Big Bazaar

Company: Pantaloon Retail India Ltd

Brand: Big Bazaar

Website: www.bigbazaar.com, www.futurebazaar.com

Big Bazaar is a chain of department stores in India, currently with 92 stores. It is owned by the Pantaloon Retail India Ltd, Future Group. It works on the same economy model as Wal-Mart and has considerable success in many Indian cities and small towns. The idea was pioneered by entrepreneur Kishore Biyani, the CEO of Future Group. Currently Big Bazaar stores are located only in India. It is the biggest and the fastest growing chain of department store and aims to have 150 by June 2009, and 350 stores by the end of year 2010.

Big Bazaar is not just another hypermarket. It caters to every need of a family. Where Big Bazaar scores over other stores is its value for money proposition for the Indian consumers.

At Big Bazaar, you will definitely get the best products at the best prices – that’s what they guarantee. With the ever increasing array of private labels, it has opened the doors into the world of fashion and general merchandise including home furnishings, utensils, crockery, cutlery, sports goods and much more at prices that will surprise you. And this is just the beginning. Big Bazaar plans to add much more to complete your shopping experience.

Lifestyle

Company: Lifestyle International

Brand: Lifestyle

Website: www.lifestylestores.com

Market(s): India

If the fashion conscious are on the lookout for a wardrobe that’s chic, trendy and affordable, they needn’t look any further than Lifestyle. The Apparel section at Lifestyle offers a stunning range of wardrobe essentials, formals, casuals, ethnic wear, sportswear and denim for men and women. Apart from fashion wear, Lifestyle also has a wide range of baby products, household products, furniture, footwear and lifestyle accessories!

The Company
Lifestyle is part of the Landmark Group, a Dubai-based retail chain. With over 30 years’ experience in retailing, the Group has become the foremost retailer in the Gulf. Positioned as a trendy, youthful and vibrant brand that offers customers a wide variety of merchandise at exceptional value for money, Lifestyle began operations in 1999 with its first store in Chennai. Currently there are 14 Lifestyle stores, 6 Home Centre stores and 1 Baby Shop store across Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Delhi, Noida, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.
Business World-IMRB Most Respected Company Awards Survey has rated Lifestyle as the Most Respected Company in the Retail Sector in 2003 and 2004. Lifestyle has also been awarded the ICICI-KSA Technopak Award for Retail Excellence in 2005, the Reid & Taylor Retailer of the Year Award for 2006 and more recently, the Lycra Images Fashion Award for the Most Admired Large Format Retailer of the Year in 2006.

Globus

Company: Globus Stores

Brand: Globus

Market(s): India

Website: www.globus.in

Youth Fashion Brand

Globus aspires to be ‘the’ iconic youth fashion brand in the country. Globus is a complete fashion brand – it’s the apparel brand and the destination brand. Three words which capture the spirit of the youth – vibrant, maverick and expressive. Globus is exactly that…with vibrant and maverick designs are not just setting fashion trends but more importantly helping our customers express themselves.
The entire fashion range comprises of apparel for men, women, kids and accessories at amazing prices. The range spans across usage occasions – work wear, campus wear, club and lounge dressing and genres Western, Indian and mix-n-match. A well researched sizing ensures a good fit for the Indian silhouettes.

Eye candy fashion

F21 is an accessible hi-fashion brand, offering high-quality apparel. F21 – the edgy fashion brand – is designed to appeal to the more experimentative and adventurous consumers who seek cutting edge fashion. Styling and fabric innovations help F21 offer high end fashion at prices which are affordable for the young consumers. From everyday casual occasions to clubwear, F21 promises consumers attention unlimited.

The Company

Launched in January 1998, Globus is a part of the Rajan Raheja group. The company opened its first store in 1999 at Indore followed by the launch of its second store in Chennai (T-Nagar). Soon to follow was another in Chennai located in Adyar. The flagship store in Mumbai was opened on 1st November 2001 followed by a swanky new outlet in New Delhi in South Extension Part-2.

The sixth & seventh stores are in Bangalore in Koramangala & Richmond Road respectively. The Eighth store in Ghaziabad at Shipra Mall followed by the ninth, tenth and eleventh in Kalaghoda, Mumbai, Thane and Ghaziabad, twelfth store at Kanpur and thirteenth store in Ahmedabad & fourteenth store in Lucknow.As of May 2008, Globus has opened its 24th Store in Nagpur and the journey continues…