Xiaomi to Open Mi Home in Delhi-NCR 'Very Soon', Says India Head

Xiaomi to Open Mi Home in Delhi-NCR 'Very Soon', Says India Head

 Aiming to ramp up its offline presence in the country, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is all set to open its 'Mi Home' signature retail store in the Delhi-NCR region, a top company executive has said.

Xiaomi opened two Mi Homes in Bengaluru earlier this year.

"Delhi-NCR will get its 'Mi Home' sometime very soon. Perhaps in next few weeks," Manu Kumar Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India, told IANS on the sidelines of an event in New Delhi.

"I can not tell you the exact date as of now unless the store is completely set up," Jain added.

Xiaomi has created the world's largest grain mosaic art spanning 6,000 square feet at Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi to celebrate the success of record sales of its 'Redmi Note 4' device.

"In about six months time (from January 23-July 23 this year), we sold over five million units which is incredible when compared with some of the best-selling phones like Samsung J2. Last year, 3.3 million units of J2 were sold in the first six months," Jain said.

The mosaic art was measured and certified by Unique Surveyors, a land surveying company.

Nearly 40,000 kg of foodgrain, including pulses and rice, was used to create the mosaic. The grain was later given to the Robin Hood Army NGO which would donate it to nearly five lakh people on Independence Day as part of a Xiaomi initiative.

The Robin Hood Army has pledged to feed one million people across India and Pakistan during this Independence Day and Xiaomi's mosaic art would be the biggest contributor to this mission.

Actor Boman Irani, Mithali Raj, captain of the women's cricket team and former cricketer Virender Sehwag also attended the Xiaomi event. A team of eight artists led by art director Taj Naqvi worked on the mosaic installation with the support of 10 students.