Big Bazaar is an Indian retail chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores founded in 2001. It operates stores ranging from 80,000 to 220,000 square feet offering a variety of merchandise like clothes, hardware, books, electronics and more. Big Bazaar uses various store layouts like grid layout and racetrack layout to maximize customer interface with products. It employs visual merchandising techniques at the entrance and throughout the store like danglers, hoardings and product displays. Fixtures used include straight racks, rounders, gondolas and wall fixtures. Promotional strategies include seasonal sales, discount days, exchange offers, loyalty programs and celebrity endorsements.