Leading footwear retailer M&B Footwear has opened its exclusive outlet Walk-in-M&B at Nucleus Mall, Belgaum. The store retails a wide range of shoes such as formal, smart casual, semi and dress casual, outdoor and fashion wear.

 Walk-in-M&B is a distinctively unique international footwear retail chain and is contemporary in terms of new age look and approach. They aim to fulfill the needs and aspirations of its already burgeoning target customer through a bundle of well segmented offerings. 

Nucleus Mall

Walk-in-M&B retails brands including Lee Cooper, ID, Provogue, GEOX, Merrell, Firangi and M&B Sports. Currently, the company operates 45 exclusive concept stores, 38 shop-in-shop stores and 70 factory outlets across the country.

Subhash Photos, is a leading name in photography in Belgaum. For all needs of photography you just have to go to one of the outlets and all your desires fulfilled.

The Subhash Photo Systems, Deshmukh road will be inaugurated tomorrow at 10.30am by Shri.Suresh Hundre, industrialist and Dr.A.B.Kalkundrikar, director IMER.

Innovativeness and getting the best in technology for the consumers is the mission of Subhash Photos and they abide by it all the while. Continuing in this consumer driven market, Subhash Photos is opening a new hi tech digital studio & Digital lab on Deshmkuh road, Tilakwadi.

Subhash Photos at Tilakwadi

The suburban market in Belgaum city has now grown towards the once residential areas. Deshmukh road is the heart of business activity and very centrally located and easily accessible. Sighting the same issues they decided to open a new outlet to serve the people more efficiently and professionally.

New lab at Torna Sankul (opp.Katti Studio) on Deshmukh road has been aesthetically designed keeping in mind the latest trends. At the new lab other than the normal printing of photos and sales of Cameras and its accessories, the USP is the personalized gifts and a hi-tech Design centre for all imaging desires.

The new lab will have a hi-tech design centre which will be designing just anything from a Hoarding design to greeting card or it might just be a photo frame.

AllAboutBelgaum Mug

Personalized gifts, i.e. your own photo on the mug or T-shirt are a very common concept in the metros but there was none locally in town. Subhash Photos, with their long term view have just brought this to Belgaum. You can get your own photo or of a loved one printed on a Mug or a T-shirt or a key chain. In the future the range of personalized gifts will be enlarged to personalized mouse pads, piggy banks, pencil box, teddy bears, coasters and much more.

Photo Mugs, T-shirts,Key Chains

In the mugs there are about 10 different varieties from which you can choose, range starts from Rs.295 onwards. The T-shirts are very common and any text matter can also be printed for which you will need to shell about Rs.495 or even more depending on the design. Now those old key chains are history you can have your own photo printed on the key chain which starts from Rs.85.

Another new concept launched is My Album, an album digitally made for your own self, like a photo of your son or daughter with only his or her photos. The studio has been furnished with the latest props and lighting for better photos. This lab will specialize itself in indoor photography like portfolio, group photos etc.

 Now that the photos are printed you need a frame to put it in, and for this, you will get for the first time in north Karnataka imported photo frames with metal finish ranging from Rs.300 to 1200. The design centre will design special photos for frames to be put in your hall or board room. These designs will be one of special designs and the designs will not be repeated for different consumer. 

The new lab of Subhash Photos will be a boon to Belgaum for sure. So just Click and you know where to go to print them, Subhash Photos, Deshmkuh Road, Somwar Peth, Tilakwadi, Belgaum.

Essar group’s retail venture, Essar Telecom Retail expects revenue of $1 billion over the next three years by selling handsets and accessories in a joint venture with Richards Branson’s Virgin group, named The mobile Store.

The Mobile Store in Belgaum will open shortly next to Sharma Sweets on Kirloskar Road.

The national retail chain stores have been making their entry in tier II cities and this is just one amongst a host of others.

Infact on the same road , Univercell is there in Shanbag chambers, Reliance Communications has it webworld opposite it and Tata Indicom is next to R web world. Leaving them aside there are local dealers like Sachin Mobile and a few others.

Earlier Kirloskar road was full of shops of footwear and now its footwear and Mobiles.

The wait for so many years is over; the Big cinemas in Nucleus Mall will be opened by Mr.Prabhakar Kore MP today evening at 6.30pm. It will be open to public from this Friday with Rab ne bana de Jodi with an inaugural offer of Rs.60/ticket.

This is just a formal opening of the mall and Big Cinemas.

Big cinemas have two screens in here named KAPEEL -1 and KAPEEL -2, after the earlier Kapeel theatre on which this whole mall is built. There is space for about 55 cars and about 250 two wheelers for parking, which is obviously paid.

The interiors are very similar to all those others in metros with anti fire mats, 4 way surround sound etc.

The mall is still not working, only big Cinemas will commence all others have to take up their space yet and mostly the ground floor is being taken up by leading foreign footwear brands and watch brands.

This first weekend for Big cinemas is going to be a great treat for all, them and as well as Belgaumites.
Now we don’t have to go to Mumbai or Bangalore, ‘Apne he shaer mein hain na’.

The much awaited opening of the Big Cinemas will be done tomorrow on Monday and will open to public from the Friday, 12 December with the film “Rab ne Bana di Jodi.

The mall still looks completely from the outside only the Big cinema floor is illuminated in the night. There is also a pay parking available, but how much space is there has to be seen.

Smart Retail has just opened a month back on Club Road at Thakkar Plaza near Harsha.

Here is the Review of the same:

A regular retail super Shoppe but the name is a bit unknown. Its website http://smartretail.co.in does not open at this time, so I could not get the details of the company and its operations.

