DMart enters India's top 10 women employers with 33,934 women, 38% workforce share

Avenue Supermarts breaks into Hurun's top women employers list as DMart's 33,934-strong female workforce drives 38% share. Reliance ranks third at 87,678, while apparel exporter Shahi Exports places fifth with 78,480 women — a 72% share signaling retail's growing reliance on female labor across formats.

— Filed Wed, 24 Jun, 2026, 16:51 IST · Source CNBC-TV18 · Companies · Updated

Hurun India 500 women employers ranking features retail-relevant names: Avenue Supermarts (DMart) enters top 10 with 33,934 women (38% of workforce), Reliance Industries third with 87,678, and apparel exporter Shahi Exports fifth.

Why this matters

DMart's workforce milestone follows its Rs 149.99 cr capital infusion into Avenue E-Commerce, underscoring parallel expansion in physical retail headcount and digital infrastructure as DMart Ready crosses Rs 4,000 cr in FY26.

Retail-company theme steady with 3,643 signals over the last 90 days.

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