Posted on: May 03, '08

Business Updates (India)

Godrej Logo gets a new look
• The signature of Ardeshir Godrej, the founder of Godrej Group, was the logo of the Godrej Brand which is 110 year old.
• The signature which was red in color will now comprise of three different colors maroon, blue and green.
• The new logo will make the brand more contemporary and will be more appealing feels Adi Godrej, Chairman of Godrej Group. .
• Interbrand, a UK based brand consultant, has designed this new logo.
• The move has cost the company Rs 4 crore.
• For the fiscal year 2007 Godrej Group had a turnover of Rs 8800 crore.

Business of Gold
• Tanishq: Jewelry business group promoted by TATA group.
• Tanishq: It was started in 1995.
• Is present in 61 cities and has 103 outlets in India.
• Tanishq designed about 400 jewelry pieces for the movie Jodhaa-Akbar.
• In India only 4 %( Rs 4000 crore) of jewelry business is organized.
• Tanishq has a market share of about 50% in the organized sector in India.

Business of Books
• Landmark book store sold to Tata promoted retail chain Trent.
• Landmark was established in 1987 in Chennai.
• In Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune and Vadodara Landmark has a single store whereas in Chennai it has 3 stores.
• The area of the store ranges from 12,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet.
• Apart from books these stores also contains music albums, stationary, gifts and greeting cards.
Tags: godrej, tata, tanishq, trent, landmark