Amazon says the deal violates the no-compete contract signed with the Future group and the RIL-Future deal will derail its plans to buy a stake in Future Retail Ltd
Amazon has sent a legal notice to Future Group, alleging the Indian retailer breached the terms of its contract by signing a deal with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries
Amazon.com Inc has slapped a legal notice on Future Group, alleging that the retailer's Rs 24,713 crore asset sale to Reliance Industries violated an agreement with the e-commerce giant
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A top industry source said the notice was unexpected as Biyani had first approached Amazon for a takeover of the Future Group companies before defaulting to its lenders and suppliers.
Amazon, in its legal notice, cited a contract arrangement that included "a restricted list" of companies Future was not supposed to enter deals with, according to the report
With eight deals in four weeks, analysts were expecting the valuation of the firm to touch at least Rs 4.5 trillion
In a regulatory filing, the company said it has been unable to service its obligations towards payment of principal redemption and interest due on September 5, 2020
No plans to sell it despite competition from online players
Lenders, vendors await the fate of their dues; many threaten to move courts if they aren't repaid in 15 days
Last week, RIL announced that it will acquire Future Enterprise Limited's consumer business for a purchase consideration of around Rs 24,713 cr
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The acquisition of Future Group's 2,000 retail stores and Big Bazaar grocery chain will help Reliance, which sells everything from groceries to electronics
Store staff to be retained, say sources
With the combined entity more than twice its size in grocery, pricing pressures could hit profitability
Shares of RIL had hit an all-time high of Rs 2,198.70 on July 27, 2020.
Rival Reliance Retail too will be investor in company
The financial instruments of Future group have gone through multiple rating downgrades in recent months due to the delay in payments
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Future group's brands include Big Bazaar, Easyday, Nilgiris, Central