- Business
- Future Retail Limited engages in the retailing of fashion, household, food and consumer products across India through a network of hypermarkets, supermarkets, neighborhood stores, fashion outlets and specialty formats. The company operates hypermarkets under the Big Bazaar and Big Bazaar GEN NXT brands; supermarkets under the HyperCity and Foodworld brands; neighborhood food and grocery stores under the Easyday Club and Heritage Fresh brand names; fashion stores under the fbb brand; lifestyle food superstores under the Foodhall brand; travel convenience stores under the WH Smith brand; and lifestyle consumer electronics stores under the eZone brand. Incorporated in 1987 as Manz Wear Private Limited and formerly known as Bharti Retail Limited until its name change in May 2016, Future Retail Limited is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with operations spanning over 400 cities and towns nationwide. Amid financial distress, the company entered the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process in July 2022 following loan defaults exceeding Rs 28,000 crore; the process faced multiple extensions and rejections of resolution plans, including those from SpaceMantra and Palguntech offering approximately Rs 560 crore, culminating in a National Company Law Tribunal order for liquidation in July 2024, with ongoing asset auctions including land parcels in late 2025.