Odyssey (bookstore)
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{ infobox company
| name = Odyssey India Ltd.
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = 1995
| location = Adyar, Chennai, India
| industry = Retail
| founder = T S Ashwin
| homepage = [http://www.odyssey.in www.odyssey.in]
}}
Odyssey is a chain of bookstores in India, headquartered in Adyar, Chennai. Apart from books, the stores also sell music, movies, multimedia, stationery, toys and gifts. As of May 2010, Odyssey operates 56 stores across the country, {{cite web |url=http://odyssey.in/aboutus_overview.asp |title=About Us - Overview |publisher=Odyssey India Limited |accessdate=2010-05-14}} including in Bangalore, Calicut, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Noida and Pune
History
Odyssey opened its first bookstore in Adyar, Chennai in 1995. Since then, the company has opened a number of outlets in more than a dozen cities across India, while the Adyar outlet itself has been relocated and expanded twice.{{cite web |url=http://odyssey.in/aboutus_milestones.asp |title=Milestones |publisher=Odyssey India Limited |accessdate=2010-03-12}} The company's product range has also vastly expanded, although it claims that books remain its primary focus.{{cite news |title=Odyssey bookstore woos customers with more options |newspaper=Business Line |date=31 October 2005 |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/11/01/stories/2005110101321900.htm |accessdate=2010-03-12}}
More recently, Odyssey has entered the areas of eyewear and luxury writing instruments with the launch of The Eyewear Store and Editions.{{cite news |title=Odyssey wades into eyewear space |author=Ashish K Tiwari |newspaper=DNA |date=2 August 2008 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_odyssey-wades-into-eyewear-space_1181206 |accessdate=2010-03-12}}{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaretailing.com/news.aspx?topic=1&Id=4431 |title=Odyssey to open first Editions store in Chennai on Jan. 22 |author=Diwakar Kumar |date=21 January 2010 |publisher=indiaretailing.com |accessdate=2010-03-12}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.odyssey.in Official website]
- [http://www.odyssey360.com Odyssey 360 - Online bookstore]
Category:Retail companies established in 1995
Category:Companies based in Chennai