FUTURE GROUP

About The Future Group

Future Group, led by its founder and Group CEO, Mr. Kishore Biyani,
is one of India's leading business houses with multiple businesses
spanning across the consumption space. While retail forms the core
business activity of Future Group, group subsidiaries are present in
consumer finance, capital, insurance, leisure and entertainment,
brand development, retail real estate development, retail media and
logistics.

Led by its flagship enterprise, Pantaloon Retail, the group operates

over 12 million square feet of retail space in over 71 cities and
towns and 65 rural locations across India. The group owns several
leading formats including Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar,
Home Town, eZone and Central. Pantaloon Retail was awarded the
International Retailer of the Year - 2007, by the US-based National
Retail Federation, the largest retail trade association and the
Emerging Market Retailer of the Year 2007 at the World Retail
Congress in Barcelona.

Future Group believes in developing strong insights on Indian

consumers and building businesses based on Indian ideas, as
espoused in the group's core value of 'Indianness'. The group's
corporate credo is, 'Rewrite rules, Retain values'.

Headquartered in Mumbai (Bombay), Pantaloon Retail employs

around 30,000 people and is listed on the Indian stock exchanges.
The company follows a multi-format retail strategy that captures
almost the entire consumption basket of Indian customers. In the
lifestyle segment, the group operates Pantaloons, a fashion retail
chain and Central, a chain of seamless malls. In the value segment,
its marquee brand, Big Bazaar is a hypermarket format that
combines the look, touch and feel of Indian bazaars with the choice
and convenience of modern retail.

The group’s speciality retail formats include supermarket chain -

Food Bazaar, sportswear retailer - Planet Sports, electronics retailer
- eZone, home improvement chain -Home Town and rural retail
chain - Aadhaar, among others. It also operates popular shopping
portal - www.futurebazaar.com.
About FutureBazaar.com

FutureBazaar.com is the e-commerce arm of the Future Group.

FutureBazaar provides an integrated shopping site where
consumers are able to buy products from our flagship stores
including eZone, Pantaloons and Big Bazaar online and get home
delivery of products.

FutureBazaar delivers across more than 1500 cities and towns in

India covering 16,000 pin codes. FutureBazaar carries genuine
products and offers manufacturer's warranty (as opposed to Seller's
warranty which most other sites offer. FutureBazaar offers products
where the complete supply chain is managed by Future Group
entities unlike other sites that are marketplaces.

By the virtue of being a part of Future Group, FutureBazaar is able

to offer a wide range of genuine products at very competitive prices,
confidence of buying from a trusted source and the convenience of
returning in our physical stores.

Futurebazaar.com offers the widest range of products at ‘lowest

prices – everyday!’
Having pioneered the retailing business in India, PRIL has now
decided to revolutionize the consumer e-commerce business in
India. It intends to provide customers with a streamlined, efficient
and world class personalized shopping experience, which will be
supported with the best technology platform.

Buying products is a 3 step simple process. All one has to do is

Search, Register and Buy. Here you can expect a shopping
experience akin to shopping at an actual bazaar but with added
simplicity & everyday low prices and an assurance of 'your product'
will be delivered within 7 days of purchase.

We are proud to inform you that Future Bazaar has been named
as the Best Indian Website 2007 in the Shopping category by
PC World.

Future Bazaar won the top spot after beating other established
players like Rediff, Indiatimes, Sify, eBay, Indiaplaza, Chennai
Bazaar and India Mall. The award was presented to Future Bazaar
for its "decent, no-nonsense approach, while providing a good
shopping experience.
About Big Bazaar

Big Bazaar is not just another hypermarket. It caters to every need

of your family. Where Big Bazaar scores over other stores is its
value for money proposition for the Indian customers.

At Big Bazaar, you will definitely get the best products at the best
prices - that's what we guarantee. With the ever increasing array of
private labels, it has opened the doors into the world of fashion and
general merchandise including home furnishings, utensils, crockery,
cutlery, sports goods and much more at prices that will surprise you.
And this is just the beginning. Big Bazaar plans to add much more to
complete your shopping experience.

