Crossword Bookstores
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Parent | Shopper's Stop |
| Website | www.crossword.in |
Crossword Bookstores Ltd. is a chain of bookstores in India based in Mumbai. Crossword has stores in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Cochin, Coimbatore, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Indore, Kota, Lucknow, Nagpur, Raipur, Siliguri, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Nagpur, Thane, Udaipur, Nashik, Vadodara, Vapi, Pune, Surat, Durgapur, Mangalore and Ahmedabad. The most recent outlets opened in Ranchi, Calicut, Thrissur, Kanpur and Kottayam, Bhubaneswar.
Crossword is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shopper's Stop Ltd.[1]
Advertising Age magazine named Crossword one of the Marketing Superstars for 1994.[2] The Bookseller has described it as "being on the cutting edge of retailing" in India.[2]
Crossword founded and sponsors the Crossword Book Award.
References
- ^ "Shoppers' Stop to complete Crossword acquisition by June". The Hindu Business Line. 30 July 2005.
- ^ a b "Clued in to Crossword". The Hindu Business Line. 15 May 2003.