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GIORDANO INTERNATIONAL OPENS IN DELHI AND MUMBAI |
January 29, 2008: Giordano International has opened 3 more stores in India. The new stores are located at Select City Walk, Delhi and Mega Mall and Linking Road, Bandra in Mumbai. Giordano’s offering of quality, relevant and easy to mix and match apparel has proved popular among Indian customers, demonstrating the global appeal of the brand. The new stores will carry the entire range of Giordano merchandise and accessories. Giordano store at Linking Road, Bandra will be the Groups first high street location in India and is centrally located in the main Bandra – Linking road area; in close proximity to all the major international and local high street brands. Peter Lau, Chairman and Chief Executive of Giordano International, emphasized the importance of the Indian market and stated: “India is now the focus of every international retail chain because of its accelerating economic growth. |
| Our presence in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmadabad will further strengthen our brand’s positioning in India.” |
With the opening of these stores, Giordano now operates 6 stores across India. Earlier this year, Giordano opened 2 stores in Chennai and a store in Ahmadabad.The company has plans for an aggressive expansion in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata and other major cities across India. In addition tostand alone stores, Giordano’s focus is also to operate stores inside leading Department Stores and in Airport Duty Free developments.Launched in 1981, in Hong Kong, Giordano International currently operates more than 1850 stores spread over 35 countries including China, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and North America.
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“Most Indian customers are aware of Giordano because of the company’s strong presence in the nearby GCC, Australian and Asian markets. Giordano’s success is driven by its core values of Quality, Knowledge, Innovation, Service and Simplicity and we will follow the same policies here to ensure consistency in quality and service, “said Ishwar Chugani, Director, Giordano Fashions India Pvt Ltd. |
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