Latest Kerala Local News: Apparel Group’s R&B fashion brand opens outlet in C
The latest store, located at Gokulam Galleri Mall, will be the brand’s 2nd store in Calicut and 10th in India
Bombay: Retail fashion brand, Rare and Basics(R&B), owned by Apparel Group, has opened its latest outlet at Gokulam Galleri Mall near Federal Tower, Arayidathupalam, Calicut in Kerala, the company announced on social media. This is the brand’s second store in Calicut and its 10th in India. Calicut’s first R&B store is located at the HiLite Mall.
We are delighted to announce the opening of Apparel Group’s new R&B store in the Gokulam Galleria Mall, making it the second store in Calicut and the 10th in India, the company announced on LinkedIn.
Apparel Group launched R&B in October 2012 at Muscat Grand Mall in Oman and currently operates approximately 70 stores in seven countries including India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
According to the brand’s website, the R&B name is a combination of two words, Rare and Basics. While Rare stands for fast fashion, Basics refers to products that never run out of stock. A typical R&B store houses six sections: children’s fashion, women’s fashion, men’s fashion, lingerie, shoes, accessories, and impulse buy products.
In India, R&B has a presence at Forum Sujana Mall and L&T Musarambagh in Hyderabad; Commercial Street, Lulu International Shopping Malls and Mantri Square Mall in Bangalore; and L&T Punjagutta in Hyderabad, Telangana, among others.
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