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Pantaloon & IISWBM to offer diploma courses in retail management

12 May '06
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The course is divided between 15 months of class-room training and 9 months of strong operational on-the-job training at PRIL's various stores across the country. The minimum eligibility for the course is Graduate in any stream and the admission procedure will be conducted by IISWBM.

With the retail industry attracting the best local and international companies, retail is definitely one of the best career options today and in the future. This association aims to open the doors of this lucrative career for the students of east India.

Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited is a leading retailer with a turnover of Rs1084 crores for the financial year ending June 2005. The company is headquartered in Mumbai and operates through primarily the Lifestyle and Value formats through multiple delivery mechanisms and lines of business.

Some of them being, Fashion, Food, General Merchandise, Home, Leisure and Entertainment, Financial Services, Communications & Wellness. The company has stores in nearly 25 cities across country, constituting over 3 million square feet of retail space.

The company caters to the Lifestyle segment through its 19 Pantaloons Stores and 3 Central Malls. In Value Retailing it is present through 27 Big Bazaar hypermarkets, 44 Food Bazaars and 3 Fashion Stations.

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), is the oldest Business Management Institute in India. It has the unique distinction of having been honoured by the Government of India, Department of posts by releasing a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the golden jubilee celebration in 2003-2004.

Located in Kolkata, IISWBM has played a pioneering role in introducing new management programmes in India.

Pantaloon Retail India Limited

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