INDIA. Ethos Swiss Watch Studios, a leading Indian retailer of Swiss watches, has opened a store at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport’s recently inaugurated domestic terminal 1-C.
The store offers a wide range of watch brands, including Claude Bernard, Seiko, Tissot, Edox, Morellato, Timex, Guess and others.
A pioneer in luxury watch retailing in India, Ethos Swiss Watch Studios – India’s largest chain of Swiss watch stores – made its first foray into India airport retailing in 2008 at the new Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore.
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Ethos Swiss Watch Studios is targeting India’s burgeoning airport retail sector, domestic and international, for growth |
Since then other airport openings have followed. In October 2009, Ethos opened a watch store at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi (Terminal 1 Departures) followed by a duty free store in international departures.
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Yashovardhan Saboo |
Ethos Swiss Watch Studios CEO Yashovardhan Saboo said: “All of us at Ethos love the airport experience of welcoming new customers and meeting old friends and customers passing through airports on business or holiday.
“The Ethos stores at domestic terminals focus on popular and fashion brands whereas at international terminals they carry the full range of Ethos brands. At the grand new terminal at Mumbai Airport, we will offer our customers an extensive range of luxury brands to complete their travel retail experience at Ethos.”
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ABOUT ETHOS SWISS WATCH STUDIOS AND ETHOS SUMMIT
Ethos Swiss Watch Studios is India’s largest retail chain for Swiss Watches. Ethos entered the watch retail market in 2003, when it opened its flagship store in the heart of Chandigarh. Within six years it had grown into a chain of 18 stores, located in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi & NCR, retailing 35 of the best-known Swiss brands.
Ethos also manages an exclusive Omega boutique in Mumbai and a Rolex boutique in Bengaluru, as well as other mono-boutiques.
Kamla Retail Limited is the holding company of Ethos Swiss Watch Studios and Ethos Summit, an independent luxury watch boutique. It takes on all retail ventures of the KDDL group.
