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.
