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Reliance Retail seals Metro India buy for ₹2,850 crore

Full ownership of the cash-and-carry chain adds 31 large-format stores and merchant links to the B2B network.

, Retail correspondent··4 min read

Large warehouse interior with pallet racks and loading bays
Large warehouse interior with pallet racks and loading bays

Reliance Retail Ventures completed the 100 per cent acquisition of METRO Cash & Carry India for a cash consideration of ₹2,850 crore. The deal, reported on 20 September 2026, brings 31 large-format stores across 21 cities and roughly 3,500 employees into the fold.

Reliance Retail Ventures acquired the entire equity stake in METRO Cash & Carry India for ₹2,850 crore in cash. At completion the target operated 31 stores in 21 cities. The move expands Reliance’s B2B wholesale footprint and supply-chain reach.

Kirana owners who shopped Metro for bulk staples now face a single larger counterparty. Dark-store buyers and small HORECA accounts will see assortment shifts as Reliance integrates the merchant relationships and supplier contracts.

The deal brings 31 large-format stores across 21 cities for ₹2,850 crore.

The addition squeezes remaining independent cash-and-carry operators and gives Reliance denser back-end capacity against pure-play quick-commerce players. It also deepens the group’s grip on wholesale pricing for private labels.

Watch integration updates in the next quarterly filing and any festive-season volume guidance from the combined B2B network.

Filed under Retail·Meera Iyer

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