands' impact on India's traditional retail ecosystem.
  • 25% of D2C sales are expected to come from offline channels by 2025.
  • Retail incumbents are having to adapt their own strategy in response to D2C growth.
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It answers 2 questions

  1. Should I even bother with offline distribution, or stay D2C-only?
  2. What's the real cost and effort of getting into modern trade (Reliance Retail, Nykaa stores, big chains)?

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