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Logistics now central to strategy, risk, resilience in India: Report
In just a decade, India has expanded its National Highways by 60 per cent, overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest rail freight carrier and set sights on tripling air cargo capacity by 2030. Ports are on track to push India into the global top five shipping nations, the September 2025 logistics (transportation) update released by the company noted.
Highway construction has accelerated by 2.5 times, from 11.6 km/day in fiscal 2013-14 (FY14) to 29 km/day in FY25, with aspirations of 100 km/day.
Logistics has moved from the backroom to the boardroom, becoming central to strategy, risk and resilience in India, according to a recent report.
In just a decade, India has expanded its National Highways by 60 per cent, overtaken the US to turn the second largest rail freight carrier.
E-commerce is projected to catapult air cargo from $5 billion to $200 billion by 2030.
The length of National High-Speed Corridors (HSC) has increased 26.6 times from 93 km in 2014 to 2,474 km at present
Rail has emerged as a new force in automotive transport: from a 1.5 per cent share a decade ago to nearly 25 per cent today, powered by 170 dedicated rakes and double-decker wagons.
India’s ports handled 1,594 million tonnes in FY25 (6 per cent compounded annual growth rate since FY22), while a $20 billion investment push is set to expand capacity six-fold by 2047.
E-commerce alone is projected to catapult air cargo from $5 billion to $200 billion by 2030, driving demand for freighters and faster handling.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is rolling out a ₹3.4 trillion pipeline of 124 projects spanning 6,376 km, backed by record-high capital expenditure of ₹2.5 trillion in FY25.
But growth is only one side of the story. The other is disruption. The 50-per cent US tariffs are reshaping trade flows, driving a 9-per cent surge in India’s containerised exports in the first half this year before duties kicked in.
Logistics costs have fallen from 16 per cent to nearly 10 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), with the government pushing for single-digit costs by year-end, the report added.
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According to updated Eurosystem staff projections, headline inflation is expected to average 2.1 per cent in 2025, easing to 1.9 per cent in 2026 and 1.8 per cent in 2027, before returning to 2.0 per cent in 2028. Inflation excluding energy and food is forecast at 2.4 per cent in 2025, gradually declining to 2.0 per cent by 2028. Inflation for 2026 has been revised upward, mainly due to expectations that services inflation will fall more slowly than previously anticipated, the Governing Council of the ECB said in a press release.
European Central Bank has kept its key interest rates unchanged, maintaining confidence that inflation will stabilise at the 2 per cent target.
Updated projections show inflation easing gradually over the coming years, with a slight upward revision for 2026 due to persistent services prices.
Economic growth forecasts have been revised higher, supported by stronger domestic demand.
The ECB also revised its economic growth outlook higher compared with its September projections. Growth is now expected to reach 1.4 per cent in 2025, 1.2 per cent in 2026 and 1.4 per cent in 2027, with expansion projected to remain at 1.4 per cent in 2028. The improvement is driven largely by stronger domestic demand across the euro area.
The Council reiterated its commitment to ensuring that inflation stabilises sustainably at the 2 per cent target. It emphasised that future monetary policy decisions will remain data-dependent and assessed on a meeting-by-meeting basis, without pre-committing to any specific interest rate path.
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Vera Bradley reported Q3 net revenues of $62.3 million, down from $70.5 million year over year.
Direct revenues fell 5.3 per cent, with comparable sales down 5.8 per cent, while indirect revenues dropped 30.2 per cent.
Gross margin declined to 42.1 per cent, impacted by inventory write-downs and higher duties, despite early progress from its Project Sunshine transformation.
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