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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Crossword Bookstores Ltd.<br />
| type = Subsidiary<br />
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]<br />
| industry = [[Retail]]<br />
| founded = 1992<br />
| parent = [[Shopper's Stop]]<br />
| homepage = [http://www.crossword.in/ www.crossword.in]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Crossword Bookstores Ltd.''' is an [[India]]n [[List of bookstore chains|chain of bookstores]] in [[Mumbai]]. As of today, Crossword has stores in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bhopal]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]], [[Delhi]], [[Gandhinagar]], [[Goa]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Indore]], [[Jaipur]], [[Kochi]], [[Kohima]], [[Kolkata]], [[Kanpur]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Lucknow]], [[Mangalore]], [[Mumbai]], [[Thane]], [[Navi Mumbai]], [[Noida]], [[Kalyan]], [[Nagpur]], [[Nashik]], [[Pune]], [[Raipur]], [[Ranchi]], [[Siliguri]], [[Surat]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Udaipur]], and [[Vadodara]]. Crossword also founded and sponsors the [[Crossword Book Award]].<br />
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The first bookstore opened on October 15, 1992 in [[Kemps Corner]], Mumbai. In 2005, Crossword became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Shopper's Stop]] Ltd.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/05/30/stories/2005053001650500.htm |title= Shoppers' Stop to complete Crossword acquisition by June| date=2005-07-30 |publisher=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref><br />
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Crossword has received wide recognition for its achievement. The ''[[Advertising Age]]'' magazine named Crossword one of the Marketing Superstars for 1994.<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.blonnet.com/catalyst/2003/05/15/stories/2003051500010300.htm<br />
|title=Clued in to Crossword<br />
|date=2003-05-15<br />
|publisher=The Hindu Business Line<br />
|access-date=9 June 2009<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220222152/http://blonnet.com/catalyst/2003/05/15/stories/2003051500010300.htm<br />
|archive-date=20 February 2009<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
}}</ref> ''[[The Bookseller]]'' has described it as "being on the cutting edge of retailing" in India.<ref name="autogenerated3"/><br />
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[[File:Crossword Bookstores Chennai Tamil Nadu India.jpg|thumb|Crossword Bookstores, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.crossword.in/stores Stores]<br />
*[https://www.shoppersstop.com Parent Company Website]<br />
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[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Bookstores of India]]<br />
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