Metro Shoes Ltd is the leading fashion Footwear Retailer in India. The company has a countrywide network of exclusive Metro showrooms in 121 places across 38 major cities. The company was incorporated in the year 1977. During the year 2003-04, the company opened 5 new showrooms at Hyderabad, Vashi, Bangalore and Kolkata. In November 2003, the company launched 'Signatures by Metro' a premium range of footwear collections exclusively designed by the renowned Fashion Designers Rohit Bal, Manish Malhotra and Azeem Khan for the luxury fashion-conscious customers. They re-started the business after full renovations in their showroom at Abids, Hyderabad, with effect from May 28, 2004. During the year 2005-06, the company expanded their network by opening 13 new showrooms. They successfully re-started business after full renovations in their Showrooms at Pune (Deccan Gymkhana) on August 12, 2005 and Mumbai (Crawford Market) on September 13, 2005. In February 23, 2006, they celebrated their '50 Stores Opening Ceremony' in Mumbai. During the year 2006-07, the company expanded their network by opening 11 new Showrooms. They discontinued their operations in 1 showroom. They opened their first showrooms in Jalandhar, Gurgaon, and Coimbatore. In December 2006, they started their operations in Dehradun in Uttarakhand in addition to Byculla unit. During the year, the company completely renovated their Showrooms at Pune (M.G.Road), Ahmedabad (Relief Road), Surat (Bhaga Talao) and Mumbai (Linking Road). Also, they opened the renovated and expanded Showroom at Brigade Road, Bangalore which is the Largest Shoe Showroom in Bangalore. During the year, the company received a prestigious award from Franchise India, 'the Best Retailer in Footwear Category' for excellence in franchising and business development. In May 14, 2007, the company was converted back into a public limited company. During the year 2007-08, the company expanded their network by opening 14 new Showrooms. They discontinued their operations in 2 Showrooms. They opened their first showrooms in Bhopal, Calicut, Jaipur, Mangalore, Nasik, Noida and Varanasi. They renovated and expanded Showroom at Chennai (T. Nagar) and started the business during the year. During the year, the company was awarded the prestigious 'Franchise Awards' for the second consecutive year for being the best retailer in Footwear category. They were rated as one of the most powerful brands in India by 'RETAILERS' magazine in their March 2008 issue. During the year 2008-09, the company opened 7 new Showrooms in the cities of Ambala, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Vashi and Vijayawada. They opened their first showroom in the cities of Vijayawada and Ambala. They received ISO 9001-2008 certification for all their activities at their Corporate Office, Warehouse and Colaba Showroom. During the year 2009-10, the company opened 26 showrooms in the cities of Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kalyan, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Pondicherry, Pune, & Thane. They renovated the showrooms at Oberoi Grand Arcade, Kolkata and one at Sector 17, Chandigarh. During the year, the company promoted Metmill Footwear Pvt Ltd, a 51% subsidiary of the company jointly with Sunil Shah of Millenium Marketing for taking over their footwear business in Shoppers Stop, a leading retail chain of India. The company opened new stores under the brand 'MSL'. They opened the first store in Secunderabad. During the year, 5 MSL stores opened in Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Pune. The company launched E-commerce website 'www.metroshoes.net' from October 1, 2009. During the year, the company won 'Brand Leadership' Award from Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council. The company also received the 'Brand Leadership' Award in Footwear Category at World Brand Congress 2009 held at Mumbai. During the year 2010-111, the company opened 15 Showrooms in the cities of Allahabad, Amritsar, Baroda, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Varanasi. They closed 1 store at Kakade Center Port, Pune due to closure of mall. Thus, the company expanded their number to 121 in 38 major cities.