Earnings, Q4/Q1 prints, IPO moves, M&A, funding rounds, corporate reorg.
Eternal's Q4 revenue tripled to Rs 17,292 crore and PAT jumped 4.5X on Blinkit's back, yet Blinkit's 2,243 dark stores yielded only Rs 37 crore EBITDA at 0.3% margin. Separately, Wow! Momo tapped Anicut for Rs 110 crore in NCDs to refinance and fund expansion.
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Reliance Retail has acquired full ownership of Anomaly's trademarks, brand assets and digital properties, per a BSE-NSE filing. Founded in 2021, the clean, vegan haircare label will be scaled in India via Tira and Reliance's omnichannel network, with Chopra continuing as a collaborator.
Eternal's Q4 FY26 revenue nearly tripled year-on-year, powered by Blinkit's inventory-led quick commerce model contributing 76.5% of the topline at Rs 13,232 crore. Food delivery grew 33% to Rs 2,737 crore, while B2B arm Hyperpure shrank 47% to Rs 978 crore.
Eternal's Q4 FY26 print shows Blinkit's net order value at Rs 14,386 crore but adjusted EBITDA margin of only 0.3%. Management points to 5-6% steady-state margins in mature Delhi NCR, though 80-90% of top-eight-city pincodes are already covered. Growth now depends on harder smaller-city economics.
The QSR chain's board has cleared 1,100 non-convertible debentures at Rs 10 lakh face value each, to be raised in three tranches. Rs 60 crore has already landed. The round follows Rs 75 crore from Singularity AMC in December and Rs 300 crore raised across 2025.
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Three desks file the same beat: Reliance Retail's buyout of Priyanka Chopra's Anomaly plugs a celebrity-led vegan haircare line straight into Tira's shelves, signalling Isha Ambani's beauty play is now shopping for marquee brands, not just distribution.
Blinkit hits 3 million daily orders and drives Eternal to a 4.5X profit jump, yet 2,243 dark stores yielded just Rs 37 crore EBITDA. Scale is proven; the quick-commerce unit economics story is still unfinished.
Pre-IPO churn hits Cars24 with a fourth senior exit, Wow! Momo raises Rs 110 Cr NCDs to refinance, and HUL reworks 55 brands for premiumisation — signalling consumer businesses are resetting cap tables, leadership and portfolios ahead of FY27.
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What's Reliance Retail doing in beauty?
Reliance Retail has acquired full ownership of Priyanka Chopra's Anomaly, a 2021-launched clean vegan haircare brand. Isha Ambani plans to localise and scale it via Tira's omnichannel network, with Chopra staying on as collaborator. Deal size undisclosed but all trademarks and digital assets move to Reliance.
How is Blinkit performing financially?
Blinkit hit Rs 14,386 crore net order value in Q4 FY26 but delivered just Rs 37 crore adjusted EBITDA, a razor-thin 0.3% margin across 2,243 dark stores. Management flags 5-6% steady-state margins only in mature Delhi NCR. Scale is proven; unit economics remain unfinished.
What's happening in quick commerce this scan?
Blinkit is the dominant story: 3 million daily orders, 2,243 dark stores, 76.5% of Eternal's revenue at Rs 13,232 crore. But adjusted EBITDA margin is 0.3% and top-eight-city coverage is near-saturated at 80-90%. Smaller-city economics are now the swing factor.
How did Eternal's Q4 FY26 print look?
Eternal's revenue nearly tripled year-on-year to Rs 17,292 crore with PAT jumping 4.5X to Rs 174 crore. Blinkit contributed 76.5% of topline at Rs 13,232 crore, food delivery grew 33% to Rs 2,737 crore, while Hyperpure shrank 47% to Rs 978 crore.
What PE deals landed this scan?
Dholakia Lab Grown Diamond banked over Rs 800 crore led by Abakkus PE, with ICICI Ventures IAF5 and Amal Parikh participating, UBS advised. Separately Wow! Momo cleared Rs 110 crore NCDs with Anicut, having already drawn Rs 60 crore of the three-tranche raise.
Any Tier-II or smaller-city activity?
Oben Electric is the clearest Tier-II bet, expanding from 150 to 350 outlets across 18 states on the back of its Rs 99,999 Rorr EVO launch. Blinkit's own narrative hinges on harder smaller-city economics, with 80-90% of top-eight-city pincodes already covered.
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