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Vishal Retail inks CDR deal with lenders to restructure debt; process expected to complete within 100 days

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Vishal Retail, financially stressed Delhi-based multi-products retailer which for months has been forced to put expansion on hold, has bought peace with its institutional lenders by signing a deal to kickstart the process of restructuring debt.
The deal has been inked with lending banks like with SBI, HDFC and HSBC to whom the retailer owes major [...]

Tags: Consolidation/ Restructuring · Economic Slowdown · Indian Owned · Legal · Megastores/ Mini-Hypermarkets · Multi-product Categories · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment · Vishal (Agarwals)

Subhiksha opens 4 stores in Chennai to sell crackers during Diwali

October 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Subhiksha, the financially stressed discount retailer, whose 1,600-odd convenience stores have been forced suspended their business operations for want of cash, since January, 2009, opened four of its stores in Chennai during Diwali to sell crackers.
Subhiksha’s used its time tested brand mantra of “low cost” to lure customers to its shops. Many customers, who lined [...]

Tags: Convenience Store · Indian Owned · Legal · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

Vishal Retail, like Subhiksha, may also commence CDR process to ward-off financial stress

October 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Vishal Retail, Delhi-based retailer in the segment, which was once a darling of equity markets in India, is likely to soon go “Subhiksha” way by commencing the process of Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR).
Delhi-based, R. C. Agarwal-led, value retailer, has for quite sometimes been finding it hard to meet the challenges of falling footfalls, which on [...]

Tags: Consolidation/ Restructuring · Downsizing/ Closure · Indian Owned · Legal · MBO (Multi Brand Outlet) · Multi-format · Multi-product Categories · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment · Vishal (Agarwals)

Subhiksha makes second attempt to negotiate with creditors; files appeal against petition set aside earlier

September 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Subhiksha Trading Services Ltd.– an R Subramanian promoted, Chennai-based, grocery retailer, which for want of cash was forced to close pan-India operations of  its 1,600-odd stores discount retail chain this January, is trying its luck again to revive its operations by seeking a compromise with its creditors.
“Cash & Carry Trading (P) Ltd” –another company [...]

Tags: Consolidation/ Restructuring · Convenience Store · Discount Store · FMCG · Food and Grocery · HR/ Employment · Indian Owned · Legal · Mobiles/ Telecom · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

Subhiksha’s revamp hopes recede as HC dismisses revival proposal, allows calling of objections for winding-up

August 31st, 2009 · No Comments

The Madras High Court, on Friday the 28th, dismissed a scheme of arrangement filed for revival of Chennai-based food & grocery discount retail chain Subhiksha. The scheme was filed by N Srinivasan of Cash and Carry Wholesale Traders Private Limited. Srinivasan is a director of the subsidiary company of Subhiksha Trading Services.
In another blow of [...]

Tags: Consolidation/ Restructuring · Convenience Store · Downsizing/ Closure · FMCG · Food and Grocery · HR/ Employment · Indian Owned · Legal · Mobiles/ Telecom · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

Subhiksha’s last-ditch attempt to revive operations unlikely to suceed as lenders oppose ’scheme of arrangements’

August 17th, 2009 · No Comments

The last-ditch attempt of cash starved Chennai-based discount food, grocery, and telecom retailer Subhiksha to revive operations of its value retail chain appears to be becoming more and more difficult with every passing day. According to reports, counsel of its main lender ICICI Bank has told the Madras High Court, where many legal cases against [...]

Tags: Capital/ PE/ IPO · Convenience Store · Downsizing/ Closure · FMCG · Food and Grocery · HR/ Employment · Indian Owned · Legal · Mobiles/ Telecom · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

Subhiksha fails to remit TDS of employees; company, however, denies any dues on this account

August 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Despite deducting Income Tax at Source (TDS) from employees’ salaries for six months last year, Chennai-based value retailer Subhiksha Trading services, according to an ET report, has failed to deposit the same with the concerned authorities of the central government.
The position in this regard became clear when employees of the company despite followup could not [...]

Tags: Convenience Store · FMCG · Food and Grocery · HR/ Employment · Indian Owned · Legal · Mobiles/ Telecom · Policies/ Government · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

Subhiksha owes nearly Rs 1,000 crore to creditors; “unclear” about where Rs 250 crore of ‘reserves’ have gone, says ICICI

August 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Chennai-based value retailer Subhiksha Trading Services, which has suspended operations of 1,600-odd stores of its retail chain operated under the brand name of ‘Subhiksha’ owes nearly Rs 1,000 crore. This information, according to a BS report, was submitted in latest filings by the company’s lead lender ICICI Bank in the Madras High Court.
The ICICI Bank, [...]

Tags: Consolidation/ Restructuring · Convenience Store · Downsizing/ Closure · FMCG · Food and Grocery · HR/ Employment · Indian Owned · Legal · Mobiles/ Telecom · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

Cash and Carry Wholesale files petition to arrive at a compromise between Subhiksha and its lenders

August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Cash and Carry Wholesale, a shareholder of Subhiksha, has  filed a court petition under Section 391 of the Companies Act, that seeks to arrive at a compromise between Chennai-based cash starved retailer company and its creditors.
“We have been informed and notified that Cash and Carry Wholesale Traders Pvt Ltd, the promoter of Blue Green [...]

Tags: Capital/ PE/ IPO · Consolidation/ Restructuring · Convenience Store · Downsizing/ Closure · FMCG · Food and Grocery · HR/ Employment · Indian Owned · Legal · Mobiles/ Telecom · Policies/ Government · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

Subhiksha misses 31st July deadline for revival package under CDR

August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Chennai-based Subhiksha Trading Services, which until January this year operated India’s largest food and grocery discount retail chain across the country, has failed to get lenders’ nod for financial bailout within stipulated time. The deadline for sanction of financial package under CDR (corporate debt restructuring) process of RBI ended on the 31st July, 2009.
The cash [...]

Tags: Consolidation/ Restructuring · Convenience Store · Downsizing/ Closure · FMCG · Food and Grocery · HR/ Employment · Indian Owned · Mobiles/ Telecom · Subhiksha (Subramanian ) · Value Segment

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