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Bhima Jewellers is a jewellery retail company based in India. It was established by Bhima Bhattar in the year 1925. As of June 2023, the group has 116 jewellery shops across
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and more than 7000 employees. Bhima Jewellers were the first jewellery store to introduce ready-made jewellery concept under the guidance of its founder Bhima Bhattar. Bhima has branches at
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. 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 . With a turnover of in 2022, it is considered one of the six firms that controlled India's gold.


Products

Their major products include Exquisite Diamonds, Platinum,Traditional Kerala designs, Tamil Nadu designs, Contemporary Designs,
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heavy-weight designs, Nellore colour Stone studded jewellery, Karwar precious Stone studded jewellery, diamond, platinum and silver jewellery.


Awards

Bhima has been retaining its position of highest sales tax paying jewellery showroom award in
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State for several years and also maintains top position in the
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. Bhima Jewellery achieved record-breaking sales of over 250 kilograms of gold and 400 carats of diamonds in a single day across three showrooms in Thiruvananthapuram. The flagship showroom on MG Road alone accounted for 160 kilograms of gold and 320 carats of diamonds. These sales, achieved without any marketing activities, marked
Guinness World Record during Bhima's centenary celebrations


Expansion plan in Middle East

Bhima Jewellers, one of the oldest and family-run Indian jewellers, will raise Dh1 billion
from high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in the GCC and globally to fund its expansion plan across the Gulf region


See also

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Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Ltd. (TBZ) is a noted Indian jeweller and jewellery retail chain based in India. Established in 1864 by Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri in Zaveri Bazaar, the jewellery district of Mumbai, it was subsequently headed by his ...


References

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External links


www.bhima.ae

www.bhima.com

www.bhimagold.com
Indian brands Jewellery retailers of India Retail companies established in 1925 Jewellery companies of India Diamond dealers Luxury brands