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Reliance Industries buys British toy retailer Hamleys for about Rs 620 cr

Catapults Reliance Brands to a dominant position in global toy retail industry

Hamleys’ global business operations  have been under pressure
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Hamleys’ global business operations have been under pressure

Amritha PillayViveat Susan Pinto Mumbai
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) will acquire British toy retailer Hamleys for a cash consideration of £67.96 million (about Rs 620 crore), the company said in a statement on Thursday.

“Reliance Brands, a subsidiary of RIL, and C. banner International Holdings, a Hong-Kong listed company, today signed a definitive agreement for Reliance Brands to acquire 100 per cent shares of Hamleys Global Holdings, the owner of the Hamleys brand, from C. banner International,” the company said in its statement to the BSE. At present, RIL has the master franchise in India for Hamleys and operates 88 stores across 29 cities. “The

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