Central (Department Store) Explained

Central was an Indian department store chain operated by Future Lifestyle Fashion of Future Group.[1] It competes with other department store chains such as Lifestyle, Pantaloons and Max.[2]

Outlets

Central opened its first store in Bangalore in 2004.[3]

In January 2018, Central operated over 30 outlets in cities in India and planned to add more stores in future. New and existing stores were being upgraded to what it called "HD format" with more premium brands.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Future Group's Central to stay away from online presence. Chatterjee. Purvita. 17 January 2017. The Hindu Business Line. 27 January 2018.
  2. News: Future Lifestyle Fashions has raced past Shoppers Stop in retail sales. Malviya. Sagar. 12 September 2016. The Economic Times. 27 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Bangalore to see malls explosion. Rediff . 27 January 2018.
  4. News: Future Group's Central to stay away from online presence. Chatterjee. Purvita. 17 January 2017. The Hindu Business Line. 27 January 2018.