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Pondy Bazaar
Pondy Bazaar, officially called Soundarapandianar Angadi, is a Market (place), market and neighborhood located in T. Nagar, Chennai, India. It is one of the principal shopping districts of Chennai. Etymology The market Soundarapandianar Bazaar was named after Justice Party (India), Justice Party politician W. P. A. Soundarapandian Nadar whose statue is situated in the square. The police station in that area is officially called Soundarapandiyanar Angadi Kaval Nilayam. Transport Theyagaraya Road, which is the arterial road of Pondy Bazaar, suffers from slow-moving traffic. To ease the traffic, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) has diverted buses going to the T. Nagar bus terminus that used to go via Pondy Bazaar. They now travel via the Thanikachalam Road-Burkit Road route. For some routes, such as the 47s and 11s, the buses occasionally go via Pondy Bazaar and occasionally via the diversion. Private vehicles headed for the T. Nagar bus terminus or for Anna Salai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globus (clothing)
Globus Stores Private Limited is a retail clothing store chain, based in Mumbai, India. It is part of the Rajan Raheja Group. As of June 2021, the chain has more than 35 locations in 22 cities in India.(4 April 2012)Pune gets its third Globus store, ''IndiaRetailing.com'' History Globus was founded in January 1998. Its first location (at a 35,000 square foot store) opened in Indore in June 1999, followed by two locations in Chennai. Its Mumbai flagship location opened in November 2001. By May 2008, the chain had expanded to 24 stores and started a push to greatly expand the number of locations.Madaan, K.V.SFundamentals Of Retailing p. 288 (2009)Lamba, A.JThe Art Of Retailing p. 104-05 (2003)(1 November 2001) ''The Hindu'' The chain has previously announced bold plans to expand to a much larger number of stores, such as 150. The chain was run by Ved Prakash Arya from its founding until March 2004.Sabarinath, M. (8 March 2004)Globus chief Arya quits, is COO of Pantaloon ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naidu Hall
Naihaa (known as Naidu Hall from 1939 to 2001) is an Indian retailer of women and children's wear and wardrobe store based in the city of Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and .... History Naidu Hall was started in 1939 by M. G. Naidu from Gudiyattam. Naidu arrived in Madras in the early 1930s and had set up a tailoring shop in Raghavaiah Road, T. Nagar. In 1939, he moved to Pondy Bazaar where he set a shop which manufactured female garments. After his demise his sons Mr G.Sukumar, Mr Venugopal, Mr Ramaswamy were running the show. Mr. Venugopal owns Naidu Hall The Family Store which has now 14 branches. Mr Ramaswmy, Naidu hall women's exclusive . References {{reflist Companies based in Chennai Indian companies established in 1939 Retail companies establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathna Fan House
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Rathna may refer to: * ''Rathna'' (film), a 1998 Tamil language film * Rathna (actress) (born 1948), Indian actress See also *Ratna (other) Ratna (रत्न) (also Rathna or Rathan) is a Sanskrit term for "Gemstone, jewel". It is also a popular female Hindu name. Ratna may refer to: People * Ratna, Queen Mother of Nepal (born 1928), Queen Consort of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponni Stores
Ponni may refer to: *Ponni, another name for the Kaveri River The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a major river flowing across Southern India. It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari and Krishna. The catchment area of the Kaveri basin is estimated to be and encompasses the states o ... in southern India ** Ponni rice, a variety of rice cultivated in India * ''Ponni'' (novel), a 1967 Malayalam-language novel by Indian writer Malayattoor ** ''Ponni'' (1976 film), an Indian film by Thoppil Bhasi, based on the novel * ''Ponni'' (1953 film), an Indian Tamil-language film * '' Ponni (TV series)'', an Indian Tamil-language serial See also * Ponniyin Selvan (other), literally "son of Ponni River", an Indian media franchise * Kaveri (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathna Stores
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Rathna may refer to: * ''Rathna'' (film), a 1998 Tamil language film * Rathna (actress) (born 1948), Indian actress See also *Ratna (other) Ratna (रत्न) (also Rathna or Rathan) is a Sanskrit term for "Gemstone, jewel". It is also a popular female Hindu name. Ratna may refer to: People * Ratna, Queen Mother of Nepal (born 1928), Queen Consort of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saravana Stores