About Pantaloons

Pantaloons is among India's largest chains of fashion stores.

Pantaloons Fresh Fashion, with its focus on 'fresh look, feel and
attitude' offers, trendy and hip collections that are in sync with the
hopes and aspirations of discerning young and 'young-at-heart'
consumers.

Pantaloons Fresh Fashion stands out as a fashion trendsetter, on the

lines of how fashion is followed internationally. This 'fresh fashion'
destination allows customers to shop for the latest in fashion
apparel and accessories throughout the year in an attractive and
visually stimulating ambience.

Pantaloons Fresh Fashion stores have presence with stores not just
in Metros but also in smaller towns. All stores have a wide variety of
categories like casual wear, ethnic wear, formalwear, party wear
and sportswear for Men, Women and Kids.

Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, is India’s leading retailer that

operates multiple retail formats in both the value and lifestyle
segment of the Indian consumer market. Headquartered in Mumbai
(Bombay), the company operates over 16 million square feet of
retail space, has over 1000 stores across 73 cities in India and
employs over 30,000 people.
The company’s leading formats include Pantaloons, a chain of
fashion outlets, Big Bazaar, a uniquely Indian hypermarket chain,
Food Bazaar, a supermarket chain, blends the look, touch and feel
of Indian bazaars with aspects of modern retail like choice,
convenience and quality and Central, a chain of seamless
destination malls. Some of its other formats include Brand Factory,
Blue Sky, aLL, Top 10 and Star and Sitara. The company also
operates an online portal, futurebazaar.com.

Future Value Retail Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary

of Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited. This entity has been created
keeping in mind the growth and the current size of the company’s
value retail business, led by its format divisions, Big Bazaar and
Food Bazaar.

The company operates 120 Big Bazaar stores, 170 Food

Bazaar stores, among other formats, in over 70 cities across the
country, covering an operational retail space of over 6 million
square feet. As a focussed entity driving the growth of the group's
value retail business, Future Value Retail Limited will continue to
deliver more value to its customers, supply partners, stakeholders
and communities across the country and shape the growth of
modern retail in India.

A subsidiary company, Home Solutions Retail (India) Limited,

operates Home Town, a large-format home solutions store,
Collection i, selling home furniture products and eZone focussed on
catering to the consumer electronics segment.

Pantaloon Retail is the flagship company of Future Group, a

business group catering to the entire Indian consumption space.

About eZone

EZone, with the catch phrase 'experience electronics' is an

experience led lifestyle format that brings together the best in
national and international consumer electronic and durables brands
in a family-centric environment.

Typically in excess of 12,000 square feet in size, an eZone store

truly enables you to experience electronics, through three dedicated
zones - Liberation Zone, Experience Zone and Home Zone. The
Liberation Zone offers personal products like computers, laptops,
handy cams, MP3 players and mobile phones. While entertainment
products such as Plasma / LCD, Flat TV's, Home Theatre systems,
DVD players, and Stereo systems are displayed in the Experience
Zone. And in the Home Zone segment, one gets to pick electronic
goods of his or her choice including Refrigerators, Air Conditioners,
washing machines and Microwave ovens among other kitchen
related appliances.

EZone is not only about showcasing electronics products and

gadgets, but providing you with a complete shopping experience
through touch & feel, allowing you to pick and choose from an array
of best of brands under one roof. eZones are primarily stand alone
concepts, but are also present within the Central malls.

VARIOUS PRODUCT LINES OF FUTUTRE GROUP

• FOOD :
1. BREW BAR:
The Brew Bar is a classy and refined; yet reasonable an egalitarian a
bar with loads of bonhomie!

2. CAFÉ BOLLYWOOD:
Indian street food but with assurance of highest levels of hygiene
and quality.

3. FOOD BAZAAR:
Life is all about good taste and food bazaar aims to ensure the
same. With the low prices, a wide selection of products and
guaranteed freshness, you are bound to find it irresistible.

