Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Ltd. (TBZ) is a noted

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and jewellery retail chain based in India. Established in 1864 by Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri in

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, the jewellery district of

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, it was subsequently headed by his son, Gopaldas Tribhovandas Zaveri, and now Shrikant Zaveri, is the present chairman and managing director of the group. The company today, has 37 showrooms in 23 cities across eleven states, including

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The company proposed an

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(IPO) in July 2011. In 2019, TBZ signed in

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as their official brand ambassador.

Overview

The company has 37 showrooms under "Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri" brand (32 company owned 5 franchise), for gold jewellery and diamond studded jewellery. Apart from that it has two designer boutiques under "Krsala", where its sells ''jadau'' and diamond-studded jewellery. Its main showroom at Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai is built across five floors and said to be the largest jewellery showroom in India., while its other Mumbai branches are in

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, and Santacruz. It operates stores in

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. Its manufacturing unit for diamond studded jewellery is located in Kandivli in

History

In 2011, TBZ entered the men's jewellery segment, with its ''Gentlemen's Collection'' in gold and diamonds. Previously in the January of the same year, it filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for an initial public offering with market regulator

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, to sell 16.66 million shares of ₹10 each.

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