UniverCell launches stores in Bangalore

20 Aug 2007

Bangalore: Chennai-based mobile phone retailer UniverCell has set up seven stores in Bangalore.

The company is targeting a turnover of Rs700 crore for the current financial year, and is looking to ramping up to a pan-India presence in the coming two years.

UniverCell has 42 stores in Tamil Nadu, and sells around 40,000 handsets a month. It has planned 100 stores in south India by the end of September 2007.

The company claims a tally of 15 lakh customers, and posted a turnover of Rs120 crore in '07.

It is said to be in talks with private equity funds for investment to fund its accelerated expansion plans.