{"id":5279,"date":"2023-06-19T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T10:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2023-08-28T09:22:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T03:52:54","slug":"crossword-book-store-opens-3500-sq-ft-store-at-acropolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=5279","title":{"rendered":"Crossword book store opens 3,500 sq ft store at Acropolis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5279\" class=\"elementor elementor-5279\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41f7051c elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41f7051c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e458fed\" data-id=\"1e458fed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ea5fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60ea5fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>One of the retail formats which is seeing a massive upheaval at malls in recent times, is book stores. Once a favourite for consumers and mall owners, book stores faded away from the limelight due to the onslaught of online shopping with deep discounts and fast delivery at doorstep, from 2010 onwards.<\/p><p>From airports to mall atria, top bookstores such as Landmark, Crossword and Odyssey dotted the retail scape, only to get in to oblivion one by one. By 2015, almost all such bookstores had vacated malls while many wound up fully.<\/p><p>However after the pandemic, we are seeing a resurgence of book stores at malls. This time around, they are being set-up with low capex and in open areas, giving it a look and feel of a pop-up store. The resurgence of book stores is being led by none other than Crossword, India\u2019s premier chain that sells books, stationery, travel &amp; electronic accessories, etc.<\/p><p>The newest Crossword is a 3,600 sq ft store in the city of joy \u2013 Kolkata, considered to be an intellectual paradise for several decades. From Bose to Tagore and several native Bengali authors, Bengal, and Kolkata essentially, has been among the preferred places to browse and buy books across genres and languages.<\/p><p>Thoughtfully curated for booklovers. Crossword Bookstores is now open at the Acropolis Mall. The chain operates over 90 stores across 32 cities in India. After the brand was acquired from Shoppers Stop, the new parent company Agarwal Business House, a publishing company, has turned around the ailing retail format with various new innovations and is now making operating profits too.<\/p><p>Crossword Bookstores was founded on 15 Aug. 1992 by R. Sriram, with the first store in Mumbai. In 2005, it was acquired by Shoppers Stop for Rs. 25 Cr for a 51% stake and the \u201cCrossword\u201d brand name and the rest with ICICI Ventures. Later, Shoppers Stop acquired the 49% stake of ICICI Ventures too and scaled the format wherever Shoppers Stop Department store had a presence, especially in malls from 2006 onwards.<\/p><p>Players like Odyssey, Oxford (Kolkata-based), Sapna, Shankar (both from Bangalore) and many others including Crossword started expanding massively across the country between 2005 \u2013 2015. However, book reading habits (along with newspapers &amp; magazines) started moving digital around the beginning of the previous decade with the launch of the Amazon Kindle device. Several publications pushed their content online to ensure they do not lose their readers.<\/p><p>E-commerce sites like Indiaplaza, Flipkart and later Amazon ensured the last nail on the coffin of book stores.<\/p><p>Today, it is good to see this format coming back in action, with an increased surge in interest by discerning customers to visit book stores to browse and buy hard copy books, magazines and stationery.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632ba81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"632ba81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image 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class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>March 21, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=237\" rel=\"category\">Company &amp; Brand<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=28\" rel=\"category\">Event<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Retail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"35\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RAI-Kolkata-Retail-Summit-2025-1-768x367.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=8001\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=8001\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\tEast India Looks Forward to the Kolkata Retail Summit (Organised by RAI): Key Takeaways from the 2025 Edition\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 2, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=28\" rel=\"category\">Event<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Retail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"35\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"393\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1741411379846-d89b7502-8388-4d89-99b5-35a3eeb484a2.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7990\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7990\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t&#8216;Bid for Sale\u2019 Rings in the New Year with Exclusive Festive Privileges\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 22, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=260\" rel=\"category\">Accessories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=6\" rel=\"category\">Beauty &amp; Health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=297\" rel=\"category\">Fashion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=5\" rel=\"category\">Fashion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Retail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"35\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"414\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7974\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7974\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\tNew Store Update\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>November 27, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=260\" rel=\"category\">Accessories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=6\" rel=\"category\">Beauty &amp; Health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=297\" rel=\"category\">Fashion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=5\" rel=\"category\">Fashion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Retail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"35\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/17-768x1044.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7966\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7966\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Biggest \u2018Black Friday Sale\u2019 at Bid For Sale\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>November 26, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=260\" rel=\"category\">Accessories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=297\" rel=\"category\">Fashion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=5\" rel=\"category\">Fashion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Retail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"35\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC03769-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7958\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7958\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\tLuxury Is Evolving in India\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>November 21, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=5\" rel=\"category\">Fashion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Retail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"35\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Goofy-Golf-7-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7949\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=7949\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\tGoofy Golf invites Kolkata to rediscover fun \u2014 one swing, one laugh, one memory at a time\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>November 4, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-categories premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-align-left fa-fw\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=276\" rel=\"category\">Consumption<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Retail<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?cat=10\" rel=\"category\">Shopping Centres<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11b49ec6\" data-id=\"11b49ec6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d03a5e3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d03a5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b\/>TRENDING<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddf0b4f elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ddf0b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trending<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43655a43 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"43655a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"5279\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GIFTING.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6483\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6483\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Art of Gifting: Unveiling the Booming Industry in India\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 28, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6469\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6469\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tHow artificial intelligence will change retail\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 28, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Great-Indian-festival-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6461\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6461\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tAmazon&#8217;s Great Indian Festival 2023 saw a record number of new shoppers\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 28, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Co-branded-credit-cards-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6440\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6440\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tCo-branded credit cards: The battle for the top spot\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 28, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"360\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/infras.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6418\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6418\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWoman entrepreneur expands family business to create a chain of convenience stores\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 28, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"201\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/145-East.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=6411\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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Once a favourite for consumers and mall owners, book stores faded away from the limelight due to the onslaught of online shopping with deep discounts and fast delivery at doorstep, from 2010 onwards. 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