Monday, June 3, 2013

NEWS | Nilkamal opens second @home store in Chennai

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Nilkamal opens second @home store in ChennaiNilkamal has opened its second @home store in Chennai at Ghandhinagar, Adyar. Spread across 19,000 sq.ft., the outlet offers offers home decor items, furniture, and accessories.

Speaking on the occasion, Manish Parekh, Executive Director, Nilkamal, said: “Chennai known as the ‘cultural capital of South India’, is a very important market for us. This city is at the helm of activities; be it commercial, cultural, economic, or educational. Our first store at Aminjikarai has been a successful footprint and we’re confident that Chennaites will welcome this store too with much delight. The Adyar area is a commercial centre for south Chennai. We look forward to offering them with the best of products and services. @home is looking forward to strengthen its presence in the South and thanks its patron for their continued support.”

The new store offers facilities such as interest-free EMI options, free interior planning service through 3D imaging software, and free consultation with interior designers. Starting price for the sofa sets available at the store is Rs 19,900 while dining sets Rs 7,500 onwards. Bedroom sets and home accessories are available at Rs 45,900 and Rs 30, respectively.

@home has 19 large format retail stores with an average size of 16,000 sq.ft. per store. Its furniture range includes living room, bedroom, dining room, kids room and knick-knack utility furniture. The furnishing and home decor accessories range includes products such as candles, clocks, paintings, picture frames, flowers and vases, crockery, cutlery, glassware, kitchenware, lamps, fragrances, bath accessories, bedsets, comforter, cushions, curtains, and carpets.

Nilkamal is a Rs 1,500 crore company in furniture and material handling business. Currently, it has 19 @home stores across the country at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Thane, and Vadodara.

SOURCE: http://www.indiaretailing.com/news.aspx?topic=1&Id=7002