| Aswani Lachmandas Group is a leading business group based in Kochi. Established in 1950, the group had a humble beginning by the founder and Late Chairman Mr. Lachmandas Aswani as the distributor for ITC products in Wayanad district, Kerala under the name Lachmandas & Sons. Later, the business got firm footholds and expanded to Trivandrum, and subsequently to Kochi during the period 1950-1955. Soon the group got established as the biggest distributor for ITC in India. The group advanced into the textile industry in the 1970's by opening a DCM retail showroom which was the first in Kerala. In 1976, the group opened the first showroom for Bombay Dyeing in Kerala. The group expanded the business with the joining of next generation, Mr. Deepak L. Aswani and Mr. Vishnudas L. Aswani. In 1986, the group opened an exclusive Raymond store at MG road, Kochi, which was the first showroom for Raymond in Kerala. The group was the first to bring many brands in Kerala including Raymond, DCM and Bombay Dyeing. In 1998, the group succeeded in opening the second showroom for Raymond which is situated at Marine Drive, Kochi. The group has always been innovative and diversified the business by also starting to work as the carrying and forwarding agency... |
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Naturals Signature Salon
The Aswani Lachmandas Group has recently opened Kerala's first Naturals Signature Salon at MG Road, Kochi (above the Raymond Store), to provide customers of all ages, styling like never before through a wide array of high quality hair, skin, body spa & beauty (makeup & bridal) services in a luxurious ambience, and using cutting-edge beauty products & equipment.
Raymond Shop
The Group has 4 exclusive stores of "The Raymond Shop” (TRS) in the city of Kochi, located at M.G Road, Marine Drive, Lulu Mall and Thrippunithura. The Raymond Shops are a premium retail store offering complete wardrobe solutions for men which includes top-of-the-line brands - Raymond (Fabrics), Raymond (Ready-To-Wear), Park Avenue, ColorPlus & Parx. The Raymond Shops constantly sets new standards and creates environments that make shopping a pleasure.
ITC Distribution
The ITC Distribution business is the group’s backbone. We cover through our team of 200 plus staff, close to 15000 outlets spanning Convenience, Grocery, HoReCa & Modern trade formats. Virtually every outlet where FMCG products are sold to the end consumer be it a Bakery, Fancy store or Chemist outlet are target outlets for our distribution business.
E-Commerce Fulfillment
The Aswani Lachmandas Group is associated with the E-commerce Giant as its Multi Seller Flex operator in Cochin. Sellers wishing to take their brand Online can seek a perfect partner to support their pursuit. Our team assists sellers in making the decision to go online, providing them with Onboarding, Cataloguing ,Account Management services.
First Cry
The Aswani Lachmandas Group partnered with www.firstcry.com in 2016 as their All Kerala Stockists. With this foray into E-commerce, a new chapter commenced. Firstcry is renowned as one of the leading portals for baby care & mother care products. They have an Omni-channel presence and have over 50 Brick and mortar stores in Kerala currently. Our duty as a stockiest is to cater to their Online B2C Orders and B2B Orders.
Jockey Store
The Aswani Lachmandas Group has also recently opened an exclusive retail store of Jockey, next to the Infopark & Smart-city in Kakkanad, Kochi. This spacious store stocks a wide range of Innerwear, Performance Sports Wear, Leisure wear, Towels and Socks for Men, Women and Kids in a high quality ambience at an upcoming premium catchment area of the city.
FMCG Brands
Besides ITC, the Group also distributes the entire range of FMCG Products from other leading companies such as Hershey’s, McCormack (Kohinoor), Adani Wilmar (Fortune), Dr.Oetker FunFoods, Rakyan Beverages (Raw Pressery), Wingreens Farms, Weikfield, Milklane, 24 Mantra etc., across various channels in not only Kochi City/ Ernakulam Region, but has also recently expanded servicing to Central Kerala Districts.
