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Update at 1630 hrs (IST)
Marketing Spencer's Retail to pump in Rs 1,500 crore for expansion NEW DELHI: RPG Group company Spencer's Retail on Friday said it would invest Rs 1,500 crore to open around 250 new retail outlets across the country within a year. "We will invest Rs 1,500 crore across different formats in the next 12 months to open additional 250 stores. The total retail space will go up to 22.5 lakh sq feet by March 2009," Mr Sanjeev Goenka, Vice Chairman, RPG Enterprises, said while announcing t he launch of two new hyper stores at Ghaziabad and Gurgaon. The company is also holding talks with number of international retail players for setting up joint ventures in the country. Without divulging the names of international players with whom the company is in talks with, Mr Goenka said, "We are looking at i nternational tie ups across various categories and in the next six months a number of joint ventures will be announced." Presently, the company operates 400 stores across 65 cities in India under different formats such as Super Market, Hyper Market, Express and Dailies. Spencer's Retail is planning a high growth in future, with a target to clock a turnover of Rs 1,800 crore by the end of current financial year. - PTI
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