JAMNAGAR: In an event devoid of its characteristic pomp, Reliance Retail on Wednesday opened its second retail outlet Reliance Mart in Jamnagar.

The newly-launched store promises to get bigger than the company’s biggest store in Ahmedabad once the second phase is completed within the next four months. The 1.65 lakh sq feet Ahmedabad store is country’s biggest standalone retail outlet.

The Jamnagar outlet is spread over 83,000 sq feet and after the second phase, the total area will be close to 3 lakh square feet, almost double of its Ahmedabad stores which has come up over 1.65 lakh square feet.

“The hyper mart includes shopping area of 83,000 sq feet, a multiplex, parking and food zone. The main consumers will be the employees of the Reliance refinery apart from residents of Jamnagar and also those from Rajkot and Junagadh districts,” said Reliance group president Parimal Nathwani.

The company is keen to take faster strides in the growing retail sector in Gujarat by opening numerous hyper marts including one in the IPCL campus at Vadodara. In the first phase, only the shopping floor has been opened, while the other two floors are still under construction.

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