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should have access to and should get time to play aids, we started importing the same from USA first,
both outdoors and indoors and learn through play, then added brands from France, Germany, Taiwan,
that Housing Societies should encourage group play Thailand like Lakeshore, Learning Resources,
among families and their children with board game Quercetti, Artec, Blue Ribbon etc. Over the years
competitions so that the entire family is involved and demand for world class Playground Equipment also
the entire community is happier,healthier and more grew and we started with Kompan one of the world’s
sociable. Manoj Stores would like to conduct board best Playground Equipment manufacturer covering
games competitions in both schools and housing all wooden, metal, combination, steel rope based,
societies and then take these to interschool and inter adventure sports type, fitness etc and we installed
housing society’s level. the same at housing Societies all over India and also
at Parks like Kamla Nehru Park, Nerul Children’s
Ambitious persona: Park etc. Thereafter we found that there was a
Manoj Manilal Gala the Proprietor of Manoj Stores is demand for World class wooden Multi Play systems
at reasonable prices to enable Housing Societies to
a B.Com from Sydenham, and has been involved with
the family retail business from the time he was in Jr go for them in place of the classic metal systems
College, as he used to help his father run Roopsons that were getting corroded in couple of years, and
first and then the Ground Floor Manoj Stores behind we brought in Rainbowplay which is exclusively
the Florist, and later on set up the Department Store on into most child friendly and reasonably priced Multi
Play systems which have been installed in many
the 1st Floor above Roopsons.
farmhouses in Lonavala, Alibaug, and developers
Initially it started as a regular Dept. Store catering to like Dosti, Piramals, etc.
all requirements, but slowly specialized into items for
children as that sector was expanding exponentially, Business inspiration:
the first Outdoor brand stocked was Little Tikes and that The business segment had very low margins,
changed the concept of preschools from being in garages compared to garment segment or jewellery segment,
and 2 rooms to proper bungalows etc, as preschools hence was not popular and there were very few big
started enquiring for International brands of teaching
