Archive · 12 Jan 2026
DMart Focuses on Metro Markets Amid Competition
DMart, a big retail company in India, has changed its top leaders to a smaller team of four people.
This change is to help them work better and focus on selling things like food, clothes, and other daily items.
The new leaders have lots of experience in retail and other related fields.
The company wants to be more efficient and make decisions faster.
DMart's online platform, DMart Ready, is focusing more on big cities where quick delivery services are popular.
Even though DMart Ready is making more money, it is also losing more money because it is trying to deliver faster like its competitors.
The company's shares went up after it reported good profits, but some experts think the profits might not stay high in the long run.
DMart is also planning to open more stores and spend more on improvements.
DMart has restructured its senior leadership team to four executives, effective 1 February 2025.
DMart Ready, the online platform, is focusing more on large metro markets to compete with quick commerce services.
DMart Ready's revenue is expected to cross ₹4,000 crore in FY26, up from ₹3,502 crore in FY25.
DMart Ready's losses have widened to ₹14-26 crore in the last three quarters due to increased competition.
DMart reported an 18.3% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit for Q3 FY26 to ₹856 crore, with revenue growing 13.3% to ₹18,101 crore.
- Who
- Avenue Supermarts Ltd (DMart) and its online platform DMart Ready
- What
- Restructuring of senior leadership team, focus on metro markets, and Q3 results
- When
- Effective 1 February 2025, Q3 FY26
- Where
- India, with a focus on large metro markets
- Why
- To adapt to a competitive retail environment, improve operational efficiency, and focus on execution
- Company
- Avenue Supermarts Ltd (DMart)
- Market Capitalization (2025)
- ₹2.47 trillion
- Q3 Ebitda Margin
- 8.4%
- Capex for FY25
- ₹3,400 crore
- DMart Ready Revenue (FY25)
- ₹3,502 crore
- DMart Ready Revenue (FY26)
- ₹4,000 crore (expected)
- DMart Ready Losses (Q3 FY26)
- ₹14-26 crore (Ebitda level)
- DMart Ready Cities (Q3 FY26)
- 19
- Q3 Revenue Growth Rate
- 20%
- Q2 Revenue Growth Rate
- 16%
- Q3 Net Profit
- ₹856 crore (18.3% YoY increase)
- Q3 Revenue
- ₹18,101 crore (13.3% YoY increase)
- Q3 Same-Store Sales Growth
- 5.6%
Sources
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