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Focus on volumes, even if average ticket size of orders falls: Akshay Jatia
Westlife Foodworld CEO Akshay Jatia says the focus is now on driving volumes, digital adoption and customer frequency as McDonald's targets 600 stores by 2027
 "Focus on volumes, even if average ticket size of orders falls: Akshay Jatia")
Urban consumer confidence perks up; rural stays flat, says RBI survey
Inflation expectations dip across households
 "Urban consumer confidence perks up; rural stays flat, says RBI survey")
Beyond search, with AEO, GEO & AIEO: Why SEO alone is no longer enough
Marketers also need to understand the need to optimise for AI digestibility. Increasingly, AI systems favour content that is easy to analyse and summarise
 "Beyond search, with AEO, GEO & AIEO: Why SEO alone is no longer enough")
IndiGo crisis sends fares spiralling, Delhi routes cross ₹1 lakh threshold
Stranded flyers face brunt of IndiGo turmoil: Following flight cancellations, airfares of Air India, Akasa, Spicejet rise exponentially, dealing a double blow
 "IndiGo crisis sends fares spiralling, Delhi routes cross ₹1 lakh threshold")
RBI to maintain ample banking liquidity without targeting surplus levels
Net liquidity in the banking system was in a surplus of ₹2.6 trillion on Thursday, latest RBI data showed
 "RBI to maintain ample banking liquidity without targeting surplus levels")
Avadhut Sathe Academy to challenge Sebi order, denies allegations
Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy says it functions purely as a training institution and does not offer stock tips or advisory services. It plans to challenge Sebi's interim order
 "Avadhut Sathe Academy to challenge Sebi order, denies allegations")
High cost of anti-immigration policies: Backlash risks growth, innovation
Economists have long argued that easing restrictions on cross-border mobility brings enormous benefits to both destination and origin countries
 "High cost of anti-immigration policies: Backlash risks growth, innovation")
RBI brings early Christmas: Room left for another 25-bps rate cut
If inflation undershoots RBI projections and growth faces roadblocks from trade barriers and geopolitics, another 25-bps rate cut will not be a surprise
 "RBI brings early Christmas: Room left for another 25-bps rate cut")
The failed Marshal Doctrine: Pak's most 'creative' military dictatorship
In the exact period that Gen Munir has been consolidating power, his counterparts in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have eschewed it with remarkable dignity and professionalism
 "The failed Marshal Doctrine: Pak's most 'creative' military dictatorship")
Under pressure bank NIMs to squeeze further after RBI's 25 bps cut
Banks may face further margin pressure as repo-linked loan rates reset faster than deposits, though liquidity support and CRR cuts could soften the impact in Q4
 "Under pressure bank NIMs to squeeze further after RBI's 25 bps cut")
Tata Semiconductor, Cyient, Applied Materials bag SCL modernisation tender
Applied Materials has emerged as the successful bidder for supply and implementation of the manufacturing execution systems software along with the equipment automation
 "Tata Semiconductor, Cyient, Applied Materials bag SCL modernisation tender")
Gorilla Glass maker Corning's ₹1,000 crore Chennai unit on track
Corning, through its Optiemus JV Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies, has inaugurated a Rs 1,000-crore mobile cover-glass unit in Chennai, targeting 30 million pieces capacity in the first phase
 "Gorilla Glass maker Corning's ₹1,000 crore Chennai unit on track")
Blackstone-backed Nexus Select Trust eyes three malls in eastern India
Blackstone-backed mall operator eyes expansion in Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi and Guwahati as it moves to double its portfolio to 30 malls by 2030
 "Blackstone-backed Nexus Select Trust eyes three malls in eastern India")
Sebi gives RIIT in-principle InvIT nod, allows 6 months for compliance
Last month, NHAI incorporated Raajmarg Infra Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. (RIIMPL) as the investment manager for RIIT
 "Sebi gives RIIT in-principle InvIT nod, allows 6 months for compliance")
The Eleventh Hour review: Salman Rushdie's meditations on mortality
Salman Rushdie's latest work blends fiction, memory, myth, and mortality, offering a deeply personal meditation shaped by near-death, nostalgia, and literary playfulness
 "The Eleventh Hour review: Salman Rushdie's meditations on mortality")
Netflix in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery assets at $28/share
Netflix is aggressively diversifying beyond its core subscription model to drive new revenue streams
 "Netflix in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery assets at $28/share")
Quick commerce drives 45% of festival purchases this year: Report
The top three platforms, Blinkit (45 per cent share), Swiggy Instamart (25 per cent share) and Zepto (23 per cent), together have about 90 per cent market share
 "Quick commerce drives 45% of festival purchases this year: Report")
No question of unregulated AI use by judges, says CJI Surya Kant
The Supreme Court declined a plea seeking regulation of AI in courts, saying judges already act with caution and do not allow technology to influence judicial decisions
 "No question of unregulated AI use by judges, says CJI Surya Kant")
Simone Tata: The pioneer who built India's first beauty brand
Simone Tata, the woman who built Lakme into India's first homegrown beauty brand and later shaped Trent and Westside, leaves behind a legacy that transformed fashion and retail
 "Simone Tata: The pioneer who built India's first beauty brand")
Inside India's new wedding wonderland: Couples reinvent the big day
From wine-reading stations to Interstellar sangeets, couples are reimagining their big day to make it personalised, immersive
 "Inside India's new wedding wonderland: Couples reinvent the big day")