Two people directly familiar with Tuesday’s development at SIAC confirmed this. SIAC, on October 25, had approved a provisional order in favor of Amazon, preventing Future Group from continuing with the agreement. Amazon has also asked the Indian market regulator to prevent Future Group from merging six of its companies, …
Read More »Delhi High Court refuses to stop Amazon from writing to legal authorities
The Delhi High Court rejected Future Retail Ltd.’s request that Amazon.com Inc. should be prevented from writing to legal authorities. Statutory authorities and regulators must decide in accordance with the law, the higher court said. Future Retail, led by Kishore Biyani, had approached the court to direct the US online …
Read More »Future Group Hints It May Challenge Arbitration Award Putting RIL Agreement On Hold
Amazon.com Inc won an interim award on Sunday against its partner Future Group selling retail business to Reliance Industries Ltd for ₹Rs 24,713 crore after a Singapore-based single-judge arbitration panel put the deal on hold. Future Retail Ltd (FRL) in a statement on Monday said the company is examining the …
Read More »Lost Rs 7,000 cr in 3-4 months of COVID, had no choice but to sell business: Kishore Biyani
Speaking at a retail convention, Kishore Biyani said the worst is yet to come for retailers. Future Group founder Kishore Biyani said on Wednesday that the local retail company lost nearly 7 billion rupees in revenue in the first three to four months of the COVID-19 pandemic due to store …
Read More »Future Group Will Seek Mediation on Amazon’s Disclaimer on RIL Agreement: Report
“We have initiated steps to enforce our contractual rights,” said a spokesman for the Seattle-based e-commerce giant. “As the matter is under trial, we cannot provide details.” Last year, Amazon bought a 49% stake in one of Future’s unlisted companies, Future Coupons Ltd, with the right to buy into the …
Read More »Amazon approaches Singapore arbitration center on Future-Reliance deal
Bengaluru / Mumbai: Amazon Inc. has approached the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), claiming that Future Group has breached the contract under which the U.S.-based e-commerce major took a stake in its subsidiary and requests the deal with Reliance Industries Ltd to purchase the retail assets of the Indian company …
Read More »What the Reliance Retail-Kishore Biyani deal means for shareholders of the group’s various future weapons
Reliance Retail currently operates about 11,784 stores nationwide. The agreement is positive for all shareholders of all branches of Future Group, except Future Enterprises. News18.com Last update: August 30, 2020 8:38 AM M. IST FOLLOW US: Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, said on Saturday that it …
Read More »The Future Goes to RIL: Retail Pioneer Biyani Bows to the Winds of Change
Kishore Biyani, popularly known as KB among his peers and regarded as the pioneer of modern retail in India bringing convenience shopping to the masses, is finally bowing to the winds of change blowing through the sector, giving control of what it nurtured for more than three decades. to Reliance …
Read More »Reliance bets 25 billion rupees on a bright future for retail
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Ten days after it bought a majority stake in online pharmacy retailer Netmeds, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) said on Saturday it had sealed a deal to acquire the Future Group’s retail business, which was in trouble for 24,713 million rupees. The transaction, which has been in …
Read More »Mukesh Ambani buys Big Bazaar: Future Group’s retail, wholesale and logistics business sold to Reliance Retail
Future Enterprises’ retail and wholesale commitment has been transferred to Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited (RRFLL), a wholly owned subsidiary of RRVL Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), the subsidiary of Reliance Industries, led by Mukesh Ambani, announced the acquisition of Future Group’s retail and wholesale business and logistics and …
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