News: Planet Retail brings foreign brands to Kolkata

(BS 22/01/2007) Mumbai - Planet Retail has set a new trend in Kolkata with its all-international brand mall with Body Shop, Marks & Spencer, Guess, Next, Accessorize & Planet Sports occupying 30,000 square feet and three floors on Chowringhee Road, in the heart of Kolkata, in the new commercial complex called Avani Heights.

Arun Bhardwaj, MD of Planet Retail, said, "Each brand has its own unique positioning and exclusive value for the globally travelled Indians."

The 12,278 sq ft M&S store was its eleventh in the country, sharing space with a 6455 sq. ft. Next store, the 3,426 sq ft. Guess jeans outlet and the 4,163 sq ft Planet Sports shop, and the upmarket British brand Accessorize with a 2398 sq. ft. retail zone and the first Body Shop sales counter.