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Crossword Franchise
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'It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature' - Henry James
 
Crossword Franchise

Crossword was founded in 1992 by Mr R. Sriram and Ms K. Anita along with a young team from India Book House Limited and the first Crossword store opened on 15th October 1992 at Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.

Currently, Crossword Bookstores Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary Company of Shopper’s Stop Ltd – India’s leading department store chain. The Holding Company inter-alia also acts as a Master Franchisee of the Company.

Our first franchisees, Mr. Gaurav Shah and Mrs. Supriya Shah, were appointed in 1995 and the first franchise store opened on 7th October 1995 in Ahmedabad spread over an area of 4500 sq. ft. With their passion and commitment it has grown over the years and is currently spread over 15,000 sq. ft. in the same location. Gaurav and Supriya have also opened three Crossword Corners in Ahmedabad and operate a total of four stores currently.

Crossword has grown to 48 stores today over 13 cities, with a mix of company owned and franchised stores.

Our success has come as a result of shared passion and commitment for our customers, our business and each other.

If books and bookstores are a passion and you have an entrepreneural streak, join the successful Crossword family by writing to Balachandran at balachandrank@shoppersstop.co.in along with the completed Franchise Form.

 
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Age Of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan
We are Like That Only by Rama Bijapurkar
Want to own a bookstore? Write to : balachandrank@shoppersstop.co.in
 
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