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Company type | Partnership |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1978 |
Founder | H. Vasanthakumar |
Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Number of locations | 84 (2020) |
Area served | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Bangalore |
Key people |
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Products | Consumer Electronics, Home Appliances, Gadgets, Mobiles, Laptops, Furniture |
Revenue |
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Number of employees | 1200 |
Website | vasanthandco |
Vasanth & Co is a chain dealer of consumer electronics and home appliances in Tamil Nadu, India. The company was founded in 1978 and As of 2020 [update] has 84 showrooms. The company was founded and owned by the late H. Vasanthakumar. [1]
The chain reported a turnover of ₹ 5 billion (100 million US dollars) in the year 2007, [2] which had doubled by 2020. [3]
The company chose to implement the mySAP ERP in 50 of its showrooms. [4]
The founder H. Vasanthakumar was born in 1950. He died on August 28, 2020, due to coronavirus. [5]
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