| The Company was originally incorporated on December 3, 1981 as S.N. Footwear Industries Private Limited, a private limited company under the Companies Act, 1956, with the RoC. Thereafter, the name of the Company was changed to Khadim Chain Stores Private Limited to align the name of the Company with the brand, pursuant to the resolution of the shareholders dated November 10, 1997 and a fresh certificate of incorporation consequent on change of name dated April 17, 1998 was accordingly issued by the RoC. The name of the Company was changed to Khadim Chain Stores Limited, due to conversion into a public limited company pursuant to resolution of the shareholders dated April 12, 2005 and a fresh certificate of incorporation consequent on change of name dated June 24, 2005 was accordingly issued by the RoC. Subsequently, the name of the Company was changed to Khadim India Limited, to reflect the comprehensive nature of the business conducted by the Company, and pursuant to the resolution of the shareholders dated August 8, 2005, and a fresh certificate of incorporation consequent on change of name dated August 26, 2005 was accordingly issued by the RoC.
Major Events and Milestones of the Company
1981
- Incorporated as a private limited company.
- the Company acquired and took over the business of M/s S.N. Industries as a going concern with all its assets and liabilities.
1993
- Commenced the retail business through COOs for footwear products.
1999
- Commenced retail operations in South India through four owned retail outlets with two in Chennai and one apiece in Bengaluru and Secunderabad.
2002
- Commenced manufacturing operations for footwear and leather products at the manufacturing facility at Kasba Industrial Estate, West Bengal.
2005
- Accredited with ISO 9001:2000 certification with respect to the manufacturing facility at Kasba Industrial Estate, West Bengal.
2005
- Merger of five entities with the Company pursuant to order of the Calcutta High Court dated June 22, 2005.
2010
- Commenced distribution operations at the central distribution centre at Bantala, West Bengal.
2013
- Accredited with ISO 9001: 2008 certification with respect to the manufacturing facility at Kasba Industrial Estate, West Bengal.
2014
- Commenced e-commerce retailing operations through the Company's e-commerce website, while also utilising online market place(s)
2015
- Expanded retail business to include the `shop-in-shop' retailing model.
2016
- Accredited with ISO 9001:2015 certification with respect to the manufacturing facility at Kasba Industrial Estate, West Bengal.
Awards, Accreditations and Accolades received by the Company
2010
- the Company has been ranked highest on parameters such as "top of mind recall", "total awareness", "attractiveness of design", "brand power" , as per Brandwatch Bengal published by Anandabazar Patrika (as per a study in 2010)
2011
- the Company was awarded the "Bengal's Best (Footwear)" by Brandwatch Bengal, an initiative of Anandabazar Patrika Group
- the Company was awarded the "Most Admired Footwear Retailer (East India), 2011" at the East India Retail Summit, 2011
2012
- the Company was awarded the "Most Admired Footwear Retailer (East India), 2012" in the East India Retail Summit, 2012
2013
- the Company was awarded the "Most Attractive Footwear Brand- Retail footwear" at the India's Most Attractive Brands Awards, 2013
2014
- the Company was awarded the "IMAGES Most Admired Footwear Retailer of the Year (East)" award at the Images Shoes & Accessories Awards, 2014.
2015
- the Company awarded the "Most Preferred Footwear Brand of the Year" at the North-East Consumer Awards 2014 conducted in January 2015.
2019
-Khadim India incorporates subsidiary in Bangladesh.
-Implemented TOC across top COCO & EBO stores.
-Engaged 3 brand ambassadors
-Launched new website & increased online sales
2021
Started the year with a whopping rebrand with our new logo and retail identity
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