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Retail India News: Nourish You Acquires One Good, Aims to Transform Plant-Based Food Scene
In a transformative move within India's expanding plant-based foods landscape, Nourish You, the nation's pioneering superfood brand, has announced…
Retail India News: Shein Acquires British Fast Fashion Brand Missguided to Expand Global Reach
Shein has recently acquired the British fast fashion brand Missguided from the Frasers Group, signaling its strategic move to broaden its market…
Retail India News: Agilitas Sports Acquires Mochiko, Enhances Supply Chain with Leading Sports Footwear Manufacturer
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Retail India News: Neso Brands Acquires Significant Stake in Le Petit Lunetier to Boost Eyewear Retail
Neso Brands, a subsidiary of Lenskart specializing in eyewear, has officially announced its acquisition of a substantial stake in the Paris-based…
Retail India News: Avenue Supermarts Founder Radhakishan Damani Acquires Health and Glow
Retail tycoon Radhakishan Damani, the founder of Avenue Supermarts, has successfully acquired Health and Glow, a prominent beauty and personal care…
DS Group Acquires LuvIt Chocolate, Expands Retail Presence in India
Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group), a prominent FMCG conglomerate, has announced the acquisition of The Good Stuff Pvt Ltd (formerly known as Global…
Reliance Consumer Products Achieves Full Control of Lotus Chocolate Company Limited with Acquisitions
Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures…
ABFRL to Acquire Controlling Stake in TCNS Clothing
ABFRL has made a definitive agreement to acquire TCNS Clothing, which owns several popular ethnic brands including W, Aurelia, Wishful, Folksong, and…
Pluckk Acquires Meal Kit Brand KOOK
Pluckk, a digital fresh food brand focused on lifestyle, has recently acquired KOOK, an Indian food-tech startup that provides DIY meal kits for…
Godrej Consumer Products to Acquire FMCG Business of Raymond
Industry sources reported that Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), a leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, will be acquiring the FMCG…
Petcare Brand Wiggles Acquires Capt Zack
Pet care brand Wiggles has announced its acquisition of Capt Zack, marking the first-ever acquisition in India's pet care start-up economy. With a…
Swiggy Sells Cloud Kitchen Biz to Kitchens@
Food and grocery delivery company Swiggy has sold its cloud kitchen business to Loyal Hospitality, which rents out cloud kitchens under the brand…
Rebel Foods to Acquire Franchisee Licensing Rights of Wendy's
Rebel Foods will acquire franchisee licensing rights to develop traditional restaurants of Wendy’s in India. The company, which is already the…
Sunpure Acquires Edible Oil Brand, Riso
Sunpure announced the acquisition of Riso, a leading premium edible oil brand from Maharashtra. Riso’s product portfolio includes groundnut oil, rice…
G.O.A.T Brand Labs Acquires Apparel Brand Imara
Strengthening its purse of ethnic lifestyle brands in 2023, G.O.A.T Brand Labs has announced the acquisition of Imara - a celebrity-endorsed women’s…
Reliance Retail Acquires V Retail
Reliance Retail has acquired Telangana and Andhra Pradesh-based footwear and apparel retailer V Retail Pvt Ltd, which operates a retail chain under…
ITC to Acquire Healthy Snacks Brand Yogabar
ITC to acquire a 100 percent stake in Bengaluru-based healthy snack company Yoga Bar. The tobacco-to-food conglomerate will acquire 100 percent of…
G.O.A.T Brand Labs Acquires Chumbak and 4 Other D2C Brands
G.O.A.T Brand Labs announced the acquisition of 5 D2C brands, including that of Iconic Home and Lifestyle Brand - Chumbak. With these acquisitions,…
Carlyle to Buy a Majority Stake in India's VLCC for $300 mn
Private-equity firm Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Indian beauty care and wellness solutions provider VLCC for about $300 million,…
Reliance Announces an Open Offer to Acquire 26 pc Additional Stake in Lotus Chocolate
Two Reliance group firms - Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) and Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL) - have announced an open offer to acquire a 26…
Reliance Consumer Products to Acquire 50 pc Stake in Makers of Sosyo
Reliance Consumer Products Limited, the FMCG arm and a  wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited. announced it will acquire 50 pc…
TCPL Acquires 23 pc Additional Stake in Joekels
FMCG firm Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) said it has acquired 23.3 percent additional shares of South Africa-based Joekels Tea Packers for Rs 43.…
Reliance to Acquire 51 pc Stake in Lotus Chocolate for Rs 74 cr
