Vasanth & Co

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Vasanth & Co
Company type Partnership
Industry Retail
Founded1978
Founder H. Vasanthakumar
Headquarters
Number of locations
84 (2020)
Area served
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Bangalore
Key people
  • V.Tamilselvi (Managing Partner)
  • V.Thangamalar Jaganath (Partner)
  • V.Vijayakumar(alias) Vijayvasanth (Partner)
  • V.Vinothkumar (Partner)
ProductsConsumer Electronics, Home Appliances, Gadgets, Mobiles, Laptops, Furniture
Revenue
  • Increase2.svg₹1500 Crores US$200million (2021)
Number of employees
1200
Website vasanthandco.in

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 has 84 showrooms. The company was founded and owned by the late H. Vasanthakumar. [1]

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Expansion

The chain reported a turnover of ₹ 5 billion (100 million US dollars) in the year 2007, [2] which had doubled by 2020. [3]

Vasanth & Co., Purasawalkam, Chennai, India Vasanth & Co Chennai India.jpg
Vasanth & Co., Purasawalkam, Chennai, India

SAP implementation

The company chose to implement the mySAP ERP in 50 of its showrooms. [4]

Founder

The founder H. Vasanthakumar was born in 1950. He died on August 28, 2020, due to coronavirus. [5]

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References

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  2. "Retailers in South gung-ho about new year sales". @businessline.
  3. "Vasanthakumar – the man who delivered middle class dreams, in instalments". The News Minute. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. "The Hindu : Business / Briefly : Vasanth & Co. opts for SAP". 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 24 November 2006.
  5. "Congress MP and Vasanth & Co founder H Vasanthakumar dies due to COVID-19". The News Minute. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.