Mukesh Ambani's Reliance goes on shopping spree to take on e-commerce giants in India
India TodayReliance Industries Limited has gone on a shopping spree after the company successfully managed to become debt free earlier this year. Now, the sixth-richest man in the world is looking expand RIL’s product offerings by acquiring several local online retailers as it looks to take on other online retailers and e-commerce giants. Sources quoted in a Bloomberg news report indicate that RIL is actively looking to expand its product offerings to take on online retailers, especially Amazon.com Inc. Reliance’s widening retail footprint In a late BSE filing on Tuesday, Reliance announced details of its latest acquisition. This is further proof that Mukesh Ambani, 63, is actively looking at strengthening RIL’s retail ventures to take on e-commerce giants in the country. While Reliance has already expanded its footprint significantly in the retail space, market watchers believe that the company is now aiming to take up the pole position among e-commerce retailers in the country.