All Reliance Retail articles
Reliance Retail was founded in 2006 as part of the wider Reliance group of industries and has grown rapidly to become India’s largest retail business. Among its many fascias, the company serves the food and grocery category with Reliance Fresh, Reliance Smart and Reliance Market stores. In consumer electronics it operates Reliance Digital and Jio, and in the fashion and lifestyle category its major brands include Reliance Trends, Project Eve and Reliance Jewels. Additionally it partners with a large number of brands such as M&S, Dune, Kate Spade, Hamleys and Superdry to operate stores in major Indian cities.
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NewsAsos said to be in talks with Reliance as it eyes expansion in India
Asos is believed to be in talks with Indian retail giant Reliance Retail to bring the British fashion brand to the Indian market, according to reports.
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NewsPret a Manger strikes deal with Reliance to expand into India
Pret a Manger has joined forces with Reliance Industries to expand into India.
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NewsReliance and Apollo team up to lodge £5bn binding bid for Boots
Reliance Retail and Apollo are understood to have made a formal offer for Boots, which would allow current owner Walgreens to retain a significant minority stake.
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NewsReliance Retail pulls out of race to rescue Debenhams
Reliance Retail has pulled out of the race to buy Debenhams as the embattled department store chain battles to secure its future.
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NewsIndian giant Reliance Retail mulls Debenhams bid
Reliance Retail, which is owned by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, is reportedly considering a bid for part or all of Debenhams.
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NewsThe Entertainer set to open in India with Reliance Retail partnership
The Entertainer has partnered with Indian retail giant Reliance Retail as part of its strategy to “tap into the booming Indian market”.
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NewsReliance takes on Amazon and Flipkart with JioMart launch
Indian retail giant Reliance Industries has launched an ecommerce platform to challenge Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart in its homeland.
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NewsIndian giant Reliance Retail circles Hamleys
Indian retail titan Reliance Retail is reportedly in late-stage talks with Hamleys to acquire the toy retailer.
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OpinionOpinion: Why the reliance on department stores as centre anchors is waning
It’s been a turbulent year for UK retail, with some of the country’s longest-standing department stores coming under intense pressure.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Debenhams is reducing its reliance on fashion
Debenhams was able to paint a positive picture at its half-year financials last week as profits and like-for-likes rose.
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Electricals chain Reliance Digital aims to ramp up store count
Consumer electricals chain Reliance Digital is aiming to ramp up its store count from 104 to 500 by March 2014.To strengthen back-end operations, the company plans to up its warehouse count from 21 nationwide to one in every state.
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Reliance Footprint plans store expansion
Reliance Footprint is planning to double its number of footwear stores in the next six months. The company’s chief executive Gopalakrishnan Sankar said: “We are present in 37 cities across 15 states and want to expand our business to Tier II cities in the coming years. The company has taken ...
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Reliance Retail appoints two ex-Walmart executives
Reliance Retail has appointed two ex-Walmart executives to run its operations in the country, according to local press. Reliance has named former Walmart China chief operating officer Rob Cissell as the chief executive, and former vice-president of store operations Shawn Gray as chief operating officer, said company officials.The newly appointed ...
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Reliance Retail to enter smaller towns and introduce grocery home delivery
Reliance Retail is pushing ahead with a rapid expansion drive, which will include entry into smaller towns and the introduction of a home delivery service for groceries. The plan is to expand its presence in urban markets, moving from Tier I and Tier II cities down to Tier IV cities ...
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New Reliance team charged with doubling business in 5 years
Reliance Retail has hired an expert retail management team from Thailand and Europe to spearhead its retail business.“The company has hired a team of 35 senior executives from various retail giants like Tesco Lotus of Thailand, European retail giant Morrisons and the US retailer Walmart. It will work under Gwyn ...
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Reliance Retail in push for value formats
Reliance Retail is implementing a five-year plan to grow its value formats, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Super and Reliance Mart.Through the programme, the company is adopting the tagline ‘Aapki Khushi Hamari Khushi’ (your happiness is our happiness) and said it will strengthen the presence of multi-formats and other retail channels, ...
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Reliance Retail appoints Gwyn Sundhagul as chief exec of value-format division
Reliance Retail has appointed Gwyn Sundhagul chief executive of its value-format division, which includes the Reliance Mart, Reliance Super and Reliance Fresh fascias.Sundhagul was formerly chief marketing officer of Tesco’s Thai subsidiary Lotus. Reliance Retail operates almost 1,000 retail stores throughout India.
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Reliance Retail Digital to expand and launch private-label electricals
Reliance Retail Digital is to open a further 21 outlets this financial year and plans to launch private-label electrical products within months.The retailer has 14 stores at present, in cities including Mumbai, Jalandhar, Bangalore and Chennai.Reliance Retail Digital president and chief executive Ajay Baijal said that although there are risks, ...