IN THE EARLY 1900S WHILE INDIA WAS STILL UNDER THE BRITISH RULE, ONE OF THE STRONGEST MANIFESTATIONS OF MASS AWAKENING WAS, THE DESIRE TO PATRONIZE ALL THAT WAS SWADESHI (MADE IN INDIA). GREAT INDIAN PATRIOTS AND BUSINESSMEN LIKE LOKMANYA TILAK, SIR RATANJI JAMSHEDJI TATA AMONGST OTHERS CONCEIVED BOMBAY SWADESHI CO-OP STORES CO. LTD, WHICH CAME INTO EXISTENCE ON 17TH DECEMBER 1905. IT BECAME THE FIRST RETAIL ORGANIZATION TO BE LISTED ON THE BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE. IN THE PRESENT AGE OF GLOBALIZATION, THE SWADESHI MOVEMENT HAS LITTLE SIGNIFICANCE. AS THE STORE NOW CATERS TO AN AUDIENCE WITH A CONTEMPORARY MINDSET, THE BRAND WAS THEREFORE RECHRISTENED IN DECEMBER 1995 AS THE BOMBAY STORE
WITH MORE THAN 30,000 SQ. FT. OF SHOPPING BLISS AND ARTISTICALLY-LIT INTERIORS, TODAY THE BOMBAY STORE OPERATES OUT OF 8 OUTLETS IN THE HIGH STREET MARKETS AND MALLS OF MAJOR CITIES, WITH ITS FLAGSHIP STORE AT SIR P.M. ROAD, MUMBAI, ADMEASURING 10,000 SQ. FEET AND OTHER OUTLETS AT INORBIT MALAD, INORBIT VASHI, HIGH STREET PHOENIX, MG ROAD - PUNE, PHOENIX MARKET CITY – PUNE, 1 MG ROAD MALL - BANGALORE AND PHOENIX MARKET CITY, WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE.
THE BOMBAY STORE IS THE ONE SHOPPING DESTINATION THAT COMES TO THE CUSTOMERS MIND WHILE LOOKING FOR LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS THAT ARE A PERFECT BLEND OF CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND ART FORMS. THE BROAD CATEGORIES THAT THE BOMBAY STORE OFFERS ARE: ARTEFACTS, HOME DÉCOR, FASHION ACCESSORIES AND WELLNESS.
THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE THEME OF “DISCOVER A NEW INDIA”. A STORE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE TRAVELERS’ GUIDE “LONELY PLANET” AND RATED AS ONE OF THE BEST SHOPPING DESTINATIONS IN MUMBAI BY TRIP ADVISOR. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN AWARDED THE TRIP ADVISOR 'CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE' CONSECUTIVELY FOR 2 YEARS - 2013 & 2014. THIS ACCOLADE, WHICH HONOURS HOSPITALITY EXCELLENCE, IS GIVEN ONLY TO ESTABLISHMENTS THAT CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING TRAVELLER REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR, AND IS EXTENDED TO QUALIFYING BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE. ONLY THE TOP-PERFORMING 10 PER CENT OF BUSINESSES LISTED ON TRIPADVISOR RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.