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OPEN TO IPO FOR FLIPKART BUT NO SPECIFIC TIMELINE: WALMART

Premium US retail giant Walmart. (AP) 2 min read . Updated: 09 Jun 2021, 11:36
PM IST PTI

Both Flipkart and payment app PhonePe continue to do well, Walmart International
President and CEO Judith McKenna said while speaking at the DB Access Global
Consumer Conference on June 7

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US retail giant Walmart has said it is "open to an IPO" for its Indian
e-commerce arm Flipkart but there is "no specific timeline" for the share sale.



Both Flipkart and payment app PhonePe continue to do well, Walmart International
President and CEO Judith McKenna said while speaking at the DB Access Global
Consumer Conference on June 7.

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"We always made it clear from the day we made the acquisition or the investment,
that we would be open to an IPO," said McKenna.



However, she noted that there is no specific timeline for the IPO.

"But if we build a strong business, and we continue to do the things that we
need to do to ensure that long-term and sustainable growth, that is a possible
route that we would consider in the future, but certainly no specific timeline
on that (IPO)," she said.

Walmart Inc owns a majority stake in Flipkart. It had invested USD 16 billion in
2018 in the Bengaluru-based e-commerce platform to pick up 77 per cent stake. In
July last year, it led a USD 1.2-billion round in Flipkart, valuing the
e-commerce firm at USD 24.9 billion.

According to sources, SoftBank Group is in discussions with Flipkart to pump in
about USD 500-600 million into the Walmart-owned e-tailer.

The transaction -- which may also see participation from Singapore's sovereign
wealth fund GIC and Canadian pension fund CPPIB -- could value Flipkart at USD
30-32 billion, they added.

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Flipkart is also said to be working on launching its initial public offering
(IPO) next year.

McKenna further said both Flipkart and PhonePe businesses are doing well.

"I am really pleased with what they have done since we acquired them. We have
said that clearly a number of times," she added.

E-commerce has seen strong growth in India amid the pandemic as containment
measures introduced millions to the convenience of online shopping, and prompted
seasoned online shoppers to buy more.

Social distancing compulsions, massive smartphone base and reliable broadband
have galvanised e-commerce uptake beyond metros, deep into smaller cities and
towns.

E-commerce companies are ramping up capacities and hiring to cater to the growth
in order volumes.

McKenna also noted that after COVID, there is an increase in digital penetration
overall in India.

Talking about PhonePe, McKenna said the payment platform has just crossed the
300 million users mark in a five-year period.

"So they (PhonePe) are going into new financial services areas, be that gold...
insurance, mutual funds and different areas, which are all strengthening to the
P&L... So confident and happy with the progress the businesses are making," she
said.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to
the text.


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