- Business
- Suumaya Industries Limited manufactures, distributes and retails garments, fabrics and related products across textile, retail and agri segments; offers supply chain management for commodities including PVC resin, polymers, synthetic leather, stretch films, pipe fittings and agri products such as sugar; operates rural retail through kirana stores and value retail chains targeting tier II-IV towns; provides logistics and protective textiles via wholly-owned subsidiaries Suumaya Retail Limited and Suumaya Protective Texcorp Limited. The company, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, serves domestic markets with expansion into southern regions and focuses on B2B apparel, fashion retail including women's ethnic wear like kurtis and salwar suits, and agro value chain solutions. Recent developments include a 2021 name change from Suumaya Lifestyle Limited, acquisition of 51% stake in agritech startup payAgri Innovations Pvt Ltd through subsidiary Suumaya Agro Ltd to bolster farm business, and a 2022 minority stake investment by Suumaya Retail Ltd in Nysaa Retail Pvt Ltd operating as 1-India Family Mart to enhance geographic footprint in smaller towns and develop private label apparel.