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Bangalore, Karnataka, India
GKB Opticals group, the largest Optical Company, established in Agra in 1959 in the Eye Care Business of manufacturing and dispensing of Ophthalmic Lenses through its wide network across the country, opened today its first Flagship store on the busy highstreet of MG road.- Bangalore .
Speaking at the launch of the showroom, Mr. B K Gupta Chairman & Managing Director - GKB Opticals said "With the boom in the retail sector, we believe in moving with the times making sure that what we offer is the most advanced in the country, be it our lenses, frames or eye testing facility. There was a yawning need for this type of international look store within the country and we felt Bangalore would be the right destination - The MG Road showroom is the 4th company outlet in Bangalore .
GKB Opticals set up its first retail outlet in Gariahat - Kolkata in 1968. With close to 5 decades in Retail Business now , the company has grown to be the biggest retail chain of outlets with strength of a large network of Life style retail outlets, pan India.
The Company has a strategic alliance with Seiko from Japan and Rodenstock from Germany. Apart these two brands, the GKB Opticals outlets showcases all the top international brands, along with its own range of brands , which lays emphasis on the looks and styling.
GKB Opticals dispenses through their lifestyle outlets- spectacle lenses, frames, sunglasses, contact lenses, and eyewear accessories. With the lifestyle changes gaining pace in India, GKB Opticals is attempting to give Indian Fashion a new high. GKB Opticals greatly appreciates the continued patronage of the loyal customers, a big base of which includes the NRIs and foreigners, who have been stepping into the GKB outlets for all their eye care needs.
"Spread over 2500 square feet on two levels, the MG Road showroom has been designed to give an international lifestyle look. The style and ambience provide the customer with a complete shopping experience. They can touch and feel each of the product showcased. The new look store is very exciting and would enable the shopping experience get better" , said Mr B.K. Gupta
The special attraction of this store is a Designer wear Contact Lens Clinic of Johnson & Johnson and Bausch & Lomb. This specialized clinic is designed and based on the international standards. Contrary to the normal practice of the Contact Lens Clinic being an closed door serious set up, a new innovation has been crafted with an open lounge with vibrant colors and ambience. Apart this, the clinic has cozy bar stools where in the customer can try out their Contact Lens with style and comfort. A Coffee and Coke vending machine, a Plasma TV and Piped music completes this unique Clinic, which has more of party look for today's youth who intend to make a style statement of SEE BETTER LOOK BETTER.
The GKB Opticals is one of the few outlet in the country that have the state of art Digital Eye refraction clinic,. These clinics are managed by qualified optometrist who ensure accuracy in eye check ups.
As part of major expansion plans, GKB Opticals has signed up for leased properties in High streets and in forthcoming top brand malls in all major cities. Apart from getting into multiple presence in the metros , the company is evaluating its presence in Tier II cities like Mysore, Ahmedabad, Amritsar , Chandigarh, Faridabad, Jodhpur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Greater Noida, Raipur, Nagpur & Vadodara..
Today GKB Opticals has a Pan India Presence of 35 retail outlets. Apart from exclusive retail stand alone stores, GKB Opticals is also present in leading malls. It has ambitious plans to open its 50th store before the end of 2007 fiscal year and doubling its current retail space of 39000 sq.ft
Over the last few years, the Indian Retail has witnessed rapid transformation. Rising disposable income and increase in brand consciousness among the young generation have been one of the key drivers of our major expansion.
For close to five decades, GKB Opticals, with its strong base in retailing high quality lenses and top class customer service has notched up a sizeable market share. "With the Indian prescription eye wear market growing at over 20% year over year, GKB Opticals is geared to meet the huge demand with its various plans and strategies for an ambitious growth", added Mr. B K .Gupta.
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Source: GKB Opticals (Business Wire India)
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