Reliance India Retail ready for airfreight services

Reliance Retail plans to launch airfreight services to ferry fresh fruits and vegetables from their various sources in north India. The project is expected to increase the power of the Reliance Retail's logistics. At present, there are eight freighters ferrying cargo within and outside the country. Reliance's entry in the sector is expected to scale up its size by seven times. Many big-ticket retailers such as Birla Group, Bharti, Tata Group and Kishore Biyani's Future group are also geared up to venture in the sector like Reliance's Retail.The current logistics retail venture of Reliance Retail foresees the use of smaller airstrips in various states and setting up of airport for cargo in Punjab to transport fresh vegetable and fruits to retail outlets throughout the country.

Courtesy: EconomicTimes
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