Bharati Retail to soon open its first store in Pune

PUNE: Bharti Retail plans to soon launch its first store in Pune and Bagalore. Bharti Walmart Private Limited, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart organised its first 'fresh supplier development workshop today in Pune in association with the Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board.

Hence the purpose of organising the workshop was to create awareness amongst potential suppliers of the best practises available in the field of agriculture, bakery, diary, fish, meat and poultry.

Bharti Walmart supplies merchandise, including fresh produce from its Direct Farm Program, to Bharti Retail’s easyday stores pan-India. Mr. William Savage, Chief Merchandising Officer, Bharti Walmart said, "The challenge in managing the supply chain is to minimise wastage and ensure that we get the specific quantity that is required.

So we have identified the requirements of the next five years to overcome these challenges." Bharti Walmart has started working with more than 200 farmers at Narayangaon, 100 km from Pune.