Vast, fragmented and unruly, India’s retail market is famously difficult to crack. Yet for one homegrown company, it has yielded an unparalleled bonanza.
Reaching into most aspects of an Indian consumer’s life, Reliance Retail sells everything from bargain-basement groceries to designer fashion with six-figure price tags. Its merchants have become so adept at navigating the local retail labyrinth that the company now leads most competitors by a wide margin.
“As the largest retailer [by…

