Cost reduction, higher private label sales to aid margins
Walmart-owned company sees strong trend of casual gamers going on to become early shoppers
The Walmart-owned firm is in a race with rivals Amazon and Reliance's JioMart, who are also following a similar strategy
On completion of this transaction, ABFRL would have successfully executed a capital raise of Rs 2,500 crore since April 1, 2020
The dealings in the REs for Renunciation of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd were permitted on BSE with effect from the July 8, 2020 and will close on July 17, 2020
Rs 1,000-cr rights issue, lower costs to help pare Rs 2,500-cr debt
Change in consumer behaviour and higher fixed costs are major concerns, leading analysts to cut FY21 earnings estimate by 15-40 per cent
With speedier turnaround of its collections and a strong digital discovery and delivery system in place, the retail brand is fighting to stay ahead of the race
Steady same-store sales growth and improving margins to help sustain premium valuations
The luxury stores, for instance, will sit at the top and will be located in affluent areas of a city
Same-store sales growth down to 2-7% in Q1, lower than 3-9% reported in Q4
Funds have been used to invest in Vodafone Idea rights issue
The stock up 20% to Rs 169 on the BSE in intra-day trade after the company reported net profit of Rs 60 million in June quarter against net loss of Rs 200 million in year ago quarter.