Big Bazaar - Wikipedia Big Bazaar This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. ( July 2018 ) Big Bazaar Pvt., Ltd Big Bazaar logo Type Private Industry Retail Founded 2001 ; 17 years ago ( 2001 ) Founder Kishore Laxminarayan Biyani Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Number of locations 256 stores nationwide ( August 24, 2017 ) Area served India Key people Kishore Laxminarayan Biyani ( Founder ) Sadashiv Nayak ( President & CEO ) Rakesh Biyani ( Director ) Products Electronics Movies and music Home and furniture Home improvement Clothing Footwear Jewellery Toys Health and beauty Pet supplies Sporting goods and fitness Auto Photo finishing Craft supplies Party supplies Grocery Services Future Pay Parent Future Group Website bigbazaar.com Big Bazaar is an Indian retail store that operates as a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. The retail chain was founded by Kishore Biyani under his parent organisation Future Group, which is known for having a significant prominence in Indian retail and fashion sectors. Big Bazaar is also the parent chain of Food Bazaar, Fashion at Big Bazaar ( abbreviated as fbb ) and eZone where at locations it houses all under one roof, while it is sister chain of retail outlets like Brand Factory, Home Town, Central, eZone, etc. Founded in 2001, Big Bazaar is one of the oldest and largest hypermarkets chain of India, housing about 250 + stores in over 120 cities and towns across the country. Contents 1 History 2 Controversy 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History Big Bazaar was founded in 2001 by Kishore, the founder and chief executive officer ( CEO ) of the parent company, the Future Group. Popular Indian actress Asin and the then - Captain of Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni have previously endorsed for the fashion vertical of Big Bazaar. Controversy A tribal girl from Tripura, Barkathal was mentally harassed of being theft by Big Bazaar, Agartala in front of many people which led the girl to commit suicide at her home. Many Youth wings are protesting in front of the mall in Agartala demanding justice. See also D - Mart Easyday Foodworld HyperCity More. Urban Ladder Reliance Fresh Spencer 's References Jump up ^ `` Future Retail CFO sees double - digit sales growth in Q2 of FY18 ''. Moneycontrol. Retrieved August 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Big Bazaar company snapshot and profile ''. Bloomberg. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Big Bazaar owner Future Retail, India 's biggest department store, gains steam as Kishore Biyani rides demonetisation ''. The Financial Express. Bloomberg. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fbb to go Omnichannel : To launch fbbonline.com, open 40 stores every year ''. Indiaretailing.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Demonetisation : Cash dispensed at Big Bazaar is n't withdrawn from bank, says founder Kishore Biyani ''. The Financial Express. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017. Jump up ^ Raghavendra Kamath ( 17 March 2013 ). `` Big Bazaar : Bigger & better ? ''. Business Standard India. Mumbai. Retrieved 22 April 2017. Jump up ^ Rashmi Pratap ( 11 July 2016 ). `` Big Bazaar completes integration of Easyday stores ''. The Hindu Business Line. Mumbai. Retrieved 24 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Big Bazaar aims for over Rs 210 cr sales from R - Day sale offer - Times of India ''. The Times of India. Mumbai. Press Trust of India. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2017. Jump up ^ Shewali Tiwari ( 23 November 2016 ). `` Modi Announces Money - Withdrawal Option At Big Bazaar Outlets, Kejriwal Asks ' What 's The Deal ' ''. indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017. Jump up ^ Rachel Fernandes ( 22 May 2009 ). `` Asin endorses Big Bazaar - Times of India ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2017. Jump up ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-tripura-tribal-girl-commits-suicide-she-was-allegedly-harassed-by-mall-staff-for-theft-1859041?amp=1&akamai-rum=off External links Official Site of bigbazaar Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Bazaar&oldid=850411466 '' Categories : Retail companies of India Supermarkets of India Hidden categories : Use Indian English from April 2018 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Use dmy dates from April 2018 Articles with a promotional tone from July 2018 All articles with a promotional tone Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی हिन्दी ಕನ್ನಡ मराठी Edit links This page was last edited on 15 July 2018, at 18 : 05 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: big bazar chain of stores run by which group
Answer: Future Group