4. SPORTS BAR:
A bistro focused on the world of sport, the Sports Bar is
complimented with an unrivalled ambience.
• FASHION :
1. aLL:
Shop big and shop for big, coz fashion just got a little larger!
Fashion for plus size people.

2. BIG BAZAAR:
If value for money is what drives your purchase; there can be no
better place for you other than Big Bazaar.

3. BLUE SKY:
Accessories like never before....get the best in sunglasses and
watches at your kind of prices.

• HOME AND ELECTRONICS:

1. HOME TOWN :
A one-stop destination for every need of the aspirational Indian
home-owner, Home Town, brings together a vast range of
products and services under one roof.

2. Ezone :
eZone brings to you the trendiest in electronics, at the lowest
prices. Technology changes at a rapid pace and so does our
merchandise.
3. FURNITURE BAZAAR :
Furniture Bazaar offers an entire range of Home Furniture needs
that are utilitarian and affordable in their pricing.

4. ELECTRONICS BAZAAR :
Currently present within Big Bazaar stores, Electronics Bazaar
offers the best deals in branded electronic goods and appliances.

5. HOME BAZAAR :
Home Bazaar brings together a vast range of
products and services under one roof for a
consumer that goes into building a house and everything to
make it a ‘Home’.

6. COLLECTION i:
Collection i, a lifestyle furniture store is built on the concept of
ideas for home décor, offering the trendiest and latest in
furniture, furnishings and home accents.

• TELECOM & IT :

1. GEN M:
Gen M, as the name suggests, is for the young and the hip. Gen
M offers a whole array of the latest and the best gadgets and
gizmos to tech junkies.

2. ONE MOBILE:
M bazaar is the first and one of its kind concept offering
comprehensive solutions to satisfy the knowledge, entertainment
and communication aspirations of Individuals.

3. M PORT:
Walk into the ever-progressive world of technology and super
brands. M-port is a one-stop shop for everything that you need to
fulfil your home and I.T. needs.
• GENERAL MERCHANDISE:

1. BRAND FACTORY :
The thought behind Brand Factory is to raise the bar of
expectation and experience when it comes to
‘Brand + Bargain Shopping'.

2. CENTRAL :
Central is a one-stop seamless mall which offers everything for
the urban aspirational shopper to shop, eat and
celebrate.

3. K.B.’S FAIR PRICE SHOP:

KB’s FairPrice are simple but modern, self service ration shops or
neighbourhood stores, spread across an average area of 1,000 to
1,500 sq.ft.

4. NAVARAS:
Navaras is a fine 22 carat pure gold and diamond jewellery
brand, retailed from Big Bazaar store.

5. PANTALOONS:
Pantaloons Fresh Fashion stands out as a fashion trendsetter, on
the lines of how fashion is followed internationally for the youth
and the trendy.
6. SHOE FACTORY:
A value format, to the core, Shoe Factory brings with it a fresh
experience in footwear retailing.

7. CELIO:
Celio, a market leader in men's ready to wear clothing in France,
is now available in India.

8. LEE COOPER:
Regarded as a brand that is fun to wear and be associated with,
Lee Cooper offers the entire range of lifestyle products in
fashions category for young men and ladies.

9. PLANET SPORTS:
India's largest multi-brand sports and lifestyle speciality retail
chain, Planet Sports offers the largest collection of international
sports and lifestyle brands.

• ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE :

1. BOWLING CO.:
There is something for everyone at this state-of- the-
art premium family entertainment center.

2. F 123:
An entertainment zone, F 123 is a leisure solution for all age
groups.

• BOOKS & STATIONARY:

1. DEPOT:
Depot is one of the youngest brands from the Pantaloon stable
and is a tribute to our freedom of thought, speech and
expression shared in a novel fashion with customers as books,
multimedia, toys, stationary and gifts