Reliance Consumer Products Limited, the FMCG arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, Lotus Chocolate Company Limited,…
Cinepolis Acquires 35,000 sq. ft. Area At Migsun Migente Mall
Famous cinema brand, Cinepolis, has acquired a robust 35,000 sq. ft. area at Migsun Migente Mall, Raj Nagar Extension, Ghaziabad. With the aim of…
Quick Grocery Delivery Platform Getir Acquires Rival Gorillas for $1.2 bn
Quick grocery delivery platform Getir has announced that it is acquiring its German rival platform Gorillas in a deal that has been reported to be…
TMRW Acquires Controlling Stake in Bewakoof for Rs 200 Cr
Aditya Birla group venture, TMRW has acquired a majority stake of around 70 - 80 percent for Rs 200 crore in D2C brand Bewakoof. Aditya Birla Fashion…
Mankind Pharma Acquires Major Stake in Upakarma Ayurveda
Mankind Pharma, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Upakarma Ayurveda, a…
Lotus Herbals Acquires 20 pc Stake in Yogic Secrets Healthcare
Gurugram-based start-up Yogic Secrets Healthcare, engaged in the business of research-based nutraceutical products, has raised strategic funding from…
Vfashiontech Acquires Multiple Brands to Boost Luxury Presence
Vfashiontech, the smart platform aiming to democratize the apparel industry by bringing fashion designers, retailers, and customers on the same…
Dabur to Acquire 51 pc Stake in Badshah Masala for Rs 588 cr
FMCG major Dabur India announced that it will be acquiring a 51 percent stake in Badshah Masala Private Limited for Rs 587.52 crore. With this, Dabur…
Metro Brands to Acquire Cravatex Brands
Footwear retail chain Metro Brands has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent shareholding of Cravatex Brands to expand its…
V-Mart to Acquire Limeroad, Plans to Invest Rs 150 Cr
V-Mart Retail Ltd., a known value fashion retailer, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LimeRoad, a marketplace built for the value-seeking…
PDS Acquires 51 Pc Stake in DBS Lifestyle
PDS Limited (“PDS”), the global fashion infrastructure company acquires a 51 percent stake in Delhi-based end-to-end design solutions company, DBS…
Top Brands Acquire Spaces In Grandthum
Grandthum, one of the most sought-after and fastest developing IT/ITES projects in Greater Noida West, recently announced that it has leased retail…
Britannia Acquires Controlling Stake in Kenya's Kenafric Biscuits
Britannia Industries said it has acquired a controlling stake in Kenya's Kenafric Biscuits Ltd while also fully taking over Catalyst Britania Brands…
D2C Ecommerce Acquires Mumbai-based Jewelry Brand AccessHer
D2C Ecommerce, a homegrown multi-brand e-commerce platform has acquired Mumbai-based fashion jewelry brand ‘AccessHer’. Through this acquisition, D2C…
Mensa Brands Acquires MYFITNESS, Expands its Portfolio of Healthy food Category
Mensa Brands, one of India`s largest D2C tech-led House of Brands, has entered the health food category by acquiring ‘MYFITNESS’, the first-of-its-…
Reliance Acquires Campa as Part of Expansion in FMCG Space
Reliance Industries, which announced entry into the FMCG space earlier this week, has acquired the home-grown soft drink brand Campa from Delhi-based…
Nykaa Acquires LBB to Sharpen its Position as a Discovery-led Retailer
Nykaa, India’s leading beauty, fashion, and lifestyle destination, confirmed Board approval for the acquisition of LBB (Iluminar Media Pvt Ltd), a…
Wellversed Acquires And Scales Consumer Health and Wellness Brands To Build A House Of Brands
Wellversed is building a house of health and wellness brands through acquisitions of early-stage digital-first consumer wellness brands. Wellversed…
Premier Foods Acquires British Indian Spice Firm The Spice Tailor
The Spice Tailor, an award-winning Indian spice company created a decade ago by a British Indian couple, is to be acquired by UK manufacturer Premier…
Emami Acquires 30 pc Stake in Cannis Lupus Services
Leading FMCG company Emami announced acquiring a 30 percent stake in a pet-care startup Cannis Lupus Services India for an undisclosed amount. Cannis…
Dabur Buys Entire Stake in Asian Consumer Care
Packaged consumer goods maker Dabur India through its subsidiary Dabur International has acquired the entire stake in Bangladesh-based Asian Consumer…
TTK Prestige Acquires 40 pc Stake in Ultrafresh Modular Solutions
TTK Prestige said it will acquire a majority 51 percent stake in Ultrafresh Modular Solutions, a move that will help the leading kitchen appliances…
Esah Tea Buys Pabhojan Gold Tea
D2C Tea Brand from Assam Esah Tea has announced buying the rare tea variety called Pabhojan Gold Tea at a record price of Rs. 1 Lakh per kg at the…
Golden Tips Buys Moonlight Teas
