Canon to open 200+ Canon Image Square stores by 2015 end

Canon, a leading name in digital imaging in India launched their second Canon Image Square (CIS) in Madurai. The store offers a complete range of photography and home printing solutions. The exclusive CIS stores offer Canon’s most sought after products from high end to entry level DSLR’s and attractive new compact cameras in Power Shot (Zoom series camera) and IXUS (entry level pocket size camera) range. Along with excellent photography and photo printing solutions it also provides other photography accessories such as tripods, camera bags, memory card, chargers etc.

Andrew Koh, Senior Director, Image Communication Products Group, Canon India said, “We are delighted to expand our retail division business in this part of country. It is a part of our effort to engage closely with customers and to offer them the latest range of products and services in an easily accessible way. Our exclusive CIS stores ensure an interactive and informative buying experience for our customers. We are excited to establish our presence in the picturesque city of Madurai. This will be our 13thstore in Tamil Nadu. With our increasing presence across the country, we hope to attract more and more people to explore the world of photography.”

The company plans to open over 200+ CIS stores by the end of 2015. Through these new stores, Canon wants to engage with existing as well as new customers for better services. With this launch the total number of CIS will be 146 spanning over 71 cities in India.

Canon India Pvt. Ltd. has achieved revenue of Rs. 2026 crore in 2014 which is a 6% growth over the previous year. Canon focuses on multiple market segments of consumer, SME, B2B, Government & Commercial. Canon India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Canon Singapore Pvt. Ltd., a world leader in imaging technologies. Canon has 550 primary channel partners, 14 National Retail Chain partners, and over 6000 secondary retail points. Canon has 146 own retail stores called the Canon Image Square across 71 cities in the country.  Canon’s service reach extends to over 4000 towns with 19 Canon camera service centres and 41 printer Canon Care Centers. Canon India also has 146 authorized service centres for printers and 180 camera collection points.