Belgaum is Goans preferred destination

On a week end Belgaum is full of Goans. See Car Parking anywhere and you will see all GA, Goa registered cars. All hotels full to capacity with maximum visitors from Goa.

Geographical, cultural and ethnic proximity attract the Goans to Belgaum. They feel much cooler here than in Goa even when the temperatures have risen to 38 degrees Celsius in Belgaum. Goans normally combine their visit to town with shopping, health check up or just entertainment. KLE hospital (Dr.Prabhakar Kore Hospital) has been a great success story for Goans here. The Kadamba bus also had a drop point in the KLE.

All eating places are bursting and do brisk business on weekends. Many of the Catholics from Belgaum who have now settled in Goa and the still have their roots in here, make them come here often. Others just come here to do their shopping. The main factor is that the taste and variety suits the tastes of Goans which has also helped the local businessmen to grow. On a weekend Shahpur is filled with people from Goa shopping there mainly for Sarees. There are a few who go Big Bazaar as it is on the way from Goa. Shopping for fresh vegetables from Belgaum is a favorite for Goans. In fact majority vegetables sold in Goa are from Belgaum.

The routine of Goans is to some extent fixed. They come here more often than not on Friday afternoon; they do window shopping that evening after they have checked in to their favorite hotels like Anupam, Adarsh, Sanman now even Effa & Shankam, but Anupam is Goan favorite. Saturday morning is serious shopping from 9 am till night. For lunch or dinner the old favourite is Adinarayan and now only fish, but now Goans also throng the restaurants with regular Indian, Chinese cuisine, Gujrati thalis etc. Even Big Cinemas on weekend has majority Goan crowd. The Auto’s also do good business as normally the Goans Park the vehicles at the hotel and go around in Autos and the special Belgaum autos charge exorbitantly for which they are famous. Going back from town without Kunda is not a great sign; hence the sweet shops also keep themselves ready for the weekend.
The most important factor for Belgaum being the preferred destination is that the town has something for all classes of Goans. You may come in a Honda city or Kadamba bus Belgaum has something for all.
More Goans will perhaps come to Belgaum if the road infrastructure is enhanced. The road via Anmod has been repaired recently and via Chorla is yet be made. If we have roads like the Belgaum-Kolhapur 4 lane roads, the 154km odd distance would be very easily travelled in 3 hours and we could even get more traffic from Goa and vice versa.
So, on a weekend its busy times for Belgaumites serving the Goans and also making brisk money.

Walk-in-M&B footwear opens at Nucleus Mall

Leading footwear retailer M&B Footwear has opened its exclusive outlet Walk-in-M&B at Nucleus Mall, Belgaum. The store retails a wide range of shoes such as formal, smart casual, semi and dress casual, outdoor and fashion wear.

Walk-in-M&B is a distinctively unique international footwear retail chain and is contemporary in terms of new age look and approach. They aim to fulfill the needs and aspirations of its already burgeoning target customer through a bundle of well segmented offerings. Walk-in-M&B retails brands including Lee Cooper, ID, Provogue, GEOX, Merrell, Firangi and M&B Sports. Currently, the company operates 45 exclusive concept stores, 38 shop-in-shop stores and 70 factory outlets across the country.

Essar’s The mobile Store to open in Belgaum

New Venues for shopping this Diwali in Belgaum

This Diwali you could shop for some Jewelry at some new stores. TATAs Gold plus is there at Khanapur Road, one more option opened just yesterday and that is the renowned Rajmal Lakhichand Jewellers, RL1854 at Kore Galli, Shahpur, Belgaum.

Rajmal Lakhichand Jewellers has come a long way since its inception in 1854. The 6th generation now holds the torch of the family business guided by the same vision that drove each generation of creators.

Reliance Fresh at Khanapur Road will commence operations within a day and one more super market, Smart Super Market is opening at Thakkar Plaza, Club road, Belgaum.

UniverCell in Belgaum

The Chennai based UniverCell Telecommunications is opening its branch in Belgaum at Shanbag chambers, Kirloskar Road Belgaum.
UniverCell having the first mover advantage has pioneered its way through the mobile industry.

• The first mobile retailer to provide Bill & warranty on every purchase


• The first mobile retailer to implement "Touch & Feel" concept


• Exchange offers


• Easy Installments-0% interest, quick loan approvals


• Knowledgeable staff-groomed in customer service and soft skills


• Best After Sales Service


• Quality Management process – ISO 9000-2001 certified


• One stop shop for mobile needs


• Mobile e-shop, www.univercell.in


• Short code service

So the next time you plan to buy a mobile you know where you have to go first. The sad thing I cannot go, as I am on Reliance.

Belgaum to get MORE

MORE, a chain of stores from Aditya Birla Retail Limited will start operations in some time at its first store in Belgaum at RPD Corner, Khanapur Road, Next to Cafe Coffee day.