Walmart ranked as India’s top retailer

Walmart ranked as India's top retailer
Question: Which company is the top retailer in India?
(a) Walmart
(b) Kishore Biyani’s Future Group
(c) Amazon
(d) Tata Group
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
  • On 3rd August, 2019, US retail giant Walmart has been figured India’s top retailer, according to a study by Euromonitor International tracking Asia’s largest retailers.
  • Walmart topped the rankings in India for 2018, after it acquired internet retailer Flipkart last year in a $16 billion deal.
  • Walmart is followed by another US giant—online retailer Amazon—that according to the report titled Top 100 Retailers in Asia 2019 is India’s second-largest retailer.
  • Kishore Biyani’s Future Group ranked third, followed by Reliance Group that has formats across electronics, apparel, and grocery retail, among others.
  • Tata Group that runs formats such as Westside, and Croma, among others, ranked fifth. These retailers saw no change in their rankings in 2018.
  • Across Asia, China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, owned by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma topped the rankings, followed by JD.com Inc, and Japan’s Seven and Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd that owns the popular 7-Eleven convenience stores.

Links:

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/walmart-ranked-as-india-s-top-retailer-report-1564834958351.html

https://go.euromonitor.com/white-paper-retailing-2019-top_100_retailers_in_asia.html