Bata opens Asia’s largest showroom

Robert Mcdougall, Canadian high commissioner in Dhaka, takes a look on shoes at a Bata mega store he inaugurated in the capital yesterday. Photo: BATA

Bata, the country's leading shoe-company, yesterday opened a mega showroom, the largest in Asia, at Bashundhara city.
“The new showroom is spread over 11,000 square feet and is the largest showroom for footwear in Asia. We opened it to present various world famous brands and designs under one roof to our clients,” said JD Hearns, managing director of Bata Shoe Company Bangladesh, at the inaugural ceremony.
“World famous brands, such as Bata, Marie Claire, Hush Puppies, Scholl, Ambassador, Weibrenner, Nike and Bubblegummers would be available at this new mega showroom,” he added. The show room is situated on level seven of the Basundhara city mall.
Robert Mcdougall, Canadian high commissioner in Dhaka, inaugurated the new mega store.
The overall market size of footwear in the country is around Tk 1,700 crore per year, of which Bata holds a major share.
Sales figures for Bata stood at Tk 650 crore in 2008, a 30 percent rise over the previous year. The company sales stood at Tk 500 crore in 2007.