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Earlier report,

Baazar Style Retail H1 revenue rises 6% to Rs 964.5 crore, but Q2 falls 10% and same-store sales drop 25%

Since then, : New: Q2 FY27 revenue from operations: ₹4,781 Mn

Our read

Same-store sales stay negative through Q3, so Baazar Style is more likely to slow its store rollout than to keep expanding at the H1 pace.

For operators

A 25% same-store sales drop in Q2 (11% for H1) shows the chain is growing through new space rather than store productivity, so fix traffic, conversion and assortment in the existing 283-store base, with sales at Rs 642 per sq ft a month, before accelerating openings beyond the 14 added and seven closed.

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Q3 FY27 same-store sales growth versus the 25% fall in Q2 and the 11% fall for H1

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The report

Baazar Style Retail recorded Q2 revenue of Rs 478.1 crore as a shifted festive calendar moved Durga Puja demand from Q2 FY26 to Q3 FY27. It ended September with 283 stores, adding 14 and closing seven in Q2.

Baazar Style Retail H1 revenue rose 6% while Q2 revenue fell 10%
H1 FY27 revenue from operations
₹964.5 crore
up 6 per cent
Q2 FY27 revenue from operations
₹478.1 crore
down 10 per cent
Q2 same-store sales growth
-25 per cent
Store count as of September 30
283

What we verified

Checked against the other reports of this story.

What to watch next

  • Store count at the end of December versus 283, and the number of closures versus the seven in H1
  • Sales per sq ft versus Rs 642 a month in the next quarterly update
  • Management commentary or guidance on store openings, markdowns and festive-season demand
  • Quarterly results and same-store trends from listed value-fashion peers

Likely next moves

Our read of what comes next — analysis, not reported by the source.

  • Baazar Style is likely to frame the 25% Q2 same-store decline as temporary and point to the 6% H1 revenue rise and the 283-store base as evidence the model still scales.
  • Expect the company to temper its pace of net store additions after opening 14 and closing seven in the half, with more attention to shutting weak outlets than to adding new ones.
  • Baazar Style may lean on promotions and festive-season pricing to restore footfall, which would put pressure on gross margin even if it supports sales.
  • Value-fashion rivals are likely to keep competing aggressively on price and store rollout, and may take share if Baazar Style's same-store sales stay weak.
  • Analysts are likely to trim near-term estimates and ask for more detail on what is driving same-store sales, namely traffic, ticket size or cannibalisation.

Updates

Each later report on this story, newest first. Earlier entries are never edited; a correction is a new entry.

  1. Read the update at Outlook Business

    New: Q2 FY27 revenue from operations: ₹4,781 Mn

    • Stores closed in Q2 FY27: 7

    Reported as “Baazar Style Retail H1 FY27 revenue up 6% to ₹9,645 Mn; Q2 falls 10% as same-store sales drop 25%”

On the record

Earlier Baazar Style Retail (Style Baazar) reports on RetailIntel, newest first.

Reported figures

From the report. Source details below

H1 same-store sales growth: -11 per cent
Q2 sales per square foot per month: Rs 642

The source

Source Read the source at ET Retail

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Also reported by Apparel Resources India, Indian Retailer, Outlook Business

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