Jos Alukkas
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Retailing |
Founder | Jos Alukkas |
Headquarters | Jos Alukkas Corporate Office, Fathima Nagar, Aristo Road, East Fort, Thrissur - 680005 |
Area served | South India |
Key people |
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Products | Jewellery |
Number of employees | 3500+ |
Parent | Alukkas Enterprises Pvt Ltd |
Website | http://www.josalukkasonline.com/ |
Jos Alukkas Group is Indian jewellery retailing group in Southern India. It is based in Thrissur, Kerala, India.[1] The group was bifurcated from the Thrissur-based group Alukkas Jewellery in 2001. The company has branches all over five states in the region.
Jos Alukkas, the current Chairman of the group, set the foundation for Jos Alukkas Jewellery in the year 1964. The brand has grown from a small establishment in Kerala’s Thrissur district to a globally recognised and certified jewellery brand.
Jos' sons Varghese Alukkas, Paul J. Alukkas and John Alukkas, are the current Managing Directors of the group.[2]
Alukkas' father, Varghese Alukkas initially started the jewellery business as a small store on High Road in Thrissur, Kerala, India. Jos' brother Joy Alukkas is the Chairman of Joyalukkas Group. Their brother Francis Alukkas also has a jewellery group under his name.
In 2010, the group signed Tamil actor Vijay to be their brand ambassador for Kerala and Tamil Nadu[3] while Telugu actor Mahesh Babu endorses them in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[4][5] In 2021, the group signed actress Keerthy Suresh as its new brand ambassador.
Stores and locations
They have nearly 45 stores that are spread across six states and one union territory in South India.
Incidents and controversies
See also
- Joy Alukkas
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References
- ^ "New avatar for jeweller Jos Alukkas". BusinessLine. Retrieved 6 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jos Alukkas". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Jos Alukkas to expand". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Jos Alukkas spreads its wings in South India". Franchise India. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Jos Alukkas aims to be pan-India brand". Financial Chronicle. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Gang breaks into Jos Alukkas store in TN, steals gold worth Rs 8 cr". The News Minute. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.