- Customers dreaming to have sweet homes can now visit the store at JH Enterprise 106, Salister, Rajpath Rangoli Road, behind Rajpath Club, Bodakev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 380054.
NE BUSINESS BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, MARCH 7
Saint-Gobain India, part of Saint-Gobain group worldwide, on Sunday said it is opening over 150 MyHome stores in the first half of 2022 in the country in tier I, tier-II and tier-III cities. It will invest more than Rs 2,500 crore in India in the home and construction business in the next two years. The company while launching its range of home solutions under the MyHome brand said it is eyeing up to Rs 1,000 crore revenue from housing solutions business in the next 3 to 5 years.
It’s the seventh store for Saint-Gobain India and the first in Gujarat state and Ahmedabad. and the company aims to expand its retail footprint across Gujarat in Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot cities.
Customers dreaming to have sweet homes can now visit the store at JH Enterprise 106, Salister, Rajpath Rangoli Road, behind Rajpath Club, Bodakev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 380054.
Hemant Khurana, Executive Director (Homes and Hospitality Business) Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd, said, “I am delighted to announce the launch of the exclusive MyHome showroom in Ahmedabad today. The Ahmedabad region is a growing market, and we are excited to provide our solutions to this promising real estate market. This store cements our commitment to a growing market like Ahmedabad and provides a unique opportunity for home owners to experience our solutions under one roof. Home owners will be benefitting from our capabilities to provide end-to-end customised offerings. With the rise in residential launches in this market in 2021, there could not be a better time to unveil this showroom. We aim to offer our customers a Phygital (Physical + Digital) experience through a combination of the MyHome store and the popular MyHome website.”
To a query on opening the seventh store in Ahmedabad, Khurana said, “In 2021 the city of Ahmedabad has had the second largest residential launches among top 8 cities of India and has shown remarkable growth in the past few years. The residential market post-pandemic has had a massive comeback with a doubling growth rate in residential housing in 2021. Ahmedabad is one of the biggest real estate markets of Gujarat with a jump in demand for housing and consequently for home solutions that ensure comfort, hygiene, and well-being. To cater to the fast-growing needs for home solutions in this market, Saint-Gobain India has launched the first MyHome showroom in the city.”
Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable constructionfocused on its Purpose “Making the World a Better Home.”India is home to 1.35 Bn people and with the current urbanization level at 32%, we will need to build hundreds and thousands of homes in the coming years. The pandemic has made homes central to our existence as we work and learn from our homes.
To address the rapidly growing demand for the solutions for homes, Saint-Gobain has developed several end-to-end and innovative solutions – Shower Cubicles, Windows, Kitchen Shutters, Wardrobe Shutters, LED Mirrors, Glass Writing Boards, Gyproc Ceilings, Drywalls, Tiling & Grouting Solutions, Gypsum Plaster, CertainTeed Roofing Shingles, and Novelio Wall Coverings amongst many other solutions. Saint-Gobain has brought all these solutions under MyHome, a one-stop phygital business model offering customers solutions from design to installation.
The products are manufactured at Saint-Gobain’s highly automated and digitalised manufacturing plant developed with an investment of more than Rs 100 crore. MyHome range is end-to-end solutions for homes from design ideas to customised manufacturing to installation and after-sales service.
The home segment offers a significant opportunity for Saint-Gobain in India. With a market size of more than $ 25 billion and growing at a CAGR of 8-10%, the segment is poised to grow even faster given the massive urbanisation that is yet to happen, he added.
Srihari K Business Head, Saint-Gobain India, said, “We are gratified to reveal our exclusive MyHome store in the city of Ahmedabad. With 6 showrooms across the country, this inauguration is an important milestone in our expansion plan for India. Customers in Ahmedabad can get an experience of our solutions through this physical MyHome store. Our focus is on delivering wellbeing to the end consumers and we have developed innovative home solutions that can easily be available. We have had an incredible response from the customers and the industry to our solutions. Our latest Windows range of solutions are completely customised for elegant home interiors and provide thermal and acoustic comfort. The fulfilment process is digitalized end-to-end from measurement to manufacturing to installation.’’
Haridatt Jethva, Proprietor, JH Enterprise said, “MyHome is a wonderful opportunity for us to reach out to a wider audience and help them build their dream home. We are glad to be the first MyHome channel partner for Saint-Gobain in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The store is a model concept of a house, depicting the various home solutions that can make a home alive. We are excited and looking forward to welcoming architects, home owners and our customers from the region of Ahmedabad and from Gujarat.’’
