Dhirubhai H.

Ambani Founder Chairman Reliance Group December 28, 1932 - July 6, 2002

 The Reliance Group, founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani

(1932-2002),

India's largest private sector enterprise Businesses in the energy and materials value chain. Group's annual revenues are in excess of USD 22 billion.

 Chemical Engineer

from the University of Bombay and pursued MBA from Stanford University, USA. Joined Reliance in 1981 and initiated backward integration from textiles into polyester fibers and further into petrochemicals

 Conferred 'ET Business Leader of the Year' Award by The

Economic Times (India) in the year 2006.

Had the distinction and honor of being the co-chair at the

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2006 in Davos, Switzerland.

Ranked 42nd among the 'World's Most Respected Business

Leaders' and second among the four Indian CEOs featured in a survey conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and published in Financial Times, London, November 2004.

 Anil D Ambani joined

Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer, and was centrally involved in every aspect of the companys management over the next 22 years.

 Credited with a number of path-breaking

financial innovations in the Indian capital markets.

Spearheaded the countrys first forays into the

overseas capital markets with international public offerings of global depositary receipts, convertibles and bonds.
1991, directed Reliance Industries in its efforts

to raise over US$ 2 billion.

 Currently, selling through company-owned stores

currently totals just $8 billion in India. Industry estimates say that the countrys retail industry is worth $300 billion, that is about Rs 13,50,000 crore. This stands a chance to blossom to $427 billion in the next four years. Organised retail accounts for just over Rs 35,000 crore.

 RIL's Retail Project will be through the following companies: Reliance Retail Limited Subsidiary of RILRanger Farms Private Limite Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited Retail Concepts and Services Private Limited Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited Reliance Retail Insurance Broking Limited Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited Reliance Dairy Foods Limited Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited Reliance Retail Finance Limited Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited RESQ Limited Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited Reliance digital Retail Limited Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited Reliance Service Solutions Limited Subsidiary of Reliance Retail Limited

 Reliance World (formerly Reliance WebWorld) is a world-

class nationwide chain of retail outlets for products and services of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.
Digital world of information, communication,

entertainment and utility services.

Connected to Reliances countrywide optic fibre network.

 The Broadband Centre With 241 Reliance World outlets across 105 cities in the

country.
Qwiky's, has 22 outlets, apart from 76 Java Green coffee

outlets in the Reliance Web World chain across the country.

 In July 2003, Reliance Communications joined hands with

HDFC Bank to deploy Indias first wireless Point of Sale (POS) for processing credit card transactions.
Wireless POS enables banks to significantly expand the

number of retail outlets accepting credit cards.

Caused expansion of credit cards & ATM retail for banks in

smaller towns.

 The company, at present, has presence in 727 cities and

towns across India.

1,000 talukas across five states in the country.

The five states have been covered. Madhya Pradesh,

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

 20,000 outlets and 10,000 kiosks across the country

by the end of this year.

10,000 outlets in over 5,165 talukas across the

country by the end of this fiscal in Rural Area.

Extend its presence in Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh,

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.

 Reliance Mart steps up realty deals

The hypermarket arm of Reliance Retail

Plans to set up mega retail stores.

 Inked acquisition deals for over 50 million sq ft via

franchise & direct routes.

Target of a 100 million sq ft by 2012 to develop its

hypermarket business.
Reliance Marts first hypermarket opened in

Ahmedabad on 19th of Agust 2007.

 Reliance Retail - 240 neighbourhood and

convenience stores under the Reliance Fresh chain.

1.31 lac Reliance loyalty customers, across

Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.

 Unmatched affordability, quality, and service to the

consumers.
Prosperity to the farmers.

Diageo, the worlds leading premium Drinks Company has

announced a tie-up with Reliance Fresh to retail its international wines portfolio in India.

 20 trained sales associates

attending to the customers. Provide direct employment to 5 lakh young Indians and indirect job opportunities to a million people

 Plans to add more stores across different geographies, and

eventually have a pan-India footprint by year 2012.

Reliance is aiming to touch almost every Indian customer

and supplier.

 Aims to launch 700 Reliance Town Centre (RTC) in

the country to cater to population below 3 lakh.

These centres will house everything that a town

needs. first Centre by December.

More centres next year across the country and the

company aims to introduce first RTC in north India.

 From health centre to vocational training to multiplexes

and retail, RTC is poised to become a centre point for various segments dwelling in town.
an auto-centre 60,000 to 2 lakh sq ft depending on the size of the town,

 plans to introduce rural business hubs (RBH)

for the rural population and it aims to add 1,600 RBHs in the next few years.
Reliance Retail will soon have around 100

private labels across product categories

cheaper than mainstream brands. Pharma major Cipla is in talks with Reliance

Retail for an outsourcing arrangement