Less is ‘More’ for Aditya Birla Retail – Downsizing yet again!

Aditya Birla Retail, which runs More supermarkets and hypermarkets, has closed 39 stores, including two-thirds of its outlets in Gujarat, company CEO Thomas Varghese said. The retail venture of the $29-billion Aditya Birla Group has closed these stores over the last nine months as part of a strategy to discontinue unprofitable stores. “Any store that [...]

Aditya Birla Retail to become $ 2.5-bn entity by FY18, IPO on the Radar

Aditya Birla Retail Limited (ABRL), the retail arm of the Aditya Birla Group, aims to be an USD 2.5-billion entity by 2017-18, a top company official said. “We aim to become an USD 2.5-billion entity by 2017-18. The growth will be driven by opening new stores, launching private labels and closing unviable stores, among other [...]