Well-known tea brand Golden Tips bought - FTGFOP1 Moonlight Teas from Badamtam and Castleton tea estates at record prices of Rs 20,000 and 12,000 per…
Mensa Brands Acquires Pebble
Mensa Brands, India`s largest D2C tech-led House of Brands, entered the smart wearable segment by acquiring ‘Pebble’, one of India’s fastest-growing…
Tencent Acquires Stake Worth $264 mn in Flipkart from Binny Bansal
Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has bought a stake worth $264 million (about Rs 2,060 crore) in Flipkart from its co-founder, Binny Bansal,…
Yogabar Acquires Healthy Food Brand SuperHealthy
Yogabar, India’s largest and fastest-growing health food brand today announced the acquisition of nutrition-based food company, SuperHealthy.  The…
The House of Things Acquires Moavi Design to Expand its Luxury Textile Range
Moavi Design, a handmade-textile startup with an approximate valuation of $650,000 (Rs 4.9 crore) in FY2020-21 got acquired by The House of Things (…
Honasa Consumer Acquires Majority Stakes in Skincare Brand Dr. Sheth's
Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. (HCPL), the parent company of Mamaearth, The  Derma Co., and the fastest-growing House of Brands for personal care, has…
Nykaa Fashion Acquires Indian Activewear Brand Kica
Nykaa Fashion, the multi-brand lifestyle e-commerce platform, announced the acquisition of the Indian activewear brand Kica, in a fitting move to…
ITC all Set to Acquire 10 pc Stake in Mylo for Upto Rs 40 cr
Diversified conglomerate ITC said it has proposed to acquire up to 10.07 percent stake in Blupin Technologies, the company behind the brand ‘Mylo’,…
Reliance Brands Ltd Acquires 51 pc Stakes in Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla
Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) has signed a definitive agreement to invest (either by itself and/ or through its affiliates) in India’s foremost…
AFC Furniture Solutions Acquires Wipro Enterprise's Furniture Brands
Building on its vision of expansion, India’s largest workplace furniture manufacturing solution company - AFC Furniture Solutions announced its…
JFL to Acquire Golden Harvest's Remaining 10 pc Stake in Jubilant Golden Harvest JV
Jubilant Food Works said it will acquire the remaining 10 percent share in its joint venture Jubilant Golden Harvest from Golden Harvest. After this…
Dodla Dairy Acquires Krishna Milk for Rs 50 cr
Dodla Dairy Ltd said it has acquired Karnataka-based Sri Krishna Milks Pvt Ltd for Rs 50 crore to expand its business.  In a regulatory filing,…
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited Acquires 89 pc Equity Stake in Clovia
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) announced the acquisition of an 89 percent equity stake in Purple Panda Fashions Private Limited, which owns…
IDAM House of Brands Acquires Food and Beverage Brand 'Bevzilla'
IDAM House of Brands, a conglomerate of various Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brands, has acquired another food and beverage brand, Bevzilla, the curator…
Curefoods Acquires Majority Stake in Frozen Bottle
Curefoods, India’s fastest-growing cloud kitchen company housing brands like EatFit, YumLane, CakeZone, and Great Indian Khichdi, announced a…
Emami Acquires 19 pc Stake in TruNative F&B
Kolkata-based FMCG major Emami Ltd said it has acquired a 19 percent equity stake in direct-to-consumer (D2C) nutrition firm TruNative F&B Pvt…
LT Foods Acquires 51 pc Stake in Golden Star Trading
LT Foods, a 70-year-old consumer food company, announced the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Golden Star Trading Inc. along with its brand…
Upscalio Acquires Gizga, Tizum, AirCase, and HomePuff
In a stellar 4-in-1 win, Upscalio, a roll-up e-commerce company that invests in and grows online-first brands, has picked up a stake in Gizga, Tizum…
BigBasket Acquires Kerala- Based Startup Agrima Infotech
Tata Group-owned etailer BigBasket has announced that it has acquired the enterprise business unit of a deep-tech company Agrima Infotech in a bid to…
Honasa Consumer Acquires Bblunt, Plans to Enter Into Hair Color and Hairstyle Category
Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. (HCPL), the parent company of Mamaearth, The Derma Co., and Aqualogica and the fastest-growing House of Brands for personal…
ADIA-backed Lake Shore Acquires Viviana Mall from Ashwin Sheth Group
In the largest ever transaction for any retail asset in India, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority-backed Lake Shore India Advisory has acquired…
Amazon Confirms Samara Capital Ready to Invest Rs 7,000 cr in FRL to Acquire Assets
Amazon has written to independent directors of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) confirming that Samara Capital "remains interested and committed" to invest Rs…
