Home & Living and TechHQ Opens New Branch in Labasa
“The design had to showcase our Home & Living TechHQ brand and appeal to our target market,” Mr Patel said.
Saturday 03 February 2024 | 21:37
Customers gathered during the opening at Damodar City Complex in Labasa on February 2, 2024. Photo: Shratika Naidu
Home & Living and TechHQ opened their new branch at Damodar City complex in Labasa on Friday
The store, which offers a convenient and modern shopping experience for consumers, will be opened seven days a week.
Home & Living and TechHQ houses top brands in ICT, white goods (white goods examples include large kitchen appliances such as a fridge, cooker, freezer, washing machine, etc) and brown goods (brown goods examples include smaller electrical appliances, such as toasters, kettles, TVs etc).
Financing is available through Finance Hub, where customers could purchase items on their wish list on easy credit terms. The outlet was opened by Vinod Patel Group director Umakant Patel.
Home & Living and TechHQ Store opened at Damodar City Complex in Labasa on February 2, 2024. Photo: Shratika Naidu
Big investment
“As a business, we always strive to find the right balance between making the best brands and range available, affordability and convenience,” said Home & Living chief executive officer Jatin Patel.
He said while maintaining that balance, they wanted to add more focus on design and invest in a store with an extraordinary look.
“The design had to showcase our Home & Living TechHQ brand and appeal to our target market,” Mr Patel said.
“We believe we’ve achieved that and hope the friendly people of the North agree and enjoy what we have to offer.
“This is big investment for us and is reflective of our confidence in the opportunities that are available in the North.”
20th retail outlet
Home & Living general manager Ronald Narayan said with this grand opening, Home & Living adds another milestone to their commercial footprint.
“This is our 20th retail outlet in Fiji and our second outlet in Labasa,” Mr Naraya said.
“In addition to our Savusavu and Taveuni stores, we now have total of four outlets in Vanua Levu.”
Eight people are employed in this new store.
“We are also looking forward to assisting underserved communities and groups in Labasa through our corporate social responsibility programme,” he said.
“This is something our late founder Vinod Chandra Patel built in our corporate DNA.”
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