- Business
- Shoppers Stop Limited operates as a leading Indian department store retailer offering apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty and cosmetics, home furnishings, electronics, and gifting items through its physical stores, e-commerce platform Shoppersstop.com, and mobile application; it retails over 800 premium international and national brands alongside private labels including STOP, Kashish, Life, Haute Curry, Velorio Fratini, and Elliza Donatein, while providing services such as the First Citizen loyalty program and SSBeauty beauty offerings. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the company conducts operations across major metropolitan and tier-1 cities in India with over 115 departmental stores, value fashion outlets under the INTUNE format, airport retail locations, and an expanding omnichannel presence targeting fashion-conscious consumers in apparel (approximately 50% of sales), beauty (20%), home and lifestyle (15%), and footwear (10%). Recent developments include the launch of its 115th store at New Delhi Airport's Terminal 1 in August 2025; a Rs 10 crore investment in subsidiary Global SS Beauty Brands Ltd in 2025 to bolster beauty operations; partnerships for shop-in-shops with brands such as Bath & Body Works, Dyson, Kiehl's, Lancome, Laura Mercier, Vanity Wagon, and G-Star across 24 locations in October 2025; the introduction of Joyology Beauty colour cosmetics and Glamfluencer 2025 beauty reality show in December 2024; plans to open 7-8 departmental stores and 30-40 INTUNE stores in fiscal 2026 amid premiumisation focus; and appointment of Kavindra Mishra as Managing Director and CEO.