The foundation of Shoppers' Stop was laid on October 27, 1991 by the K. Raheja Corp. group of companies. Being amongst India's biggest hospitality and real estate players, the Group crossed yet another milestone with its lifestyle venture - Shoppers' Stop. From its inception, Shoppers' Stop has progressed from being a single brand shop to becoming a Fashion & Lifestyle store for the family. Today, Shoppers' Stop is a household name, known for its superior quality products, services and above all, for providing a complete shopping experience. We have 20 company owned stores scattered across 9 nine cities in India. With an immense amount of expertise and credibility, Shoppers' Stop has become the highest benchmark for the Indian retail industry. In fact, the company's continious expansion plans aim to help Shoppers' Stop meet the challenges of the retail industry in an even better manner than it does today.
Mr. Chandra L. Raheja
Chairman of Shopper's Stop & Chairman of K. Raheja Corp. Group
TRENT (WESTSIDE)
Established in 1998 as part of the Tata Group, Trent Ltd. operates Westside, one of India's largest and fastest growing chains of retail stores.
The Westside stores have numerous departments to meet the varied shopping needs of customers. These include Menswear, Women’s wear, Kid’s wear, Footwear, Cosmetics, Perfumes and Handbags, Household Accessories, lingerie, and Gifts. The company has already established 36 Westside departmental stores (measuring 15,000 - 30,000 square feet each) in Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Pune, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Kolkata, Nagpur, Indore, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Surat, Mysore & Rajkot. The company hopes to expand rapidly with similar format stores that offer a fine balance between style and price retailing.
Trent ventured into the hypermarket business in 2004 with Star Bazaar, providing an ample assortment of products made available at the lowest prices, aptly exemplifying its ‘Chota Budget, Lambi Shopping’ motto. At present Star Bazaar has 3 stores in 3 cities located in Ahemadabad, Mumbai and Bangalore. This store offers customers an eclectic array of products that include staple foods, beverages, health and beauty products, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, consumer electronics and household items at the most affordable prices. Star Bazaar also includes a largerange of fashionable in-house garments for men, women and children, exclusively available at the store.
In addition, Trent recently acquired a 76% stake in Landmark, one of the largest books & music retail chains in the country. Landmark began operations in 1987 with its first store in Chennai with a floor space of 5500 sq. ft. At present Landmark have 10 stores, varying in size from 12,000 sq. ft. to 45,000 sq. ft, 3 in Chennai and 1 each in Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Vadodara, Gurgaon, Pune, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. Until 1996, Landmark’s product portfolio comprised books, stationery, and greeting cards. It was later that music was added to it. Landmark also sparked the trend of stocking curios, toys and other gift items. What separates Landmark from other stores of its kind is the range and depth of its stock.
SPENCER’S (RPG)
Profile Spencer's Retail Limited is one of India's largest and fastest growing multi-format retailer with 250 stores, including 36 large format stores across 66 cities in India. Spencer's focuses on verticals like food and grocery, fruit and vegetables, electrical and electronics, home and office essentials, garments and fashion accessories, toys, food and personal care, music and books. Established in 1996, Spencer's has become a popular destination for shoppers in India with hypermarkets and convenient stores catering to various shopping needs of its large consumer base.
Operations
Spencer's has retail footage of over 1.1 million square feet and over 250 Spencer's stores in 50 cities. The company operates through the following formats:
The Spencer's Hyper stores are destination stores, of more than 15,000 sq. ft in size. They offer everything under one roof. The merchandise ranges from fruits & vegetables, processed foods (Ready to Eat, Ready to Cook, FMCG products),specialty foods including international, sugar free, organic foods, etc...groceries, meat, chicken, fish, bakery, chilled and frozen foods, garments, consumer electronics & electrical products, home care, home décor & home needs, office stationeries, soft toys. Besides, the stores also comprise book & music retailing, electronic gadgets and IT accessories. On an average, a Spencer's hyper stocks 70,000 SKUs across 35,000 items.
The Spencer's stores are neighborhood stores ranging from 1500 less than 15000 sq. ft. These stores stock the necessary range and assortment in fruit and vegetables, fmcg food and non-food, staples and frozen foods and cater to the daily and weekly top-up shopping needs of the consumer. Some of these stores which have floor area of more than 10,000 sq ft sometimes offer home care products; personal care products, bakery, chilled and frozen food; baby care, basics in garments and limited range of electronics and electrical.
GLOBUS
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...