Shopping festival — CII Chandigarh Fair began in Chandigarh on Thursday. The four days shopping fest spreading over an area of 16,000 sq m, will host 350 exhibitors in 14 concurrent shows including real estate, auto show, home décor, kitchenware, consumer durables and Finmart, among others.
With Diwali round the corner, the fair will give an opportunity to visitors to choose a variety of products from countries like Pakistan, Thailand, Korea, Chicago, UAE etc, besides finest products and consumer durables, glitzy gizmos of domestic and global top brands.
Exclusive range of home appliances from Chicago, USA will add more spark to the fest, in addition to special quilts and blankets from Korea and carpets, handicrafts, utility items, home decoration furniture & furnishings, special dry fruits etc from UAE, and Thailand. Exhibitors from Korea, UAE and Chicago, USA are participating for the first time in the fest. The ‘States of India’ pavilion will have hundreds of artisans from Bihar, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Gujarat showcasing their specialties in handicrafts, suits, saris and other hosiery articles in addition to a variety of small and big interesting decoration and useful articles.
“The four-day fair was formally inaugurated by Kaptan Singh Solanki, Haryana Governor and is all set to capture the nerve of family shoppers with large focus on interesting deals and discounts, free gifts, Diwali gifts, lucky draws and promotions,” informed Darpan Kapoor, chairman, CII Chandigarh Council.