Mothercare opens first store in Sri Lanka

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Global brand Mothercare yesterday opened its first store as well as the affiliated brand Early Learning Centre in Sri Lanka at No. 7, R.A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo, with Softlogic Holdings Plc as the franchise partner.

Softlogic Holdings Chairman Ashok Pathirage said the company was proud and privileged to partner with Mothercare and to open the first store in Sri Lanka, which he described as “fabulous”.

“Mothercare is a fantastic brand and its launch in Sri Lanka with Softlogic is an important milestone in our retail business,” Pathirage added.

Mothercare is a global retailer within the mother, baby and children’s market. The brand has grown since opening in1961 into Britain’s most successful global multi channel retailer operating in 59 countries. With everything under one roof its goal is to support and help mums and dads every step of the way on the rollercoaster ride that is parenting.

The Mothercare store will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. With two floors of fantastic selling space in a convenient location and ample parking facilities; the store also offers help, advice, choice and value in maternity fashion, lingerie, clothing from zero to eight years, pushchairs, car seats, highchairs, toys and much, much more.

Mothercare is an iconic global specialist retailer of pre-natal and baby products. The company operates in the United Kingdom through its retail and internet functions and internationally through retail franchises in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America.

With over 1,300 stores in 59 countries, Mother care offers a wide range of maternity and children’s clothing, furniture and home furnishings, bedding, feeding, bathing, travel equipment and toys; products that has a compelling mix of strong design, exceptional quality all at great value for money. Moreover Mothercare stores are parent and child friendly and our sales advisors are trained to offer expert advice giving parents peace of mind that the purchase decisions they make are right for them.

Early Learning Centre is a specialist toyshop for children aged zero to six years dedicated to helping children develop and learn through play. The toys are designed to stimulate children’s development in many ways – to help children explore the boundaries of their imaginations and creativity, to make learning fun and help children be all they can be.

The brand works closely with child development experts, from child psychologists and nursery school teachers to mums and children themselves, to design and create their products.

Softlogic is one of the leading, dynamic organisations in Sri Lanka today, having expanded and diversified into the growth sectors of the Economy, in terms of Retail, Healthcare, ICT, Automobiles, Leisure and Finance, holding authorised distributorships for some key global brand names.

Softlogic today, employs over 6,000 people within its offices located in Sri Lanka, Singapore and Australia.