In a surprise announcement, DMart has informed that Neville will not be offering his candidature for renewal as Managing Director and CEO at the conclusion of his current term in January 2026 – a year from now. This would be surprise to most as Neville has been a key driving force behind DMart’s success. In … Read more
As per speculation reports in most newspapers, Reliance is getting set for the telecom business IPO in 2025. Retail is rumoured to target later. Company has not officially confirmed this and has chosen not to respond. Telecom and Retail IPOs are much awaited developments from Reliance. In 2019, Reliance had informed to target for both … Read more
The 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is being held on Monday. The RIL AGM is a major event for the Indian business community. The announcements made at the meeting could have a significant impact on the Indian economy. Investors are therefore eagerly awaiting the meeting to hear what Mukesh Ambani … Read more
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced raising Rs 8,278 cr from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Investment is raised at a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 8.278 lakh crore QIA will get 0.99% stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis This fund raise effectively doubles RRVL’s valuation in … Read more
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) is acquiring 100% of METRO India. METRO India started operations in India in 2003 as the first company to introduce cash-and-carry business format in the country. It currently operates 31 large format stores across 21 cities with about 3,500 employees. The business claims to have over 3 mn B2B customers … Read more
India’s biggest retailer Reliance will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it targets building its own $6.5 billion consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants like Unilever, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters. Reliance, run by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, plans to build a portfolio of 50 to 60 grocery, … Read more
Future Retail had been subleasing store space from the tycoon’s Reliance Industries Ltd. Indeed, it was kept operating only on Ambani’s forbearance because Future couldn’t come up with the rent. But with Amazon.com continuing to block Reliance’s $3.4 billion purchase of Future’s assets, Ambani decided to make the acquisition a fait accompli: He terminated the leases and is taking … Read more
For almost a year, I have been confused about how Future retail stores are getting funding to operate given – the poor financial health of the group; and 2020 deal with Reliance retail not getting concluded due to the legal dispute with Amazon. Operating the stores meant expenses in the form of lease payments, employee … Read more