Bengaluru, Jan. 12 -- India's largest listed retailer Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which operates DMart, restructured its senior leadership just as the new chief executive officer Anshul Asawa took the helm.

In a stock exchange filing dated 10 January, the company said its new senior leadership team will consist of four executives, effective 1 February. The streamlined structure marks a departure from DMart's recent years of increasingly layered management and reflects a sharper focus on execution across its core categories.

Mint explains what this leadership change means for DMart's strategy, how it differs from peers, and the risks involved.

Under the revised structure, DMart has appointed Sachin Jaolekar as vice-president-FMCG, Dastgir Sh...