Reliance Retail is everywhere, and its consumers can do just about everything - entertainment to payments and financial product purchase - that business model is hard to emulate, writes Arvind Singhal
KKR is in discussions for a stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd., a unit of the largest retailer in India, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public
This investment values RRVL at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.21 trillion
The investment in Reliance Retail comes a day after it led a $500 million funding round for Byju's that valued the Indian online education platform at around $10.8 billion
Global rating and research houses, such as Fitch and Goldman Sachs, have cut their estimates for growth in India's GDP for the current fiscal 2020-21.
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Silver Lake Partners reportedly eyeing stake worth $1 billion in Reliance Retail
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After building a 'digital layer' (Jio Platforms) on top of the existing 'physical layer' of retail shops, RIL would over the next 4 years focus on a third 'layer of commerce', BofA Securities said
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Reliance, an oil-to-telecoms conglomerate controlled by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is pitching its retail business as a formidable force
No plans to sell it despite competition from online players
The list covers five sectors including finance, technology, health, government/politics and media/entertainment
Last week, RIL announced that it will acquire Future Enterprise Limited's consumer business for a purchase consideration of around Rs 24,713 cr
The Government Pension Fund Global sold 9.5 million shares representing 1.75 per cent stake of Future Retail at Rs 158.61 per share on the NSE on Monday.
Future would be one of the top contract manufacturers in FMCG, fashion space but with wafer-thin margin
Plans to be rolled out from today