Pantaloon to open nine malls by Dec-end

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Posted: Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 at 1040 hrs IST
Updated: Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 at 1040 hrs IST

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Mumbai: Kishore Biyani-led Pantaloon Retail India has posted over 14 per cent growth in sales last month from its value, home and lifestyle retailing segments.

The Future group firm, which has chalked out ambitious expansion plans, also plans to open nine additional Central malls by December 2009, it said in an investor update.

The BSE-listed company's three segments put together generated sales worth Rs 619.27 crore last month, against Rs 540.66 crore in May 2008, up by 14.54 per cent.

India's largest listed retailer saw its sales jumping by almost 30 per cent at Rs 6,719.29 crore during July-May 2009 in the three segments compared with the year-ago period.

Future Group founder and CEO Kishore Biyani said he plans to roll out 10 new malls, which will add 1.5 to 1.7 million sq ft to the company's existing retail space of 14 million sq ft.

Biyani will fuel the expansion using Rs 367.5 crore it raised last month through preferential allotment of shares and warrants.

Pantaloon Retail would inject close to Rs 250 crore within the next year-and-half for setting up 10 Central malls in the country, he said.

"We plan to expand in some of the country's other consumption centres such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Surat, Mumbai, Vizag, Jaipur, Thane, Raipur and Nashik," he said.

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