Bhima Jewellers

Bhima Jewellers is a jewellery retail company based in India. It was established by late Sri Bhima Bhattar in the year 1925.[2] Currently the group has 36 jewellery shops[3] across South India and with a work-force greater than 2000 people. Bhima Jewellers were the first jewellery store to introduce ready made jewellery concept under the guidance of its founder Bhima Bhattar.[4]

Bhima Jewellers
TypePrivate
IndustryJewellers
Founded1925 (1925)
FounderBhima Bhattar
Headquarters
Number of locations
>6
Area served
ProductsJewellery
Number of employees
2000
Websitewww.bhima.in

Bhima has its chain of branches spread across South India, including main branches at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi,[5] Kozhikode,[6] Bengaluru, Nagercoil and Madurai. After the death of founder Bhattar, the Bhima Group was managed by his five sons, Girirajan, Govindan, Krishnan, Bindumadhav and Lakshmikanthan, with each having separately managed headquarters and their own chain of branches. In 2012, Bhima announced a 2-year plan to expand its jewellery network by investing ₹500 crore .[7]

With a turnover of ₹8,000 crore in 2013, it was considered one of the six firms that controlled India's gold.[8]

Bhima Showroom in Kollam city

Products

Traditional Kerala designs, Tamil Nadu designs, Bengali heavy weight designs, Nellore colour Stone studded jewellery, Karwar precious Stone studded jewellery, diamond,[9] platinum and silver jewellery[10]

Awards

Bhima won several awards in the jewellery industry. Bhima has been retaining its position of highest sales tax paying[11] jewellery showroom award in Kerala State for several years and also maintains top position[12] in the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF),[13][14][15] conducted by the Government of Kerala.

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