It Happened in India

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Rupa & Company, 2007 - Fiction - 280 pages
Born in a middle class trading family, Kishore Biyani started his career selling stonewash fabric to small shops in Mumbai. Years later, with the launch of Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Central and many more retail formats, he redefined the retailing business in India. Incidentally, Kishore Biyani s objective is to capture every rupee in the wallet of every Indian consumer, wherever they are - an investment banker living in a south Mumbai locality or a farmer in Sangli. As large business houses enter the retail space, Kishore Biyani is not just concentrating on retail but aiming to capture the entire Indian consumption space. From building shopping malls, developing consumer brands to selling insurance, he is getting into every business where a customer spends her money.

About the author (2007)

Kishore Biyani is a successful Indian entrepreneur. He was born in 1961 in Mumbai. His family owns a textile mill. But Kishore Biyani wanted to enter the retail chain business. He successfully set up the Pantaloon, Big Bazaar and the Central retail chains. He is now the CEO of Future Group and the Managing Director of Pantaloon Retail. Dipayan Baishya is a business writer. He has written business articles for major business publications like Business Today and Economic Times. He received the Don Sheehan International Journalist fellowship from Wharton School.

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