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Almost a week after stepping down as chairman of Trent, Noel Tata announced on Tuesday that he would also relinquish the chairmanship of another Tata group firm, Voltas. Addressing shareholders of the leading cooling products maker in its 72nd annual general meeting (AGM), Noel Tata, 69, said this would be his last AGM as Chairman of Voltas. "As you might be aware, this will be my last annual general meeting as Chairman," Noel Tata said in his address to shareholders. He said the company has developed its next generation of leaders through a combination of internal promotions and lateral hiring and expressed confidence in the management's ability to drive future growth. "The company has developed our next generation of leaders, from both in-house promotions and lateral hires. I am confident that with the close cooperation of seasoned practitioners and new talent, your company will continue to take big strides in all business segments," he said. Thanking shareholders, employees an
Tata Group retail firm Trent remains in the early phase of its growth journey despite rapid expansion in recent years, said its Chairman Noel N Tata, exuding confidence that the company would achieve its ambitious target of becoming ten times bigger in revenue terms in the "not-so-distant future". Trent owns lifestyle and fashion department store chain Westside, value-fashion chain Zudio and hypermarket Star Bazaar. Tata, in Trent's latest annual report also said its future growth will continue to be anchored in building distinct, well-defined propositions across categories, while also aiming to take homegrown brands to international markets. Referring to his remarks at Trent's 2023 shareholders' meeting, Tata said he had envisioned the company becoming ten times larger in terms of revenues with commensurate profitability. "Since then, the revenue and profitability run rate have grown by over 2.5 times. Given all this, I am confident that we will reach the milestone I had reference
Tata group retail firm Trent Ltd on Wednesday reported a 32.57 per cent on-year increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 413.1 crore for the March quarter of FY'26. The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 311.6 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by Trent Ltd, which operates retail stores under the brand names Westside, Zudio and Star. Meanwhile, the board of Trent has approved a bonus issue of 1 equity share for every 2 equity shares held and recommended a dividend of 600 per cent, which is Rs 6 per equity share of Re 1 each. Trent's consolidated revenue from operations was up 19.23 per cent to Rs 5,027.99 crore in the March quarter. It was Rs 4,216.94 crore in the year-ago period. The company's total expenses increased 16.7 per cent in the March quarter to Rs 4,520.95 crore in FY'26. The total consolidated income, which includes other income, was at Rs 5,055.90 crore, up 17.8 per cent in the March quarter. In the entire FY