The shoot up in salary augmented the spending behavior of individuals. The hefty salaried Indians boosted the confidence of the existing and new entrants in the retail business. People are switching to these new retails store because they have a variety of items. The customers will get a chance to choose his/her products among the various brands. Moreover, sometimes the consumer will get discount/offers during the festival seasons.

Now a days, Indians, especially the IT employees, get a chance to visit foreign countries. Thereby, get an exposure to foreign brands and their way of living. These retail stores also have these foreign brands and imported vegetables and fruits which you may not get in the nearby ‘kirana’.

Here in this piece of writing, I try to jot down my experience at the various retail shops in Bangalore.

Foodworld
Let me first start with Foodworld as it is the first retail store I started visiting. In the beginning, ...

...when there was no other major retail stores in Bangalore (at least in BTM side, where I spent my first few years in Bangalore)
Foodworld was offering just the groceries. They did not even sell vegetables and fruits. The pulses and cereals being purchased had to be used within a month. Otherwise it becomes of no use because of bugs. Since I moved to another place where we do not have foodworld outlets I do not know the status now.

BigBazar
It was really a like a BAZZAR when it opened its first shop at Hosur Road. People from very far places also used to visit it. On weekends or other holidays we could see a big queue of customers and vehicles seeking a chance to enter the shop.I really wonder why this much of crowd at BigBazar.
Is it really worth shopping at Big Bazar? I feel yes, but you have to do it when they offer some discounts. Otherwise you are shedding a huge amount on something which really is not worth of it.

They do not provide the most trusted electronics brands or any branded fabrics. FoodBazar do not offer a large variety of fruits or vegetables. You may have to spend the same or more time of what you spent on choosing your items, at the cash counter. (Now it is changed. They opened more cash counters).But still the size of crowd is amazing!

FabIndia
Recently I put on weight and my old dresses had to be shelved for long. Somebody recommended that, FabIndia offers good cooton fabrics which are not body hugging. So I visited FabIndia.
True! They got a good collection of Kurtas. But my only worry was the price. It is not that I am unable to afford the price at FabIndia. My concern was the price is not worth of the cloth quality. I had purchased 5 kurtas. But 3 of them cannot be washed along with other dresses. I have to do a hand wash. The color of these dresses also fades away.

But I am surprised with the crowds at FabIndia. I do not know if all have the same experience as me!
See you soon with more retail reviews...