Goa gets its first Acer Mall

MUMBAI, INDIA: Acer entered the branded retail market in Goa with the opening of its first exclusive brand store, the ‘Acer Mall’. Acer would be partnering Ways Infotech in its maiden venture into the retail market in Goa.

Ways Infotech, would showcase the entire range of Acer desktops, notebooks and display products, which would include the Aspire series of consumer PCs, the TravelMate and Aspire notebook and netbook series and also the Acer range of monitors and projectors.

The opening of the first Acer Mall in Goa saw the active participation of Jose Philip D'souza, Minister for Revenue and Civil Supplies, who was the chief guest for the occasion.

Commenting on the inauguration, WS Mukund, MD, Acer India said, “It is our goal to offer our consumers, innovative products at prices which offer the best value for money. We are extremely pleased that Ways Infotech is partnering with us in our endeavor to reach out to consumers in the state. We have a good channel outreach in Goa and with the opening of the Acer Mall, we hope to see big jump in our retail business. Acer is very eager to be present in Goa and grow the market for IT products in the state.”

“Opening a mall in Goa is an advantage for Acer as we see great potential for retail growth. We are extremely strong in the home, SMB, education and e-governance markets and the opening of a brand store will further enhance our efforts and visibility in the consumer market. We see a potential to do close to 200 units (notebooks, netbooks, desktops, TFTs and projectors combined) of pure retail business per month straight away from this store. The opening of our first brand retail further re-emphasizes our commitment to offering our consumers in Goa a wide assortment of offerings in a great shopping environment,” added Mukund.

The Acer mall is situated on the Ground floor of Alfred Plaza, next to Don Bosco High School on MG Road in Panaji.

“We hope to have a long and successful association with the Acer brand with the opening of the first Acer Mall in Goa. With the backing of a global brand like Acer, Ways Infotech hopes to see substantial growth in our retail business and is determined to make this one of the best PC showrooms in the state. We are confident that this move would position us as the place to visit for consumer IT requirements in the city. Apart from these major categories we would also be having a wide assortment of accessories within the premises of the Acer mall giving target customers a wholesome shopping experience where they will get to experience the widest assortment of offerings in an environment where the products are live and can be experienced prior to a purchase decision,” said Jitendra Kenkre, CEO, Ways Infotech.