Shoppers Stop’s wholly owned subsidiary, Crossword Bookstores has opened one ‘Crossword’ franchisee store at Trivandrum in state of Kerala. Further, one ‘Crossword’ franchisee store at Coimbatore and one owned store at Padukone Plaza, Bangalore, have been closed by Crossword Bookstores. With these, there are now 95 ‘Crossword’ stores.
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.
