Bengaluru, July 28 -- In his first year at the helm of Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which runs India's largest supermarket chain DMart, Anshul Asawa has outlined a road map for growth centred on technology, execution and organizational capabilities, while retaining the low-cost retail philosophy championed by billionaire founder Radhakishan Damani.

At the annual investor meeting on Tuesday, Asawa said DMart's next phase of growth would focus on modernizing its technology and data infrastructure, strengthening management bandwidth to support a larger store network and building a sustainable e-commerce business before expanding its online footprint.

The comments marked the clearest indication yet of how Asawa plans to steer the retailer after s...