Garuda Aerospace Opens Retail Drone Stores Across India
by DRONELIFE Staff Wirter Ian J. McNabb
Garuda Aerospace, an Indian developer of drones and UAV technology, recently announced the opening of recent retail spaces across India, demonstrating the growing role of UAVs within the Indian economy. The corporate’s flagship retail outlet will open in the approaching months in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. On top of their expansion into consumer retail, Garuda also announced the launch of their Service on Wheels program, providing an unprecedented level of post-sales support within the Indian market. The announcement revealed that Garuda hopes to open greater than 400 stores and support centers across the country, making them a one-stop shop for precision UAVs to support India’s massive agricultural sector.
Founder and CEO, Agnishwar Jayaprakash said, “Our entry into offline sales is a milestone for us at Garuda Aerospace. This investment is a major step forward for us as an organization because it takes us closer to our goal buyers. Our flagship stores will help us take our consumers’ experience to an entire never, unmatchable level. As an organization, we’re committed to not only revolutionising the drone industry but in addition fostering a culture of technological exploration and innovation across India. We aim to encourage the subsequent generation of innovators and contribute to India’s progress in technology on a worldwide level.”
Garuda recently raised over $3 million USD as a part of a bridge round to assist scale the business, which recently received a 400 drone order from the Indian Farmer’s Fertilizer Cooperative and has over 10,000 preorders from dealers. A number of the funds will even fuel the brand new retail expansion. Recent efforts by Garuda have included partnerships with international drone manufacturers searching for to enter the Indian market and academic programs designed to show the Indian public find out how to integrate UAVs into their agricultural processes, each of which can profit from the corporate’s growing national presence.
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