Reliance Retail emerges as the fastest growing segment for Mukesh Ambani

• The retail arm, of Reliance Industries, clocked a 50% growth in its profits to ₹3113 crore.
• Reliance Retail contributed 29.7% of the total revenue for the largest company in India, by revenues.
• Reliance also continued to add to its store count – with 1,456 new stores added in the financial year 2020-2021.

Reliance Retail continues to be the driver of revenue and profits for Mukesh Ambani. The retail arm, of Reliance Industries, clocked a 50% growth in its profits to ₹3113 crore, while its revenue has grown by 21% to ₹46,099 crore in the months from January through March, compared to the same period, last year. The company attributed this stellar growth to the boom in online shopping.

Reliance Retail contributed 29.7% of the total revenue for the largest company in India, by revenues. In the previous quarter, its contribution stood at 23.9%.


Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Reliance continued to add to its store count – with 1,456 new stores added in the financial year 2020-2021. “This notably would be amongst the highest offline expansions undertaken by any retailer across the world in the COVID-constrained context,” the company said in a statement today.


‘Grocery revenues hit an all-time high’

Reliance’s online bets – JioMart and Ajio.com – continue to be the drivers of growth. “With physical retail going through a slow recovery phase as localised restrictions continue in parts of the country, the online assets have become key to sustaining Reliance Retail’s pace of growth,” said analysts at investment bank Goldman Sachs.

As per Reliance, its grocery vertical hit all-time high revenues with a double digit quarterly growth. “3x growth in JioMart Kirana partnerships over last quarter has extended to 10 new cities and taking the count to 33 cities,” said the company.

Ajio.com – the company’s fashion and lifestyle e-commerce bet – has seen four times growth in revenue over the last one year. Meanwhile, Reliance Trends, the company’s fashion and lifestyle stores, now contributes over 55% to the retail arm’s total revenue.

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