Metro Cash & Carry India
2022
$344M
Why
Reliance Retail acquired Metro's India cash-and-carry business to strengthen wholesale, kirana relationships, store infrastructure, and business-to-business retail capabilities.
Impact
The acquisition deepened Reliance's reach with small merchants and improved its ability to supply India's fragmented retail market.
Outcome
Metro India fits Reliance Retail's merchant-supply strategy and gave the company established wholesale assets. The main challenge is integrating a cash-and-carry format into Reliance's wider omnichannel and JioMart ecosystem without losing merchant trust.