Smart Bazaar

Smart Bazaar, formerly Big Bazaar, is an Indian retail chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. The retail chain was founded by Kishore Biyani under his parent organisation Future Group, which is known for having a significant prominence in Indian retail and fashion sectors. Big Bazaar is also the parent chain of Food Bazaar, Fashion at Big Bazaar (abbreviated as fbb) and eZone where at locations it houses all under one roof, while it is sister chain of retail outlets like Brand Factory, Home Town, Central, eZone, etc.

Smart Bazaar
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded
  • 2001 (2001) as Big Bazaar
FounderKishore Biyani
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Number of locations
30 stores nationwide (August 25, 2019)
Area served
India
Key people
  • Sarvesh Shivnath Shukla (Founder)
  • Sadashiv Nayak (President & CEO)
  • Umashankar Shukla (Director)
Products
  • Electronics
  • Movies and music
  • Home and furniture
  • Home improvement
  • Clothing
  • Footwear
  • Jewellery
  • Toys
  • Health and beauty
  • Pet supplies
  • Sporting goods and fitness
  • Auto
  • Photo finishing
  • Craft supplies
  • Party supplies
  • Grocery
OwnerReliance
ParentReliance Retail

Founded in 2001, Big Bazaar is one of the oldest and largest hypermarket chains of India, housing about 300+ stores in over 120 cities and towns across the country. In February 2022, Reliance Industries took control of over 200 Future group stores and rebranded Big Bazaar as Reliance's Smart Bazaar Stores.

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