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Crossword Bookstores

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Chain of bookstores in India

Crossword Bookstores Ltd. is an Indian chain of bookstores headquartered in Pune. As of today, Crossword has stores in More than 40 cities,Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Kanpur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Kalyan, Nagpur, Nashik, Raipur, Ranchi, Siliguri, Surat, Silicon Oasis, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, and Vadodara. The chain also founded and sponsors the Crossword Book Award.2 It is part of Shoppers Stop.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersMumbai1
  • Founded inKemps Corner1
  • Websitewww.crossword.in
  • Legal formlimited company1
Crossword bookstore at Westend Mall, Aundh, Pune
Photo: DesiBoy101, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Crossword Bookstores Ltd. is an Indian chain of bookstores headquartered in Pune. As of today, Crossword has stores in More than 40 cities,Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Kanpur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Kalyan, Nagpur, Nashik, Raipur, Ranchi, Siliguri, Surat, Silicon Oasis, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, and Vadodara. The chain also founded and sponsors the Crossword Book Award.2

Corporate structure

Crossword Bookstores is part of a group headed by Shoppers Stop. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Shoppers Stop Mumbai, India
    • Crossword Bookstores Mumbai
    • GLOBAL SS BEAUTY BRANDS LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Mumbai, India

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1992Founded Founded in Kemps Corner1

Sources

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