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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Mumbai’s iconic Asiatic store shuts temporarily after 48 years

IN PHOTOS: Mumbai’s iconic Asiatic store shuts temporarily after 48 years

Updated On: 31 July, 2025 09:59 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

After nearly five decades of service, Asiatic Store, one of Mumbai’s most well-known stationery and book shops, on Thursday temporarily closed its doors for renovation. Pics/Shadab Khan

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After nearly five decades of service, Asiatic Store, one of Mumbai’s most well-known stationery and book shops, on Thursday temporarily closed its doors for renovation. Pics/Shadab Khan

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After nearly five decades of service, Asiatic Store, one of Mumbai’s most well-known stationery and book shops, on Thursday temporarily closed its doors for renovation. Pics/Shadab Khan
<p>Asiatic has long been a go-to destination for anything and everything -- from crockery, jewellery, stationery, and food to apparel, bags, leather goods, and even a popular photography studio</p>

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Asiatic has long been a go-to destination for anything and everything -- from crockery, jewellery, stationery, and food to apparel, bags, leather goods, and even a popular photography studio

<p>On Thursday, the store announced that it will shut from 31 July to undergo much-needed repairs and upgrades</p>

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On Thursday, the store announced that it will shut from 31 July to undergo much-needed repairs and upgrades

<p>Known for its wide range of office supplies, textbooks, art materials, and unique gifts, Asiatic Store has built a strong and loyal customer base over the years</p>

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Known for its wide range of office supplies, textbooks, art materials, and unique gifts, Asiatic Store has built a strong and loyal customer base over the years

<p>On Thursday night, most staffers were busy packing up</p>

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On Thursday night, most staffers were busy packing up

<p>Asiatic is going in for renovation and is expected to reopen in about five months</p>

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Asiatic is going in for renovation and is expected to reopen in about five months

<p>The mezzanine floor, which housed the apparel section and the photography studio, had banners redirecting customers to the new location at the rear side of the building</p>

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The mezzanine floor, which housed the apparel section and the photography studio, had banners redirecting customers to the new location at the rear side of the building

<p>Asiatic has been iconic in the truest sense of the word. It&rsquo;s USP is location and get-everything-under-one-roof</p>

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Asiatic has been iconic in the truest sense of the word. It’s USP is location and get-everything-under-one-roof

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