16 November 2021, Mumbai:
Future Retail’s (FRL’s) losses widened in the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2) of 2021-22 (FY22) as expenses rose in the quarter.
The retail chain reported a net loss of Rs. 1,117 crore in Q2FY22, compared with a loss of Rs. 692.4 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Its overall expenses in the quarter were up 60.4 percent at Rs. 3,500.8 crore.
The company also reported an operating loss of Rs. 339 crore, compared with an operating profit of Rs. 47 crore in the year-ago quarter.
However, the retailer’s revenue was up by 66.3 percent in the quarter at Rs. 2,369 crore.
Independent directors of the company wrote a second letter to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) stating that American e-commerce major Amazon never intended to invest in Future Coupons (FCPL) and actually wanted to invest in FRL through the foreign portfolio investment route. Business standard
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