In a win for Amazon, an arbitration court in Singapore on October 20 rejected Future Retail's plea to be excluded from the ongoing dispute with Amazon. The court said that Future Retail is a party to the agreements signed between Amazon and Future Coupons and must participate in the arbitration process. As a result of this ruling, Reliance's acquisition of Future Retail continues to be on hold. Recap: In August 2020, Reliance announced it will buy most of Future Group’s retail, wholesale, and logistics business in a deal worth Rs 24,713 crore, but Amazon, which held a 49 percent equity in Future Coupons, the promoter entity of Future Retail, accused Future Retail of breach of contract and slapped it with a legal notice. Amazon said that it had a non-compete-like pact and right of first refusal against deals with competitors like Reliance. On October 25, Amazon obtained a…
