Founded in 2006 with 17 employees and a single store in Pelawatta, Cool Planet ventured into the Sri Lankan department store industry. Cool Planet has rapidly grown as one of the most trusted department stores in the country with 8 stores across the country and over 700 employees within the organization. Receiving great recognition for its customer service and diverse array of products in departments from Apparel in Ladies wear, Menswear and Kids Wear, Shoes, Handbags, Fashion accessories, Perfumes and Cosmetics, Luggage, Sporting Goods, Toys, Books, Stationary and Home ware. Integrative merchandising and innovative strategies employed to engage with the local consumers has brought Cool Planet to the forefront of the department store industry in Sri Lanka gaining consumer preference as their department store of choice. The Cool Planet group has expanded further as the Sri Lankan Franchisee of the globally popular Korean-styled fast fashion franchise brand, Ximi Vogue which currently has 4 stores in Sri Lanka.