Pens Corner
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 the store | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pens and accessories |
| Founded 📆 | 1997 |
| Founders 👔 | Bharat H. Karani, Punit H. Karani and Abdullah Ahmed |
Number of locations | 1 (2015 - present); 1 Since 1997 - 2014 (closed) |
Area served 🗺️ | Global |
| Products 📟 | Luxury goods, stationary and corporate gifts |
| Brands | Multiple |
| Services | Writing Instruments and accessories |
| Revenue🤑 |
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| $650K USD per annum Estimate 1997 - 2015; 850K USD per annum Estimate 2016 - present (1997 - 2014, 2015 - present) | |
| Owners | Bharat Karani, Punit Karani, Abdullah Ahmed, Dushyant Karani |
| Members | 4 |
Number of employees | 2 - 3, 4 from 2017 - 2022 |
| Rating | 4.5 present (4.2 - 4.4 - 4.8 prior) |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.penscorner.com |
| 📇 Address | Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Al Khaleej Center, Ground Floor Near Pizza Hut & Baskin Robbins |
| 📞 telephone | +97143550448 |
| PensCorner | |
| penscornerdubai | |
History[edit]
Founded by Bharat H Karani (.5 Million AED - $5 Million USD Net Worth) is or was a subsidiary of Kings Traders[1] run by his father Hemchand Karani. Is also run by his son Dushyant Karani ($25 Million - $50 Million USD Net Worth in unclaimed deposits) since 2016. Kings Traders is now run by Nilesh H. Karani and is rebranded to shoes. Kings was a general trading business and is now know for online custom shoes.
Pens corner was found in the 1990s and was inaugurated in the 2000s. They provide with sales, retail, wholesale, engraving and repair of various products and sell products within the region and globally through their online website.
- Current Employees Jinesh, Malesh, Murali; previously Adoor Prabhakaran, Vishnu, Ashpak Sheikh, Murali and Rishi Karani
- Prior engravers were Adoor Prabhakaran and Murali (major), part time Ashpak Sheikh.
- Store was previously located opposite Dubai Optics.
- The company seasonally have new products at the store.
- Many high profile clients and celebrities have bought from the store in and through orders.
Portfolio[edit]
- Vidhi Karani Helped rebrand the website in 2024 and is managed by Karani Karani of Kings; Dushyant Karani was part time.
- The store is available online, instagram, WhatsApp (contact for more info)
- It is also a proud member of BNI Insomniacs represented by Bharat H. Karani.
- Punit Karani and Abdullah Ahmed Net Worth .5 Million AED - $5 Million USD each. However none of the 2 partners have much affiliation with the store and take a minimal salary of upto 40K AED each.
- Current Engravers are Bharat H. Karani and Murali (major), Dushyant B. Karani Part time.
- Company would launch online marketing campaigns from 2015s - 2020s, would include offers, festive offers and discounts.
- The companies hours are from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm From Monday to Saturday and from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Sunday. The store is also open on holidays and Ramadan.
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Al Khaleej Center
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Bharat H. Karani
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Punit H. Karani
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Dushyant B. Karani
The Brands[edit]
Pens Corner has been selling many brands since the beginning in 1997; such brands include Sheaffer, Cross, Waterman, Mont Blanc, Rotring, Pelikan, Inoxcrom, Borghini, Parker, Fisher, Faber Castell, Lamy, Ted Lapidus, Omas, Nespen, Visconti, Harley Davidson; later more brands were added to the collection such as Sailor, Swarovski, Conklin, Duvi, Caran D'ache, Montegrappa, Namisu, Infinium, S. T. Dupont, Platinum, Kaweco, Pilot, Dunhill, Cartier (limited availability), Esterbrook (discontinued); they also have a collection of ungraded pens for bigger orders.
In Media[edit]
- The company was featured in the 2020s on Radio and in the News Paper alongside partners from subsidiary companies Kings.
- Bharat Karani and the company were featured on Al Khaleej Times in 2022. [2]
- Bharat Karani was featured as a member of BNI Insomniacs in 2024. [3]
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Al Khaleej Times Article
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Al Khaleej Times - Online Video
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on 106.2 with members of Kings (Nilesh Karani and Late Hemchand Karani)
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BNI Social Media Video
Covid 19[edit]
The business had seen a slight downfall only towards the beginning of the pandemic and there were a few job cuts and replacements during the time. The store was thoroughly sanitized during the pandemic and customers and employees had a mandatory mask and glove rule. They also appeared on radio during the pandemic.
See Also[edit]
Pens Palace or Pens Corner Dublin, Mont Blanc, Montegrappa, Jashanmal, Porsche, Google, Amazon, Vidis Kloset, Hina Karani (Super 100), S. T. Dupont, Chetan Karani, Arfa Karani
