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High-end and premium brands are making a big geographical pivot from metros to smaller towns in India, according to a Tata CLiQ Luxury compilation that reviews India's evolving luxury landscape. It also found that luxury buyers - led by a woke Gen Z - are increasingly conscious of responsible consumption with an eye on sustainability quotient. Fuelled by the purchasing power of mature millennials and the rising Gen-Z demographic, the digital economy is reshaping consumption patterns and values, thus transforming how, when, and why consumers connect with brands and businesses, said Tata CLiQ Luxury's latest compilation - Thinking Beyond the Cart: Elevating Luxury E-commerce,' that deep dives into the luxury trends in 2025 and beyond. Listing out the broad trends, it noted that high-end and premium brands are making a big geographical pivot from metros to smaller-town India and that the new luxury consumer is educated, and well-wired. A growing quest for behind-the-scenes intel has m
Footwear retail chain Metro Brands on Thursday reported a 12.57 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 98.78 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 112.99 crore during the October-December period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Metro Brands Ltd (MBL). However, its revenue from operations increased 6.14 per cent to Rs 635.50 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 598.71 crore in the year-ago period. MBL's total expenses rose 11.77 per cent to Rs 515.53 crore in the December quarter. In a separate filing, MBL said its board in a meeting held on Thursday declared an interim dividend at Rs 2.75 per equity share on the face value of the paid-up equity shares of Rs 5 each for the FY 2023-24. Shares of Metro Brands on Thursday settled at Rs 1,202 on the BSE, down 1.98 per cent from the previous close.