Accelerated store expansion, soft base, category-mix improvement, new launches and built-up in DMart Ready are potential triggers.
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DMart’s standalone revenue growth was a tad soft at 16.2% YoY. Growth was impacted by 100-150 bps due to deflation in many staples and non-food products. The same-store sales growth for two-year and older stores (~327 or 77% of stores) was 7.1% YoY. Yet, Revenue/sqft growth was 1.5% and rev/store 1.9% YoY. This implies softer revenue contribution from newer stores in the brokerage's view.