May Sees Over 162 New Store Openings

With over 63 new stores opening in the region, North led the charge.

- Mannu Mathew

Retail store launches in May 2024 stood at over 162, according to the data compiled by IndiaRetailing Insights, a retail intelligence unit.

Region-wise

With over 63 new stores opening in the region, North led the charge. South saw the addition of 51 stores, whereas the West and East saw 37 and 15 new stores open in May, respectively.

The stores are in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jammu and Kashmir, Manali, Pune, Noida, Chennai, Agra, Kolkata, Palwal, Delhi, Raipur, Surat, Jaipur, Hisar, Secundrabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Vadodara, Indore, Hanumangarh, Lucknow, Tiruppur, Gwalior, Patna, Cuddalore, Faridabad, Mansoorupur, Jamshedpur, Ashok Nagar, Mysore, Udaipur, Jalandhar, Nallagandla, Kangra, Kolhapur, Saharanpur, Vrindavan, Khan Market, Behala, Howrah, Udupi, Bareilly, Visakhapatnam, Chandigarh, Rourkela, Kharghar, Jehanabad, Ranchi, Kashipur, Harlur and Raebareli and other towns.

Standout Trend

A trend that has emerged in the last couple of months is that brands opt to open new mall stores. This was the case in May when over 60 stores opened in different malls compared to standalone stores and other places like airports and railway stations.

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