Reliance Retail


Reliance Retail Limited is a subsidiary company of Reliance Industries Limited. Founded in 2006, it is the largest retailer in India in terms of revenue. V Subramaniam is the CEO of the Venture. Its retail outlets offer foods, groceries, apparel and footwear, lifestyle and home improvement products, electronic goods, and farm implements and inputs. The company’s outlets also provide vegetables, fruits, and flowers. It focuses on consumer goods, consumer durables, travel services, energy, entertainment and leisure, and health and well-being products, as well as on educational products and services. It had a total of 3,837 stores in April 2018 in India with an area of over 17.7 million square feet across 750 cities, with yearly revenue of over ₹690 billion.

Financial position

It had a turnover of ₹337 billion in the financial year 2016-17. Reliance Retail has announced revenues of ₹450 billion for the nine months ended December 2017 for financial year 2017-18, showing of over 90% jump from the corresponding previous period. The company also reported a profit of ₹7 billion for the period.

Subsidiaries and divisions

There are over 45 subsidiaries and divisions of Reliance Retail. Following is the list of major divisions:
No.NameNote
1Reliance FreshRetail outlets of fruits, vegetables and groceries.
2Reliance SmartReliance Smart offers a one-stop shopping experience by offering fresh produce, bakery, dairy products, home and personal care products, general merchandise, fruits, vegetables and groceries.
3Reliance DigitalConsumer electronics retail stores. It had 689 stores in October 2014.
4Reliance LYF4G mobile handset manufacturer based in Mumbai, founded in 2015.
5Reliance JewelsJewelry retail; it had revenues of approx. Rs. 8 billion in financial year 2012-13.
6Reliance Trends, Reliance Footprint and Reliance LivingApparel and clothing. It had revenues of approx. Rs. 16 billion in financial year 2012-13 with a store count of 287.
7Reliance Market and Reliance Market Wholesale Cash-n-CarryIt had revenues of approx. Rs. 1.6 billion in financial year 2012-13.
8AJIOE-commerce, fashion shopping website, officially launched at the Lakme Fashion Week SS16.
9HamleysThe oldest and largest toy shop in the world and one of the world's best-known retailers of toys. Acquired by Reliance in 2019.
10JioMartJioMart is the e-commerce venture of Reliance Retail that provides grocery delivery from neighbourhood kirana stores. It operates in 200 cities in India and was started as a joint venture between Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms.
11Shri Kannan Departmental StoreShri Kannan Departmental Store is a retail store chain which sells fruits, vegetables, dairy, staples, home and personal care and general merchandise. SKDS operates 29 stores in Coimbatore.