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The Secrets Behind DMart’s Low Price Strategy
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The Secrets Behind DMart’s Low Price Strategy

Founded in the bustling city of Mumbai in 2002 by the visionary leader and investor R K Damani, DMart has emerged as a leading supermarket chain in India. With a humble beginning of stores limited to four states during its initial 15 years, the company has now expanded exponentially to encompass an impressive network of 336 stores across 72 cities in 11 states. In this article will find out the Secrets Behind DMart's Low Price Strategy which sets apart from its competitors like Reliance retail, Spencer, Star market etc. First Lets Understand DMart's Philosophy When it comes to retail giants, DMart has made a name for itself with its low price strategy. Shoppers flock to DMart stores, eager to snag great deals on a wide range of products. But what exactly is the secret behind DMart's...
Reliance Retail to acquire 40.95% stake in Just Dial
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Reliance Retail to acquire 40.95% stake in Just Dial

Mumbai, Jul 18th, 2021: Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) will acquire a 40.95 percent stake in Just Dial for around $500 million to bolstering its digital services in India. Reliance investment in Just Dial is part of the conglomerate’s digital bet. Over the past many quarters, Reliance has announced a number of investments in companies like Netmeds, Urban Ladder, and others. RRVL the retail arm of Reliance Industries Ltd will also make a public announcement for an open offer for acquiring up to 2.17 crore equity shares of Just Dial (representing 26 percent share in the company), in accordance with Sebi Takeover Regulations, a regulatory filing said. Just Dial founder VSS Mani will continue as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through the next p...
Reliance Retail Raises $1.3 billion from PIF
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Reliance Retail Raises $1.3 billion from PIF

New Delhi, Nov 5, 2020: India's richest man Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Retail raises $1.3 billion (Rs 9,555 crore) from the Saudi Arab based Public Investment Fund (PIF). PIF will acquire a 2.04 percent stake in Reliance Retail. This is the second investment by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund in an Ambani firm. Earlier It had picked up a 2.32 percent stake in Jio Platforms for $1.5 billion (Rs 11,367 crore). The investment values RRVL, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, at a pre-money equity value of $62 billion (Rs 4.587 lakh crore). "This investment will further strengthen PIF's presence in India's dynamic economy and promising retail market segment," the statement said. "The transaction is in line with PIF's strategy as a leading global investor with a prove...
Reliance offer 40% stake in Reliance Retail to Amazon for $20 bn
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Reliance offer 40% stake in Reliance Retail to Amazon for $20 bn

Mumbai, Sept. 10th, 2020: Reliance offered a 40 percent stake in its retail arm worth about USD 20 billion to Amazon. As per the sources "Amazon has held discussions about investing in the conglomerate's Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd unit and has expressed interest in negotiating a potential transaction."The deal size at USD 20 billion would be the biggest ever in India. Both Reliance and Amazon refused to comment on the report. "We would like to reiterate that as a policy, we do not comment on media speculation and rumors and we cannot confirm or deny any transaction which may or may not be in the works," Reliance said in an email response. A similar response was also sent to stock exchanges. "Our company evaluates various opportunities on an ongoing basis," it said. "We have ...
Reliance acquires Majority Stake in Netmeds for $83 Million
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Reliance acquires Majority Stake in Netmeds for $83 Million

Mumbai, 19th Aug 2020: India's leading oil & telecom company Reliance has acquired a majority equity stake in online pharmacy platform Netmeds for a cash consideration of around $83 million (Rs 620 crore). This investment represents around 60 percent holding in the equity share capital of Vitalic and 100 percent direct equity ownership of its subsidiaries Tresara Health Private Limited, Netmeds Market Place Limited, and Dadha Pharma Distribution Pvt Limited, the press statement said. Vitalic Health and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Netmeds. "This investment is aligned with our commitment to provide digital access for everyone in India. The addition of Netmeds enhances Reliance Retail's ability to provide good quality and affordable health care products and serv...
Reliance acquires Fynd Stake For $42.33 million
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Reliance acquires Fynd Stake For $42.33 million

India's leading telecom and oil company Reliance Industries Ltd proposes 87.6% stake buyout in Shopsense Retail Technologies, also known as Fynd, for $42.33 million. Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Ltd (RIIHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of shares of Shopsense Retail, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) said in a regulatory filing. Reliance also mentioned in filling that it has an option to further invest up to 1 billion rupees by December 2021 in Fynd, a software technology company formed in September 2012. Reliance Industries already runs retail stores and has announced plans to diversify into e-commerce. Recently, eCommerce company Amazon is in talks with Reliance's retail unit to buy a stake in its r...
How Reliance will beat Amazon and Flipkart in E-commerce race
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How Reliance will beat Amazon and Flipkart in E-commerce race

Reliance Retail upcoming entry into the Indian online space is the biggest challenge for already established e-commerce companies like Amazon and Walmart owned Flipkart. As per the latest report, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail is set to create massive disruption in the market. About Reliance Retail Reliance Retail, which operates massive 10,415 stores in more than 6,600 Indian cities having an annual footfall of 500 million. Reliance Retail (which have a store like Reliance Trend) had $81 billion in revenue and $9.4 billion in profit during 2019. Reliance Retail is the largest retailer in India, with $18.7 billion in revenue during the financial year 2019, and it grew at a CAGR of 55 percent in the last five years. Reliance Retail also has a portfolio of over ...
Reliance Retail achieve $10 Billion Sales Mark
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Reliance Retail achieve $10 Billion Sales Mark

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail has become the first retailer in India to cross the $10 billion sales mark after doubling its revenue during the year that ended in March. The firm's previous year's revenue currently stands at ₹69,198 crore, which is the combined total of revenue from rival firms like Avenue Supermarket, Future Group, Tata Trent and Shoppers Stop. However, since Reliance also deals in fuel retailing business, its number cannot be directly compared with contenders that run food and grocery supermarkets and lifestyle department stores.   Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries said while interacting with the media, We have established strong foundations in retailing and digital services business with world-class supply chain management and network inf...
Coca Cola to Enter Dairy Drinks Segment in India
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Coca Cola to Enter Dairy Drinks Segment in India

(PTI)- Beverages major Coca Cola on Monday announced its foray into value-added dairy drinks segment in the Indian market with Vio brand, which will make its debut across the country next month. The company, which will introduce two flavours under Vio, has tied up with Reliance Retail as part of pilot launch to make the brand available exclusively across the latter's 500 stores starting tomorrow. "We have been getting into new categories and we will be getting into sparkling drinks with juices. We are now getting into dairy segment with Vio in two flavours in the value added dairy category," Coca Cola India & South West Asia President Venkatesh Kini said. The company has tied up with Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Pvt Ltd which will manufacture the product. Vio will be ava...