To begin with, the arrangement from LEFT to right, vegetables on the left then fruits, cold beverages, ready to eats, groceries, soaps and one complete section on the right of the entrance where there is cutlery and storage jars.

Vegetables were in huge quantities and almost all had 2 varieties one looked very fresh and one a bit stale and both were priced also in that manner, the fresher the costlier. Some vegetables like Gourd, Capsicum was very fresh.

Now to the pricing: Vegetable pricing was high; if you, compare it to local Main market (Ganpat Galli and beyond) the prices of vegetables are costly. Onions were Rs.16.90/Kg in the market it was Rs.14/kg. It was with beans Smart price was Rs.35/Kg market it was Rs.20/Kg. Sugar was Rs.20/Kg and in market, it was Rs.19/Kg.

The over arrangement and ambience was ok, AC was off and was a bit hot. Staff was trained but did not find the zeal with their work. There are in total 3 cash counters 2 in the centre at the entrance and one at the left corner.

One notable thing which I had made earlier also, Purohit Sweets and Savories have found a place for themselves in almost all these super markets, may it be Big Bazaar or Reliance fresh.

On a scale of 10, I would rate it 6.5, ok average buying experience. I did buy a few things and my bill said I saved Rs.6.25 so you know how much you saved if you bought somewhere else, all these items were MRP based. If you are near to it, then it is the nearest best option.

The much-awaited launch of Big Cinemas in the Nucleus mall has been postponed with no new formal date for the launch, it was earlier planned to be opened on fifth of December.

The Management in its email has only communicated & I quote “We have postponed the launch of BIG Cinemas in Belgaum. Shall keep you posted on the same”.

EXCLUSIVE 

The wait is almost over; city’s first Multiplex, BIG Cinemas will start from 5th of December at the Nucleus Mall.

The details of the property are as below:

1.BIG Cinemas, Nucleus mall, Old Kapeel Theatre, Belgaum

2. Screen Nos. – 2

3. Screen Capacity: Screen 1 – 276 seats, Screen 2 – 468 seats

4. Features: fully air conditioned, plush push back seats, great sound and picture quality, world class auditoriums, great food & beverage offerings and many more

5. Tickets have been priced between Rs.40 to Rs.80 across 3 classes

Source: Email from Shirish Srivastava

Manager – Marketing

BIG Cinemas

Meadows, Sahar Plaza, Floor 2nd, 

Next to Kohinoor Continental Hotel,

Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (East), 

Mumbai – 400 093. 

In my FIR (First Investigation Report) series, I review the newly opened shops, in the same series, here’s Reliance Fresh, Khanapur Road, Belgaum.

The frontage of the Fresh outlet is big and about 5 cars can be parked in front and about 30 odd two wheelers can be accommodated in front of the outlet it self. Others will have to find place to park cars along side of the road, which is possible as there is space after the road. However, there is no security guard on duty and hence there is a huge chance of your car being trapped in between a few others, as was mine today.

Ambience, great, with the AC was on even when there was load shedding was a plus point, presentation and layout similar to other outlets. Left to right: Vegetables, fruits, grains, toiletries, cosmetics, and confectioneries.

No much discounts or offers as seen in Big Bazaar but a few were there which is company given so they are available at your next door kirarna store also. I just overheard a announcement of a Special offer of icecream.

Now to the pricing: I was amazed with the pricing of vegetables, which I really thought were not so Fresh, all vegetables.
See the image for a price comparison done on 04-11-2008. The prices were taken by me first hand at Fresh and then at the 1^st Gate vegetable market. You see and decide. Only the prices of Potato and Tomatoes were less than those of Fresh prices, in all others Fresh prices were lower, in fact far lower. But to add to this the vegetables in the market were far more Fresh looking than those in Fresh outlet. Therefore, the price comparison may differ. I did not buy vegetables in Fresh outlet but bought a few at the market. Tough I spent Rs.300 at Fresh it was all Biscuits, chocolates & Cosmetics. The prices in the main market would be cheaper by about Rs.3-5 in which case those prices would be lower than those of Fresh also.

In addition, there was a variety of goods like food grains, cosmetics, blankets, towels, mats, cushion covers and of course carbonated beverages and stuff.

I was there at 6.30pm and was not so crowded as still many do not know about it. I also saw a few next-door neighbors of Fresh shop there. The 2^nd outlet at Hotel Hanuman, near JNMC is also operational.

Your thoughts on this please, if anyone of you had been there your comments on the same.

Bottom line:  Visit once at least, you will end up buying something that is for sure.

This Diwali you could shop for some Jewelry at some new stores. TATAs Gold plus is there at Khanapur Road, one more option opened just yesterday and that is the renowned Rajmal Lakhichand Jewellers, RL1854 at Kore Galli, Shahpur, Belgaum.

Rajmal Lakhichand Jewellers has come a long way since its inception in 1854. The 6th generation now holds the torch of the family business guided by the same vision that drove each generation of creators.

Reliance Fresh at Khanapur Road will commence operations within a day and one more super market, Smart Super Market is opening at Thakkar Plaza, Club road, Belgaum.

So where did you shop this Diwali?

Khadim’s, one of the top three national players in terms of organized footwear retailing which has more than 261 exclusive retail outlets across the country will open its store at Parmekar Plaza, (Next to BATA showroom) on Kirloskar Road, Belgaum.

With its foray in footwear retailing in 1993 Khadim’s has scripted one of the biggest success stories in the footwear industry. With the birth of independent India began a journey that was to set an example for others to follow. Growing from strength to strength, we have converted every obstacle we encountered into a stepping-stone towards success.

Today the Khadim group of Companies commands respect not only in the eastern part of the country, but all over India.