Saravana Stores, founded in 1969, is a chain of retail stores in India. It is the largest family owned business retail chain in India. It is the first store to introduce Aadi Thallupadi sale concept. Locations Saravana Stores operates seven stores in Chennai, at T. Nagar, Purasawalkam, Porur, Padi, Sholinganallur, Pallavaram and Usman Road. The company has mega stores in Madurai, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore. The company is growing rapidly and has plans to open stores in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Bengaluru. The company also operates the Saravana Selvarathinam Stores in Tirunelveli and Madurai. Revenue In 2023, the company reported an annual turnover of about ₹ 2495 crore (300 million US dollars). Foray into 100% milk based ice cream In 2004, Saravana Groups launched a new ice cream brand nameJamaai a 100% milk based ice-cream brand. The factory is located at Padappai, a suburb of Chennai en route Sriperumbudur and sold across Tamil Nadu. It has a capacity of 10,000-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bazaar
Reliance Smart Bazaar, formerly known as Big Bazaar, is an Indian retail chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. The retail chain was founded by Kishore Biyani under his parent organisation Future Group, which is known for having a significant prominence in Indian retail and fashion sectors. Big Bazaar is also the parent chain of Food Bazaar, Fashion at Big Bazaar (abbreviated as ''fbb'') and eZone where at locations it houses all under one roof, while it is sister chain of retail outlets like Brand Factory, Home Town, Central, eZone, etc. Founded in 2001, Big Bazaar is one of the oldest and largest hypermarket chains of India, housing about 300+ stores in over 120 cities and towns across the country. In February 2022, Reliance Industries took control of over 200 Future group stores and rebranded Big Bazaar as Reliance's Smart Bazaar Stores and rest of them were shut down. History Big Bazaar was founded in 2001 by Kishore Biyani, the founder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Strauss & Co
Levi Strauss & Co. ( ) is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's ( ) brand of denim jeans. It was founded in May 1853 when History of the Jews in Germany, German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a West Coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. Although the corporation is registered in Delaware, the company's corporate headquarters is located in Levi's Plaza in San Francisco. History Origin and formation (1853–1890s) Levi Strauss was born on February 26, 1829. He grew up in Buttenheim, Bavaria. History of the Jews in Germany, German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss began business at 90 Sacramento Street in San Francisco, then moved to 62 Sacramento Street. In 1858, the company was listed as ''Strauss, Levi (David Stern & Lewis Strauss) importers clothing, etc. 63 & 65 Sacramento St.'' (today, on the current grounds of the 353 Sacramento Street Lobby) in the San Francisco Direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrangler (jeans)
Wrangler is an American manufacturer of jeans and other clothing items, particularly workwear. The brand is owned by Kontoor Brands Inc., which also owns Lee (Jeans), Lee. Its headquarters is in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, in the United States, with production plants located throughout the world. History Wrangler Jeans were first made by the Blue Bell Overall Company, which had acquired the brand when it took over Casey Jones in the mid-1940s. Blue Bell employed Bernard Lichtenstein ("Rodeo Ben"), a Jewish tailor from Łódź who worked closely with cowboys, to help design jeans suitable for rodeo use. He convinced several well-known rodeo riders of the time to endorse the new design. The 13MWZ style, short for the thirteenth version of men's western jeans with zipper, was introduced in 1947. This model is still available and the company has since introduced several other lines that are more designated towards a specific group or demographic. Examples include 20X, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee (jeans)
Lee is an American brand of denim jeans, first produced in 1889 in Salina, Kansas. The company is owned by Kontoor Brands, a spin-off of VF Corporation's Jeanswear Division. Since 2019 its headquarters has been in Greensboro, North Carolina, relocated from Merriam, Kansas. The company states that it is an international retailer and manufacturer of casual wear and work wear and that it has more than 400 employees in the United States. In Australasia, the brand has been owned by Pacific Brands since 2007, after it was acquired from Yakka. History The company was formed in 1889 by Henry David Lee as the HD Lee Mercantile Company at Salina, Kansas, producing dungarees and jackets. The growth of Lee was prompted by the introduction of the Union-All work jumpsuit in 1913 and their first overall in 1920. Later in the 1920s Lee introduced a zipper fly and continued to expand. Around this time, the first children's overalls line was sold. In 1928 H.D. Lee, founder and presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
