A Popular Department Stores in India is an establishment of retail goods which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. These Popular Department Stores in India usually sell products including apparel, furniture, appliances, electronics, and additionally select other lines of products such as paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewelery, toys, and sporting goods. Certain Popular Department Stores in India are further classified as discount department stores. Discount department stores commonly have central
customer checkout areas, generally in the front area of the store. Popular Department Stores in India are usually part of a retail chain of many stores situated around a country or several countries.
All the major cities of India like Ahemdabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Hubli, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara,Mangalore, Jalgaon, Faridabad, Gurgaon,Kolkata,Chandigarh, Delhi and other big cities of India have departmental stores. The first true department store was founded by Aristide Boucicaut in Paris. He founded Le Bon Marché in 1838, and by 1852 it offered a wide variety of goods in "departments" inside one building. Goods were sold at fixed prices, with guarantees allowing exchanges and refunds. By the end of the 19th century, Georges Dufayel, a French credit merchant, had served up to three million customers and was affiliated with La Samaritaine, a large French department store established in 1870 by a former Bon Marche executive. The oldest independent department store in the world, is 'Austin's' in Derry, Northern Ireland, which has maintained its original
position on The 'Diamond' in Derry's city centre since 1830.
Starting from the Popular Department Stores in India like the ones in Delhi. The Popular Department Stores in different states are divided according to different zones and regions. These Grocery stores provide most of basic food items and household merchandise for the convenience of the people. Popular Department Stores in India house in a wide variety of merchandise organized into customer-based departments. A department store usually sells dry goods, household items, wearing apparel, furniture, furnishings, appliances, radios, and televisions. These stores usually include ready-to-wear apparel and accessories, yard goods and household textiles, housewares, furniture, electrical appliances, and accessories. In addition to departments supervised by managers and buyers for the various categories of goods, there are departmental divisions to handle, for example, merchandising, advertising, service, accounting, and financial strategy.
For example in central Kolkata "Usha Kamal Cali Shop" is one of the well reputed departmental store situated in the heart of Kolkata, they provide all type of household goods and other useful products on a reasonable cost. Westside departmental stores all across the country are on of the Popular Department Stores in India. It has numerous departments to meet the different shopping needs of customers. They have a collection of Menswear, Women’s wear, Kid’s wear, Footwear, Cosmetics, Perfumes and
Handbags, Household Accessories and Gifts. They usually offer attractive discounts during the festive season to lure customers. What is the best about these Popular Department Stores in India is its segregated sections for all age groups of people. It lets you experience a different trend of shopping. There are helpful customer service department to look into your queries. The salesperson at these Popular Department Stores in India are people from professional marketing fields. You get
all your basic needs all under on roof. Apart from best quality products, it lets the customer feel comfortable and convinced about the products.
Citi Mart is another departmental store in Kolkata. It is a complete departmental store for your every need, situated in the very famous market in Kolkata, New Market. Vishal Megamart is another such Popular Department Stores in India. It5 has its chain of stores all across the country. It is a well reputed departmental store which deals in Men's wear, Woman's wear, kid's wear, footwear, Household goods, Home furnishing and food mart."Aapka Bazaar Departmental Store" in Delhi one of the such departmental store in this region, they have the full stock of grocery and home utility items.
Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, is one of the popular department stores in India that operates multiple retail formats in both the value and lifestyle segment of the Indian consumer marker. Headquartered in Mumbai (Bombay), the company operates over five million square feet of retail space, has over 450 stores across 40 cities in India and employs over 18,000 people.
The company’s leading formats include Pantaloons, a chain of fashion outlets, Big Bazaar, a uniquely Indian hypermarket chain, Food Bazaar, a supermarket chain, blends the look, touch and feel of Indian bazaars with aspects of modern retail like choice, convenience and quality and Central, a chain of seamless destination malls. Some of its other formats include Depot, Shoe Factory, Brand Factory, Blue Sky, Fashion Station, m Bazaar and Star and Sitara. The company also operates an online portal, futurebazaar.com.
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