Future Group now has about 550 stores of around 1,500, a company official said
Sources also said the takeover of Future stores by RIL scuttles Future Group lenders' options to recover their Rs 17,000-crore ($2.2 billion) debt
Reliance jolted Amazon by taking over Future's stores, staff even as the e-commerce giant furiously tried to block formal acquisitions through lawsuits and arbitration across India and Singapore
On March 3, Supreme Court had adjourned the case between Future Group and Amazon for ten days (till March 15) as the two agreed to the proposal to resolve the dispute through mediation
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Future Group companies would convene meetings of their respective shareholders and creditors between April 20 and April 23, 2022
The Supreme Court has given both parties until March 15 to explore a settlement through negotiations.
In an unexpected move on Thursday, Amazon counsel suggested at a SC hearing that the two sides negotiate, saying the 'whirlpool' of disputes fought on multiple fronts had been dragging on for too long
Reliance has been making job offers to employees of these stores, which will ensure job continuity for nearly 30,000 employees of Future Group's retail network.
'The schedule of the meetings of shareholders and creditors will be intimated in due course of time,' Future Retail said in a stock exchange filing
Shares of Future Supply Chain Solutions, Future Retail, Future Lifestyle Fashions, Future Consumer and Future Enterprises rose between 7% and 16%
Future Retail on Saturday said long-stop date for deal with Reliance has been extended to September 30, 2022
The takeover of stores by Reliance signals Future's worsening financial situation as its retail assets sale remains blocked due to legal battles
Reliance Retail has reportedly started to take possession of the premises in which Future Retail is operating its stores such as Big Bazaar and replaced them with its brand stores
The e-commerce major made the submission before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which is hearing its plea against the decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Future Group's counsel argued that if it goes into bankruptcy, the 2019 deal with Amazon for a stake sale will anyway not stand
Amazon has challenged Competition Commission's order cancelling its 2019 deal with Future Coupons
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The bench deferred the hearing after brief arguments on being told that the NCLAT is hearing another appeal of Amazon related to the merger deal
The principal covered deferred installment of Rs 9 .41 crore and the February installment of Rs 11. 76 crore, the company said in an exchange filing.