In June 2018, Whirlpool had acquired 49% strategic interest in Elica PB India (Elica) to expand the cooking business. Whirlpool has now acquired additional 38% stake in Elica for an estimated $57 mn – bringing the total stake to 87% and consequently Elica becoming a subsidiary of Whirlpool. Elica PB India, is the Indian arm … Read more
The mandate of the group includes analysing current tax structure of all forms of tobacco, including smokeless tobacco, and suggesting various tax rate models for consideration in the preparation of FY23 and future Union budgets. Key points to note – The idea is to have a road map for reducing tobacco demand as per World … Read more
Ignatius Navil Noronha, the chief executive officer of Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which runs DMart retail stores, has seen his wealth surge to more than a billion dollars as the shares of the retail firm jumped an astonishing 113% this year. The stock hit a fresh record high of ₹5,899 on BSE and gained as much … Read more
Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group International has opened a shopping mall in Bengaluru after the pandemic somewhat delayed its mall development pipeline in India. Global Malls, an 800,000 sq. ft property in Rajajinagar, opened on Monday and is spread across 14 acres. The mall has a 200,000 sq. ft Lulu Hypermarket and a 60,000 sq. ft … Read more
Mirakl just raised a $555 million Series E led by Silver Lake. The startup builds tech tools that help retailers build third-party marketplaces. The funding round, valuing Mirakl at $3.5 billion, came a year after its $300 million Series D. The e-commerce explosion during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in retailers big and small rethinking … Read more
Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest person, joined Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in the world’s most exclusive wealth club with a fortune of at least $100 billion.The chairman of Ltd. entered the rarefied group of 11 men as his conglomerate’s stock climbed to a record on Friday. He’s now worth $100.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg … Read more
Immediately after Future Retail announced the termination of agreement with 7-eleven, Reliance Retail announced a similar Master Franchise Agreement to launch 7-Eleven Convenience stores in India. Further interesting is the fact, that the 1st store is getting opened within the next 2 days, i.e., October 9, 2021 in Andheri East, Mumbai. Sequence of events clearly … Read more