Shoppers Stop’s wholly owned subsidiary - Crossword Bookstores has opened a new store, the largest in the country, in Pune. Spread across three floors, the 20,000 sq ft flagship outlet at Aundh, Pune, is designed as a new-age bookstore that focuses on being a community centre for society. It has a complete floor dedicated for children with a Hogwarts train, a Lego store, a play area and a reading tree, under which children can read.
In addition, there is space to hold book launches and author reading sessions, and a two-level Cafe Moshes -- Mumbai’s iconic cafe. Recently, Crossword Bookstores opened two ‘Crossword’ franchisee stores at Bilaspur.
Shoppers Stop is engaged in the retailing business. It runs a chain of departmental stores with brands including Shopper's Stop, Home Stop, Crossword, Cafes and Restaurants etc.
