Ecommerce platform Flipkart on Thursday announced the acquisition of 100 per cent interest in Walmart India to leverage the strong wholesale capabilities of the company as it launched Flipkart Wholesale, a new digital marketplace designed to help transform the kirana retail ecosystem in the country.
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Sameer Aggarwal, who was elevated as Deputy CEO earlier in January this year, has now been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Best Price, Walmart India, effective from April 1, Walmart said in a statement.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by traders' body CAIT against CCI nod to Walmart's USD 16-billion acquisition of Flipkart.
Walmart Inc has fired over 100 of its India executives as part of its restructuring in the country, a report in the Economic Times said. It is common knowledge that Walmart has been facing trouble expanding its wholesale business in India.
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The statement comes amid reports that Flipkart, which is locked in an intense battle with US giant Amazon for leadership in the Indian market, is looking at tapping into the US equity market by 2022.
"Walmart increased its equity holding in Flipkart by buying 5,39,912 shares of its erstwhile co-founder Binny Bansal for $76 million through its Luxembourg-based entity.
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The decision has come in the wake of Jabong and Myntra, Flipkart's sister companies, shedding some of their employees.
On August 18 Walmart had informed that it has completed deal with Flipkart and holds 77 per cent stake in the Indian e-commerce major.
"FY20 operating income is expected to decline by a low single digit percentage range, but is expected to increase by a low single digit percentage range when excluding Flipkart in both FY19 and FY20," Walmart said in a regulatory filing.
Wal-Mart International Holdings Inc, however, in a separate reply has said its business model and activities in India were different of Flipkart's.
Walmart India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US retail giant Walmart Stores.
While Walmart now holds approximately 77 per cent of Flipkart, the remainder of the business is held by other shareholders, including Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal, Tencent, Tiger Global and Microsoft Corp.
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