Landmark widens net in Kolkata

The $3.2 billion Landmark Group that launched its maiden outlet in Kolkata is now preparing to

roll out a Rs 30 crores expansion roadmap for the east, with Kolkata as the fulcrum. The Dubai-based group hopes to roll out six Max outlets, its value fashion format across the city over the next three years. Landmark is also planning to launch in Kolkata its high-street fashion format Splash, at least three outlets of its hypermarket or large supermarket and the Gloria Jeans chain of coffee shops, of which there are four in India.

The group is also planning ventures in Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Dhanbad, Siliguri and Durgapur. Launched in early 2004 in west Asia Max has 115 stores across West Asia, Egypt, Turkey, Yemen and Palestine. The mainstay of the Max format is kids wear, with a strong appeal to college girls. The company aims to open 100 Max stores pan-India by 2013. As one of the largest retail conglomerates in the Middle East and India, the Landmark Group has a diverse portfolio of retail and hospitality brands.