Lifestyle and fashion department store of the Future Group, Central, which recently ramped up its brand portfolio, is planning to take its store count to 36 from a current 30 within this fiscal, with an approximate investment of about Rs 180-200 crore. Meanwhile, it is also planning to add another store in Ahmedabad within the next eight to ten months. Central is the flagship retail format of Future Lifestyle Fashion, and is a chain of department stores located in central areas of large Indian metropolises and cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad and Gurgaon, as well as smaller cities like Baroda, Indore, Vizag, Surat, Mohali, Patna, Mangalore and Pimpri. Opening of the flagship Central store will be an added business advantage for the signage companies dealing in in-shop displays, designs, branding, etc, which signage players can tap for new projects.
Central to add second store in Ahmedabad this year
