English East India Company coming to India, again

[Darklord]

East India Company, whose forces once ruled over much of India, is coming to India again but under Indian ownership this time around, a British newspaper reported Monday.

Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv Mehta, who has bought all the shares in the company, will launch the East India Company's store in the upmarket Mayfair neighbourhood of London in the spring, with plans to open a second by the year-end, The Times reported. This will be followed by stores in India and the Middle East, with concessions in Japanese department stores and franchises in Russia, and finally the US.

The stores will sell teas, coffee and spices - in keeping with the company's 400-year history - but also chocolates, furniture, leather goods, fabrics, homewares, fruit pickles and sushi among 500 planned lines.

“In my lifetime I could not possibly create a brand like this. Nobody could,” Mehta told The Times. “This company has huge potential. What makes this more special is that I am Indian, so there is a huge feeling of redemption for me. It is buying back a company that owned India. “It would be nice to go back to my motherland as the owner. It is very personal to me,” said Mehta, who has invested 10 million pounds into developing the company with the help of wealthy investors.http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/europe/East-India-Company-coming-to-India-again-report/Article1-506741.aspx

Also,
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article7018409.ece

:)

[Kit]

I can't wait to see the look on Somali pirates' faces when they see East Indiamen ships sailing their direction.p-)

[JCR]

Not the original one, John Company was disbanded in 1873.

Maybe the indians should found a west India company which will take over quasi-govermnent in the UK and will export Beer, football players and other valuables found there to India, in return for selling cheap made in india consumer goods to the brits.
Eventually the british army will revolt after rumours of their ammunition being laced with curry and after a bloody revolt, the indian prime minister will take direct control.
:P

[Darklord]

Not the original one, John Company was disbanded in 1873.

Maybe the indians should found a west India company which will take over quasi-govermnent in the UK and will export Beer, football players and other valuables found there to India, in return for selling cheap made in india consumer goods to the brits.
Eventually the british army will revolt after rumours of their ammunition being laced with curry and after a bloody revolt, the indian prime minister will take direct control.
:P

rofl wow. That is an awesome post.

[custodes]

These folks have a gold mine.Cool marketing.Exotic products.

[Eye]

Not the original one, John Company was disbanded in 1873.

Maybe the indians should found a west India company which will take over quasi-govermnent in the UK and will export Beer, football players and other valuables found there to India, in return for selling cheap made in india consumer goods to the brits.
Eventually the british army will revolt after rumours of their ammunition being laced with curry and after a bloody revolt, the indian prime minister will take direct control.
:P
I would add causing death of few millions people from famine in Bengal.

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

The stores will sell teas, coffee and spices - in keeping with the company's 400-year history - but also chocolates, furniture, leather goods, fabrics, homewares, fruit pickles and sushi among 500 planned lines. With an expansive and diverse line of products I would say that they are on a hiding to nothing as London is saturated with high end exotic food shops some whom have been established for years. Spice, tea and coffee importation is a low margin game as well.

[big_les]

I would add causing death of few millions people from famine in Bengal.

You haven't quite got the hang of satire, have you?

[IconOfEvi]

Oh the irony, so thick you couldn't cut it with a knife

[Eye]

You haven't quite got the hang of satire, have you?

I just wasn't in proper mood to joke about such things.