Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited
Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, is India’s leading retailer that operatesmultiple retail formats in both the value and lifestyle segment of theIndian consumer market. Headquartered in Mumbai (Bombay), thecompany operates over 10 million square feet of retail space, has over1000 stores across 61 cities in India and employs over 30,000 people. The company’s leading formats include Pantaloons, a chain of fashionoutlets, Big Bazaar, a uniquely Indian hypermarket chain, Food Bazaar,a supermarket chain, blends the look, touch and feel of Indian
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with aspects of modern retail like choice, convenience and quality andCentral, a chain of seamless destination malls. Some of its other formatsinclude, Depot, Shoe Factory, Brand Factory, Blue Sky, Fashion Station,aLL, Top 10, mBazaar and Star and Sitara. The company also operatesan online portal, futurebazaar.com.A subsidiary company, Home Solutions Retail (India) Limited, operatesHome Town, a large-format home solutions store, Collection i, sellinghome furniture products and E-Zone focussed on caterng to theconsumer electronics segment.Pantaloon Retail was recently awarded the International Retailer of the Year 2007 by the US-based National Retail Federation (NRF) and theEmerging Market Retailer of the Year 2007 at the World Retail Congressheld in Barcelona.Pantaloon Retail is the flagship company of Future Group, a businessgroup catering to the entire Indian consumption space.
Future Group
Future Group is one of the country’s leading business groups present inretail, asset management, consumer finance, insurance, retail media,retail spaces and logistics. The group’s flagship company, PantaloonRetail (India) Limited operates over 10 million square feet of retailspace, has over 1,000 stores and employs over 30,000 people.
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