NEW DELHI : Bata India Ltd said it has reopened more than half of its 1,400 stores in India even as people working from home turn to its online portal and other online marketplaces to buy footwear.
The country’s top footwear retailer has also begun taking orders on WhatsApp and strengthen focus on online sales channels as immediate plans to reopen all stores remain uncertain amid the coronavirus outbreak.
On Monday, Bata reported a 56.6% drop in consolidated net profit for the March quarter to ₹38.40 crore as the lockdown since March-end forced the company to close all its stores.
With some stores reopening following the easing of curbs on non-essential stores, Bata shops in Tier 3 and 4 towns are performing well, CEO Sandeep Kataria told