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Titan Industries to become billion dollar firm

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 19 2013 | 10:33 PM IST

The company has also charted out store expansion programs for its jewellery, watches and eye wear divisions in India, besides planning to enter the US market with the Tanishq brand of jwellery in the US by next month.

"Last year we had turnover of Rs 3,000 crore and this fiscal we are looking at crossing Rs 4,000 crore mark. By then we would have become a million dollar company," Titan Industries' Vice-President Retail and Marketing V Govind Raj told PTI on the sidelines of Pure & Play Retail Summit.

Last year the company's jewellery division had clocked about Rs 2,000 crore revenue, while that of the watches was at about Rs 1,000 crore.

Commenting on the company's expansion plan this fiscal, he said the Tanishq jewellery store would be increased to 150 from the current 110.

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"In the watches segment we are increasing the number to 300 stores from the existing 240, while in the eye wear segment we are increasing the number of stores to 60 by the end of this fiscal from the present 20," Raj said. He, however, declined to comment on the plan investments for the expansion.

On its inernational expansion plans he said that the company would be launching its Tanishq brand of jewellery in the US market early next month.

The company currently has presence in about 30 countries acrooss the world.

Titan industries is currently in talks with leading international watches brands to bring them to India. It currently sells HuGo Poss and Tommy Hilfiger in India.

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First Published: Jun 30 2008 | 3:49 PM IST

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