[ruzbehxyz]

MR. D.I.Y. opens stores in Mumbai and Pune.







The first store was opened in December '19 in Infinity mall, Malad, Mumbai.
Since then, they have opened stores in Kurla, Thane (3 nos.), Kharghar, Nala Sopara and Pune (2 nos.).
I have personally visited the Kharghar store and found it very good. Loads of tools, car accessories and stationary available.


MR.DIY first opened one store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in July 2005 and has now grown to become the largest home improvement retailer in the region with stores across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and now India.
They have 1000+ stores all over Asia, including 600+ in Malaysia.

All MR.DIY stores are managed directly and in collaboration with large retailers and mall owners. With ten categories — Hardware, Household, Electrical, Furnishing, Car Accessories, Stationery & Sports, Toys, Gifts, Computer & Mobile Accessories and Jewellery & Cosmetics — in each store, MR.DIY offers a wide selection of more than 14,000 types of products at some of the lowest prices on the market.

Website: https://www.mrdiy.co.in

Note: I am in no way connected to the store.

[R2D2]

That's very good news indeed for a Pune based DIYer like me. Thanks for sharing this update.

[Sree73]

Thanks ruzbehxyz.
Really wonderful news. Hope they will expand to other cities including Bangalore in the near future.

[ruzbehxyz]

Originally Posted by Sree73

Thanks ruzbehxyz.
Really wonderful news. Hope they will expand to other cities including Bangalore in the near future.

They will. They started in Dec.'19 and then Covid came. Slowly but steadily they are spreading. Currently they have nine stores in the Mumbai - Pune area. The 9th store was started in Pune in August this year. Hope to see more.

[adi.mariner]

Thanks for sharing this news ruzbehxyz. The website looks good and will be visiting the showroom soon. I was thinking of ordering a tool-set through Amazon, but buying from this store seems to be better.

[ruzbehxyz]

The current nine MR. DIY stores in India:-

1. Infinity mall, Malad, Mumbai.
2. Phoenix market city mall, Kurla, Mumbai.
3. Big centre, Thane.
4. Viviana mall, Thane.
5. Xperia mall, Thane.
6. Tania Horizon, Nala Sopara.
7. Utsav chock, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
8. Ambegaon Budruk, Pune.
9. Seasons mall, Pune.

[vigsom]

Originally Posted by ruzbehxyz

ten categories — Hardware, Household, Electrical, Furnishing, Car Accessories, Stationery & Sports, Toys, Gifts, Computer & Mobile Accessories and Jewellery & Cosmetics

Wow !!!

It would be safe to say that they are Ace Hardware plus much more under one roof.

[Mr. Nobody]

Would love a store like this in Delhi/gurgaon too.

[ruzbehxyz]

Originally Posted by Mr. Nobody

Would love a store like this in Delhi/gurgaon too.

I am sure they will come up with more stores, especially in the metropolitan cities. It is obvious that Covid has slowed down the opening of future stores.

[MunnabhaiMBBS]

Seems to be the dollar store going by the google pics. Wondering which brands feature in these shops. I think it has the potential to be a huge hit like big bazaar.

[gopa99]

Waiting for their Bangalore store! As a bhpian, did you find yourself anything interesting for your car?

[ruzbehxyz]

Originally Posted by gopa99

Waiting for their Bangalore store! As a bhpian, did you find yourself anything interesting for your car?

I have visited the Kharghar, Navi
Mumbai's store and its not that huge as compared to other DIY stores. For cars, there were basic car accessories like cleaning, polishing, some car mats, etc. All this stuff is available on Amazon and Flipkart, but here you can see and decide. Besides this there were loads of tools, kitchen and bathroom accessories, stationary etc. Overall, I found most of the things cheaper than online websites.

[LOL_FWD]

This is great news. I was a regular at these stores back in Kuala Lampur few years back.

Purely based on my experience, these stores do have a lot of variety of goods but i'm afraid the quality was not as good as expected and comparable to the cheap chinese stuff available for sale online.

Please buy at your own discretion

[sudeepg]

Originally Posted by ruzbehxyz

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Website: https://www.mrdiy.co.in

I could not browse through their product catalog on the site. The hyperlinks aren't present. Is it the same experience for others too? If so that's lame that the site says "Hey look at our products" and have no links to follow through

[ruzbehxyz]

Originally Posted by LOL_FWD

Purely based on my experience, these stores do have a lot of variety of goods but i'm afraid the quality was not as good as expected and comparable to the cheap chinese stuff available for sale online.

Thanks. Yes most of the products seem Chinese. But thats part of our everyday purchase. Most of the things that we buy in a departmental store has Chinese or products made from Chinese components. A typical clothes dealer, imports from China and puts a "Made in India" tag. Even some of the Samsung phones (Made in Korea) come with Chinese chargers. If you go to any normal stationary shop, 90% of the goods will be Chinese. That's how it is. In view of the current political situation, I do not want to debate this topic, as that will take the discussion to another level.

I think such stores as the name suggests - Do It Yourself, is good for non professional people, who want to do some minor jobs at home, using powered and non powered tools. The variety of tools is good.

Originally Posted by sudeepg

I could not browse through their product catalog on the site. The hyperlinks aren't present. Is it the same experience for others too? If so that's lame that the site says "Hey look at our products" and have no links to follow through

I think the website is just for people to have a rough idea. Since they do not sell online like Amazon, they have not listed any products.