Leading retail chain Pantaloons plans to invest Rs 125 crore this fiscal as the company has planned to add up to 35 stores across the country. Pantaloons has more than 100 stores across the country, reported net sales of Rs 433.70 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. In May, in a major restructuring exercise, Aditya Birla Group announced merger of all its branded apparel businesses into one entity, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Under the scheme of arrangement, the apparel businesses of group holding company Aditya Birla Nuvo and of another group firm Madura Garments Lifestyle Retail would be demerged into listed firm Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd (PFRL). Signage players, whose main activities revolve around in-shop displays, designs and related tasks, will able to tap fresh business/project with the launch of the new Pantaloons stores.
