Godfrey Phillips India Itc

Retail business closure to focus on core cigarette biz: GPI Chairperson

Cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India Ltd Chairperson, Bina Modi on Friday defended the company's decision to close its retail business '24Seven', the brainchild of her estranged son Samir Modi, saying it was done with a view to focus on its core business. At the annual general meeting of the company held on Friday, the special business of not filling up the vacancy 'for the time being' caused by retirement by rotation of Samir Modi was taken up along with the appointment of his sister Charu Modi as an executive director, among others for shareholders' approval. In her address to the shareholders, Bina Modi said, "this focus on our core business is in consonance with the 'Theory of Core Competency' propagated by the late global management guru Professor CK Prahalad. This strategy has also led us to the closure of our retail business 24Seven. At times we need to bite the bullet in the long-term interest of the company and shareholders." In July this year, Godfrey Phillips India (GPI

Godfrey Phillips Q1 results: Net profit down 10.1% to Rs 228.5 cr

Cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India Ltd on Wednesday reported a 10.17 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 228.55 crore for the first quarter ended in June 2024. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 254.44 crore during the April-June period a year ago, according to an exchange filing. However, its revenue from operations was up 15.7 per cent to Rs 1,440.81 crore during the quarter under review. It was at Rs 1,245.39 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Total expenses of Godfrey Phillips in the June quarter increased 17.41 per cent at Rs 1,216.52 crore. Revenue from cigarettes, tobacco and related products was up 18.55 per cent to Rs 1,338.40 crore in Q1 of FY25, Godfrey Phillips India, the flagship company of Modi Enterprises, said. Revenue from retail and related products was down 15 per cent to Rs 96.01 crore from Rs 112.95 crore a year ago. Godfrey Phillips operates the convenience store chain 24Seven. Earlier, in April this year,

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