Good Glam Group Acquires Majority Stake in Organic Harvest
Good Glamm Group, a content-to-commerce conglomerate, said it has acquired a majority stake in beauty and personal care brand Organic Harvest, for an…
E-commerce Roll-up Evenflow Brands Unveils Four New Acquisitions
Evenflow Brands, an aggregator of third-party online sellers, has acquired four consumer brands in India, part of its wider strategy to significantly…
Goat Brand Labs Acquires 90 pc Stake in Online Fashion Brand The Label Life
Goat Brand Labs, a Thrasio-style venture run by former Flipkart executive Rishi Vasudev, has bought a 90 percent stake in The Label Life to enter the…
Sugar Cosmetics Parent Acquires ENN Beauty
Vellvette Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. the parent company of Sugar Cosmetics, has picked up a 51 percent stake in natural skin and hair care brand ENN Beauty…
[Acquisition Alert] Mensa Acquires Denim Brand High Star
Mensa has acquired homegrown denim brand High Star that caters to fashion-forward and digital-first consumers. Founded in 2012, High Star has…
[Acquisition Alert] IDAM House Of Brands Acquires MeeSoGood
IDAM House Of Brands, a collective of several D2C brands, with Bella Vita Organic being the top brand in its portfolio, has acquired the chocolate…
Reliance Brands and Anamika Khanna to Tie-up for Fashion Brand AK-OK
Reliance Brands Ltd (RBL) and Indian couturier Anamika Khanna have agreed to a 60:40 joint venture for owning and developing fashion brand AK-OK, as…
[Funding Alert] The Good Glamm Group Acquires Majority Stakes in Sirona Hygiene in Rs 100 cr Deal
Sirona Hygiene has raised Rs 100 crore (approximately $13.5 million) in funding by The Good Glamm Group.  With this funding, the early investors in…
Dollar Industries Enters into JV with G.O.A.T Brand Labs
Dollar Industries announced the G.O.A.T Brand Labs has acquired the entire share of Pepe Jeans Europe in a JV company in which the Kolkata-based…
[Acquisition Alert] Encube Ethicals Enters Indian Consumer Market, Acquires Soframycin from Sanofi
Encube Ethicals, a leading manufacturer of Rx and OTC skincare products globally, has entered the Indian consumer market with its recent acquisition…
ITC to Acquire 16 pc Stake in D2C Brand Mother Sparsh
ITC agrees to invest in Mother Sparsh Baby Care Private Limited, a premium ayurvedic and natural personal care brand in the D2C space with a focus on…
Unilever Strikes $5 bn Deal With CVC For Tea business
British multinational Unilever Plc has agreed to sell its global tea business to CVC Capital Partners for $5.1 billion, concluding a process of…
The Good Glamm Group on an Acquisition Spree, Acquires St.Botanica and Oriental Botanics
Beauty brand MyGlamm’s parent company, The Good Glamm Group has acquired cosmetics ventures St.Botanica and Oriental Botanics business. “Glad to…
Waldencast Acquisition Joins Hands with Obagi and Milk Makeup via SPAC Deal
Obagi, which is a skincare company, and Milk Makeup, which is a vegan makeup brand, are joining hands through a special purpose acquisition company (…
[Acquisition Alert] Beauty Brand MyGlamm Acquires The Moms Co in Largest D2C Deals in the Segment
Mumbai-based content commerce platform Good Glamm Group (formerly MyGlamm) has announced the acquisition of mom and baby direct-to-consumer (D2C)…
Reliance Retail Ventures Extends Timeline for Completing its Rs 24,713 cr Deal with Future Group
The retail arm of Reliance Industries, Reliance Retail Ventures has extended the timeline for completing its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Future Group…
Reliance Retail Acquires Sole Control of Just Dial
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail acquired sole control of search and discovery firm Just Dial. The firm's subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd…
New Delhi Based Startup Acquires Flyrobe to Build India's largest Fashion Rental Service?
Delhi based startup AARK World Pvt. Ltd that owns and operates Rent It Bae (premium fashion rental service) has acquired the business of Flyrobe,…
Whirlpool plans to acquire 49% in Elica PB
American white goods maker Whirlpool has announced to acquire 49% in kitchen hood and cooking equipment maker Elica PB India for Rs 180 crore in an…
Flipkart expected to offer $900-950 million for Snapdeal acquisition deal
E-commerce major, Flipkart is expected to make a revised offer of $900-950 million for buying rival Snapdeal, according to sources. The new offer…
Indel Automotives acquires MGF Motors, Kerala Cars Ltd, Omega Motors
Indel Automotives, a fully-owned subsidiary of Mumbai-based Indel Corporation, has inked three acquisitions deals in Kerala with MGF Motors Ltd,…