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Mukesh Ambani takes on Amazon, Walmart in India e-commerce slugfest

The effort will involve the group's Reliance Retail Ltd. and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. businesses, he said

Mukesh Ambani arrives for the 41st AGM of Reliance Industries Ltd at Birla Matoshree, in Mumbai on  05th, July,2017- KAMLESH PEDNEKAR
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Mukesh Ambani arrives for the 41st AGM of Reliance Industries Ltd at Birla Matoshree, in Mumbai on 05th, July,2017- KAMLESH PEDNEKAR

Bhuma Shrivastava | Bloomberg
Reliance Industries Ltd. plans to take on the likes of Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. in India’s retail industry by creating a platform that combines online and conventional shopping.

Billionaire Chairman Mukesh Ambani outlined the plan Thursday at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Mumbai saying Reliance saw its “biggest growth opportunity in creating a hybrid, online-to-offline new commerce platform.” The effort will involve the group’s Reliance Retail Ltd. and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. businesses, he said. The latter will also introduce a fiber-based broadband service August 15.

Global retail powerhouses like Amazon and Walmart have been investing in India’s

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