India to be the Largest International Market for Walmart
Walmart CFO John David Rainey said that India is likely to surpass China and emerge as the largest international market for Walmart in 2023.
Rainey, stated this during the company’s annual institutional investors call, highlighting the strong performance and growth potential of its Indian subsidiaries Flipkart and PhonePe.
Flipkart is India’s leading e-commerce platform, with over 350 million registered users and over 300 million products across categories. PhonePe is India’s largest digital payments app, with over 300 million users and over 20 million merchants on its platform.
Rainey said Flipkart and PhonePe are market leaders in their respective segments and have tremendous opportunities to tap. He added that Walmart is committed to investing in India and supporting its long-term growth.
Rainey said, ''In India, we have Flipkart and PhonePe. Both (are) really exciting opportunities. Both have large portions of market share there. And I think the opportunity and what I guess believe India is going to be the largest market in the world this year, surpassing China’, reports Business Standard.’
He further added, “India is a very exciting market. It’s one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. It has a very large and young population that is increasingly adopting digital technologies. And it has a very dynamic and entrepreneurial business environment”.
He also praised the Indian government for creating a favorable regulatory environment for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector, allowing 100% FDI in cash-and-carry wholesale trading and 51% FDI in multi-brand retail trading.
Walmart entered India in 2009 through a joint venture with Bharti Enterprises and currently operates 29 Best Price Modern Wholesale stores across the country. In 2018, Walmart acquired a 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion, making it one of the largest foreign investments in India. In 2020, Walmart increased its stake in Flipkart to 81.3% by investing an additional $1.2 billion.
Despite stiff competition from other global and local players in India, Walmart's CFO is hopeful about the company's Indian Subsidiary's performance in the near future.
Despite stiff competition from other global and local players in India, Walmart's CFO is hopeful about the company's Indian Subsidiary's performance in the near future.
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Walmart is the registered trademark of the e-commerce brand.
Flipkart is the registered trademark of the e-commerce brand.
PhonePe is the registered trademark of the UPI payment app.
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