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Will acquire 25.33% stake via preferential allotment at Rs 1,022.25 a share, another 15.62% from Just Dial founder V S S Mani. It will later make an open offer for 26% as per Sebi rules
VSS Mani will continue as MD and CEO of Just Dial; company reported a net loss of Rs 3.5 crore in June quarter
Depending on the investors' appetite, at least one will be launched in the current financial year, a banker close to the development says
Their renewable energy and retail plans offer contrasting strategies; if they pan out, the consumer is the guaranteed winner
It continues to be among the fastest-growing retailers globally and the company aims to be among the top ten retailers of the world, Ambani said at RIL's annual general meeting
In their base case scenario, Jefferies maintains a price target of Rs 2,540 on RIL stock - an upside of around 15 per cent from the current levels
After growing 5x over FY16-FY20, RIL's core retail revenue growth has taken a pause in FY21 (April 2020 to March 2021) due to Covid related macro headwinds including lower footfalls
Big discounts, cashback offers, early sales part of strategy
The digital commerce and merchant partnerships business has gained significant traction in the wake of Covid-induced disruptions
The stock was up 2.2 per cent at Rs 2,250 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Thursday, trading close to its record high level of Rs 2,368.80 touched on September 16, 2020
India's antitrust body had in March approved the acquisition of up to a 64.3% stake in BigBasket by Tata Digital
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail Ltd has been ranked second fastest growing retailer in the world in the 2021 ranking of global retail power houses by Deloitte, down from top rank secured the previous years. It has been ranked 53rd in the list of Global Powers of Retailing, improvement from 56th earlier, according to the Deloitte report. The list is topped by US giant Walmart Inc, which retains its position as world's top retailer. Amazon.com Inc improved its position to rank second. Costco Wholesale Corporation of US slipped a rank to be placed third followed by Schwarz Group of Germany. The top 10 has seven US retailers and one from the UK (Tesco PLC at 10th position). Other US retailers in the top 10 include The Kroger Co (ranked 5th), Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc (6th) and CVS Health Corporation (ranked 9th). Germany's Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG and Aldi International Services GmbH & Co. oHG is placed at 8th position. Reliance Retail is the only Indian entry ..
While Mukesh Ambani-led RIL posted a 108 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in profit after tax for the fourth quarter of FY21 at Rs 13,227 crore, it fell short of Bloomberg estimates of Rs 13,704 crore
Profit for the quarter also surged on the back of strong operational performance
The oil-to-telecom conglomerate's revenue from operations rose 11 per cent to Rs 1.54 trillion as compared to Rs 1.39 trillion in the year-ago period
Banking sources said the debt recast is actually 'Plan B' to help the nation's largest retailer stay afloat
Future Retail says it got communication from Amazon that it has filed Special Leave Petition before Supreme Court
Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries, has extended the timeline for six months to complete its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Biyani-led Future to buy its retail and wholesale business
Reliance plans to keep expanding and promoting its private labels - even in non-food segments - via its own supermarkets and kiranas