Pantaloon Retail Limited, is a large Indian retailer, which is part of the Future Group

Future Group

Future Group is an Indian privately-held corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores.-Businesses:Future Group has a number of businesses across the retail, financial and service industries. -Clark:...

, and operates multiple retail formats in both the value and lifestyle segment of the Indian consumer market. Headquartered in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, the company has over 1,000 stores across 71 cities in India and employs over 30,000 people, and as of 2010, it was the country's largest listed retailer by market capitalization and revenue.

With effect from 1 January 2010 the company separated its discount store business, which includes the Big Bazaar

Big Bazaar

Big Bazaar is a chain of hypermarket in India. Currently, there are 210 stores across 80 cities and towns in India. Big Bazaar is designed as an agglomeration of bazaars or Indian markets with clusters offering a wide range of merchandise including fashion and apparels, food products, general...

 hypermarket and the Food Bazaar supermarket businesses, into Future Value Retail Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, so that the company may be listed independently.

The company’s brands include Pantaloons, a chain of fashion outlets, Big Bazaar

Big Bazaar

Big Bazaar is a chain of hypermarket in India. Currently, there are 210 stores across 80 cities and towns in India. Big Bazaar is designed as an agglomeration of bazaars or Indian markets with clusters offering a wide range of merchandise including fashion and apparels, food products, general...

, a hypermarket

Hypermarket

In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...

 chain and Food Bazaar, a supermarket chain. Some of the company's other regional brands include, Depot, Shoe Factory, Brand Factory

Brand Factory

Brand Factory is a chain of stores operated by Pantaloon Retail India. Launched in September 2006, it currently has eight outlets in India. The outlets are between 60,000 to in size and offer around 120 brands such as Esprit, Van Heusen and Levi's. The chain offers a minimum discount of 20% for...

, Blue Sky, aLL, Top 10 and Star and Sitara.

A subsidiary company, Home Solutions Retail (India) Limited, operates Home Town, a large-format home solutions store, Collection i, selling home furniture products and E-Zone focussed on catering to the consumer electronics segment.

Lines of Business

The company is present across several lines of business which have various formats (stores) Plywood, The Dollar Store (JV)

• Fashion - Pantaloons, Central, aLL, Brand Factory, Blue Sky, Top 10, Fashion Station, Big Bazaar, Lee Cooper (JV)
• General Merchandise - Big Bazaar, Shoe Factory, Navras, Electronics Bazaar, Furniture Bazaar, KB'S FAIR PRICE, Food Rite
• Electronics - eZone, Electronic Bazzaar, STAPLES (JV)
• Home Improvement - Home Town
• Furniture - Collection i, Furniture Bazaar, Home Bazaar
• E-tailing (Online Shopping) - www.futurebazaar.com
• Books & Music - Depot
• Leisure & Entertainment - Bowling Co., F123, TGIF (Thank God it's Friday!)
• Wellness - Star & Sitara, Tulsi
• Telecom & IT - Gen M, M Bazaar, M-Port, ConvergeM, Future Axiom, T 24, One Mobile (in alliance with TATA Teleservices)
• Consumer Durables - Koryo, Sensei, IPAQ
• Service - E Care, H Care , Design & Service
• Malls - Central (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai,Kochi, Vadodara, Gurgaon, Indore, Ahmedabad, Thane)
• Investment & Savings - Insurance: ULIP, Pension, Endowment etc.

Stock Information

• Listed on: Bombay Stock Exchange
  Bombay Stock Exchange
  The Bombay Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located on Dalal Street, Mumbai and is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. The equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE was 1.63 trillion as of December 2010, making it the 4th largest stock exchange in Asia and the 8th largest...
  
  ,National Stock Exchange
  National Stock Exchange
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• Stock Code: BOM:523574

Company Timeline

• 1987 Company incorporated as Manz Wear Private Limited. Launch of Pantaloons trouser, India’s first formal trouser brand.
• 1992 Initial public offer (IPO) was made in the month of May.
• 1997 Pantaloons – India’s family store launched in Kolkata.
• 2001 Big Bazaar
  Big Bazaar
  Big Bazaar is a chain of hypermarket in India. Currently, there are 210 stores across 80 cities and towns in India. Big Bazaar is designed as an agglomeration of bazaars or Indian markets with clusters offering a wide range of merchandise including fashion and apparels, food products, general...
  
  , ‘Is se sasta aur accha kahi nahin’ - India’s first hypermarket chain launched.
• 2002 Food Bazaar, the supermarket chain is launched.
• 2007 Future Group crosses $1 billion turnover mark.

External links

• http://www.pantaloon.com
• http://www.ezoneindia.com
• http://www.koryoworld.com