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Idea creates mobile website ‘Idea Delhi Daredevils Fan Page’ for subscribers
MUMBAI: Adding to the joyous frenzy of the ongoing Indian Premiere League, Idea Cellular has launched the ‘Idea Delhi Daredevils Fan Page’, a mobile destination for Delhi Daredevils fans to access exclusive content related to their favourite T-20 cricket team.
Idea Cellular, in its fourth year of association with GMR Sports owned team Delhi Daredevils, has developed exclusive mobile based content such as wallpaper, ringtones, videos, team anthem, news updates etc. which will be made available for its subscribers, exclusively, through the Idea WAP portal. The service will be available to over 137 million Idea subscribers across the country.
The launch of ‘Idea Delhi Daredevils Fan Page’ took place in the home town of the T-20 team, in the presence of team coach Gary Kirsten, team captain Kevin Peterson, batsman and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik, all-rounder JP Duminy, along with GMR Sports CEO Hemant Dua, Idea CMO Sashi Shankar, Idea CCAO Rajat Mukarji,and Idea Cellular COO-Delhi and Haryana Sanjeev Govil.
“India is a cricket crazy nation and Idea has always offered the best in cricket entertainment for the fans and followers of the sport, using the mobile platform. Our long and ongoing association with team Delhi Daredevils has helped us create a unique ‘Idea Delhi Daredevils Fan Page’ with an objective of bringing fans closer to the team. This initiative has been designed to further boost the uptake of VAS and data offerings from Idea during the ongoing T-20 cricket season,” informed Shankar.
Added Dua, “We are happy to take our association with Idea into the fourth year. The telecom service provider has given us the platform to connect with team Delhi Daredevils fans on-ground, off-ground and now online. We hope Delhi Daredevils fans will enjoy the content being made available to them on the ‘Idea Delhi Daredevils Fan Page’ during the ongoing IPL season.”
Idea subscribers can access the ‘Idea Delhi Daredevils Fan Page’ and download the content on pay per use model. To access the fan page, subscribers can dial a toll free short code 530301 to receive the WAP link. Videos can be downloaded for Rs 5 and wallpapers, photos and ringtones for Rs 2 each. Idea will also make available some content for free download for its subscribers. Regular data charges would apply for these downloads.
“Idea’s long association with Delhi Daredevils is a reflection of our commitment to offer the best infotainment to mobile consumers in Delhi. This year again, Idea is taking the fans closer to their cricket heroes from team Delhi Daredevils by giving them an opportunity to watch the matches being played on the ground, meet and greet with players, and help them connect through the fan page on their mobile devices,” concluded Govil.
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Reliance Retail FY26 revenue rises 11.8 Per Cent to Rs 3.7 lakh crore
Q4 revenue up 11.1 Per Cent, hyperlocal orders surge 4x, PAT steady
MUMBAI: Reliance Retail isn’t just ringing up sales, it’s ringing doorbells faster than ever. Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) reported a steady FY26 performance, with growth powered by store expansion, a sharp surge in hyperlocal commerce, and consistent traction across grocery, fashion and jewellery. For the full year, revenue rose 11.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,70,026 crore. In the January–March quarter, revenue from operations climbed 11.1 per cent to Rs 87,344 crore, up from Rs 78,622 crore a year earlier.
Operating performance remained stable, with Q4 EBITDA inching up 3.1 per cent YoY to Rs 6,921 crore from Rs 6,711 crore. However, quarterly profit after tax held steady at Rs 3,563 crore. For the full fiscal, PAT grew 11.7 per cent to Rs 13,842 crore.
Expansion remained a key lever. RRVL added 1,564 new stores during FY26, while simultaneously scaling its digital and hyperlocal commerce play. The latter emerged as a standout, with daily orders surging more than fourfold year-on-year in Q4, underlining a clear shift towards faster, localised fulfilment.
In grocery, large-format stores maintained momentum, aided by festive demand and the expansion of Smart Bazaar, which crossed 1,000 stores. Promotional campaigns such as ‘Full Paisa Vasool’ delivered record results, with sales rising 26 per cent YoY.
Digital commerce also picked up pace. JioMart added 5.8 million new users in Q4, nearly doubling its registered base year-on-year. Hyperlocal orders grew 29 per cent sequentially and over 300 per cent annually during the quarter.
Fashion and lifestyle saw steady traction. Ajio recorded a 23 per cent YoY rise in average bill value, while fast-fashion platform Shein crossed 11 million app installs, scaling rapidly with expanding product lines.
The jewellery business added further shine, with average bill value jumping 53 per cent YoY, largely driven by rising gold prices and sustained consumer demand.
Commenting on the shift, RRVL executive director Isha Ambani said hyperlocal commerce has become a structural growth driver, with orders rising more than fourfold over the year.
Looking ahead to FY27, the company is betting on technology to deepen engagement. The focus, Ambani noted, will be on AI-led merchandising, sharper pricing strategies and disciplined execution turning scale into sustained customer value.
In short, the carts are fuller, the clicks are quicker, and the next phase looks less about reach and more about precision.
