Xiaomi to expand physical stores in India

The smartphone maker Xiaomi plans to significantly expand its physical retail stores across India. The company plans to expand its various retail formats in the country. As per plans, the number of large format exclusive flagship stores under Mi Home this year is expected to touch 100, while it wants to open 5,000 smaller size Mi Stores in rural India. The company also wants to significantly expand its presence in multi-brand stores through the Mi preferred partner programme. At present, Xiaomi has over 50 Mi Home stores and 500 Mi Stores.