Get out of anti-trust case free card!
Reliance Retail, launched in 2005, has a sales presence through11,784 stores and sales worth ₹1,62,936cr ($22.3bn). With an expansion strategy fuelled by help from digital vectors and capital deployment, it is the largest retailer today. The company plans to grow further by enlisting mom-and-pop stores which dominate the retail sector.
Reliance has also entered allied serviced in logistics, AI and more to percolate to Tier 2 and 3 cities in an effort to combine the strengths of Jio and retail. The only obstacle being the arbitration case with Amazon which hinders its deal with Future Group.
While the Competition Commission of India looks into anti-competition as a test for monopolies, the “doctrine of failing firm defence” to umbrella the entire retail segment may rescue Reliance. The real test will be how it contributes to the growth of the industry.
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