Akbarallys

Akbarallys is a 100 year old retail store, the first of its kind in the city. "The customer is always right" is the basic philosophy on which the store has always operated. It is this very philosophy that has won the faith and loyalty of millions of customers over the course of the century. Akbarallys is a company based on certain moral and social principles. At Akbarallys we believe strongly that corporate social responsibility is a must for a healthy and sustainable society.

Khorakiwala had founded the Akbarallys departmental stores in 1956, which introduced modern Indians to the idea of all-under-one-roof convenient shopping and organized retail. Akbarallys was established in 1897, a young Akbarally Ebrahimji had bought a 30-square-foot space near Bombay’s Gunbow Street to start a "department store”, selling a range of items, even imported articles, from toiletries and biscuits.

Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala’s father, Taherbhai Ebrahimji, took over Akbarally. Khorakiwala later opened more stores in south Bombay, turning it into a flourishing chain.