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{{Infobox company
| name = Globus Stores Private Limited
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| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| caption =
| foundation = 1998
| founder =
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]<ref>[http://www.globusfashion.com/contactus Corporate Office]</ref>
| area_served = India
| key_people = [[Akshay Raheja]] - Vice Chairman, Vinay Nadkarni -Globus MD and CEO
| owner = Rajan Raheja Group<ref>{{cite web |author1=Rajan Raheja group |title=RRG advertisement |url=http://www.rahejaqbe.com/content/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=APRODCT000702&RevisionSelectionMethod=Latest&Rendition=primary |website=rahejaqbe.com |accessdate=24 July 2018 |format=PDF |date=9 October 2009}}</ref><ref name="35now"/>
| industry = [[Retail|Retail Industry]], [[Fashion|Fashion industry]]
| products = [[Discount department store]], [[clothing]], [[Fashion accessory]], [[Apparel]]
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| homepage = https://globusfashion.in/
}}

'''Globus Stores Private Limited''' is a retail clothing store chain, based in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Globus Stores Pvt Ltd: Company Profile |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0524529D:IN-globus-stores-pvt-ltd |website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |accessdate=24 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> It is part of the Rajan Raheja Group. As of June 2021, the chain has more than 35 locations in 22 cities in India.<ref name="35now">(4 April 2012). [http://www.indiaretailing.com/news.aspx?topic=1&Id=6476 Pune gets its third Globus store] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406002938/http://www.indiaretailing.com/News.aspx?Topic=1&Id=6476 |date=2012-04-06 }}, ''IndiaRetailing.com''</ref>

Globus was founded in January 1998. Its first location (at 35,000 square foot store) opened in [[Indore]] in June 1999, followed by two locations in [[Chennai]]. Its Mumbai flagship location opened in November 2001. By May 2008 the chain had expanded to 24 stores and started a push to greatly expand the number of locations.<ref name="retailing1">Madaan, K.V.S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fJahw9phSv4C&pg=PA288&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false Fundamentals Of Retailing], p. 288 (2009)</ref><ref name="ret2">Lamba, A.J. [https://books.google.com/books?id=F9mFeofdy7sC&pg=PA104&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false The Art Of Retailing], p. 104-05 (2003)</ref><ref name="ref3">(1 November 2001). [http://www.hindu.com/businessline/catalyst/2001/11/02/stories/1902l050.htm Globus unveils in-house brand in Mumbai store], ''[[The Hindu]]''</ref> The chain has previously announced bold plans to expand to a much larger number of stores, such as 150.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2007/08/28/10010/index.html |title=Kareena Kapoor is the new face of Globus |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |date=2007-08-28 |accessdate=2010-11-23}}</ref>

The chain was run by Ved Prakash Arya from its founding until March 2004.<ref name="arya1">Sabarinath, M. (8 March 2004). [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-03-08/news/27397014_1_pantaloon-globus-kishore-biyani Globus chief Arya quits, is COO of Pantaloon], ''[[The Economic Times]]''</ref>

Currently, it is run by Vinay Gajanan Nadkarni, who serves it as the Managing Director and CEO. Nadkarni, who took over from Arya in 2004, opened the 36th store in February 2013.

[[Kareena Kapoor]] became the brand ambassador in 2008 and planned to launch her own clothing line with the store.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywood.com/i-am-launching-my-clothesline-globus-kareena |title="I am launching my clothesline with Globus" - Kareena |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |date=2008-02-16 |accessdate=2010-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928135304/http://www.bollywood.com/i-am-launching-my-clothesline-globus-kareena |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2007, Globus created the world's largest [[Christmas stocking]], which was 111 feet tall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=14656|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118185618/http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=14656|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2013|title=Press release: Globus Unveils the Tallest Christmas Stocking in the World - Contending for the Top Slot in the Book of Records|author=Globus|work=BusinessWire India|accessdate=8 June 2012}}</ref>it has chains in kanpur,pune,lucknow,mumbai etc.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2001-12-21/news/27469124_1_globus-stores-chennai Chennai stores of Globus relaunched - Economic Times]
* [http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_globus-ropes-in-kareena-as-brand-ambassador_1118298 Globus ropes in Kareena as brand ambassador - Money - DNA]

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