About UsIn the early 1900s while India was still under the British rule, one of the strongest manifestations of mass awakening was the desire to patronize all that was 'Swadeshi' (Made in India).
Great Indian patriots and eminent businessmen like Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, amongst others conceived the idea of a chain of?
co-operative stores across India.
Bombay Swadeshi Co-operative Stores Co. Ltd. thus came into existence on 14th December, 1905. December 17th, 1906, the flagship store was inaugurated by Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji. The store was then located at the present Times of India Building, on D.N. Road, Mumbai. In 1938, it shifted to its present location on Sir Pherozeshah Mehta Road.
The year 1963 was a landmark in the history of the company, as it became the first retail organization to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. It then came to be known as Bombay Swadeshi Stores Ltd.
In the present day of globalization, the swadeshi movement has little significance. As the store now caters to an audience with a contemporary mindset the brand was re-christened in 1995 as 'The Bombay Store'.
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