Reliance Retail targets margin improvement over two years from digital commerce, funded from existing profits. Digital commerce is 13.4% of grocery and 27.3% of apparel revenue.
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Reliance Retail said its digital commerce expansion in FY27 will be funded from existing profits, with the company targeting improved margins and cash generation over the next two years. The retailer plans to scale dark stores, JioMart and its own online channels, betting on higher order density and better inventory turns.
Digital commerce accounted for 13.4% of Grocery B2C revenue and 27.3% of Apparel and Footwear revenue in the first quarter of FY27, the company said. JioMart serviced about 5,500 pin codes and connected more than 2,500 Digital and Fashion & Lifestyle stores to two-hour delivery.
“Our continued investment in digital commerce underscores the transformative power of our digital platforms,” Isha M. Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, said in a media release.
Management described FY27 as an investment phase, not a push for growth at any cost. “We are basically laying the foundation and scaling the business with discipline,” they said on a post-earnings conference call. The update came alongside Reliance Industries’ Q1 FY27 results.
The retailer plans to increase dark-store coverage and improve availability, speed and reliability. Each market will be evaluated for a clear path to positive unit economics. “While we will grow quite quickly, we’ll also look at the quality of business, not just the volume,” the company said. Management will track customer quality, repeat rates, order frequency, basket size, own-brand mix, fulfilment cost, cancellations, contribution margin and working capital.
“Wherever they don’t make sense, we’ll cut that down,” the company said, referring to markets or investments that fail to meet internal targets.
Scale should drive higher order density, better inventory turns, greater marketplace and advertising income, and a stronger own-brand mix, management said. The benefits will “convert into value in terms of margins and cash generation over the next two years.”
Digital commerce’s share of Grocery B2C revenue rose 160 basis points year-on-year. Its contribution to Apparel and Footwear revenue increased 490 basis points.
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