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Lakm Cosmetics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2010) Lakm is an Indian brand of cosmetics, owned by Unilever. Lakme started as a 100% subsidiary of Tata Oil Mills (Tomco), part of the Tata Group; it was named after the French opera Lakm, which itself is the French form of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, also renowned for her beauty. Indian cosmet Lakme was started in 1952, famously because the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was concerned that Indian women were spending precious foreign exchange on beauty products, and personally requested JRD Tata to manufacture them in India. Simone Tata joined the company as director, and went on to become its chairman. In 1996 Tata sold off their stakes in Lakm Lever to HLL, for Rs 200 Crore[1](45 million US$), and went on to create Trent and Westside. Even today, when most multinational beauty products are available in India, Lakme still occupies a special place in the hearts of Indian women.[citation needed] Lakme also started its new business in the beauty industry by setting up Lakme Beauty Salons all over India. Now HUL (Hindustan Unilever Limited) has about 110 salons all over India providing beauty services. Lakme' has been ranked as 47th most trusted brand in India by The Brand Trust Report[2]

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1. ^ Amarnath & Ghosh; Nischinta Amarnath, Debashish Ghosh (2005). The voyage to

excellence: the ascent of 21 women leaders of India Inc. Pustak Mahal. p. 214. ISBN 81223-0904-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=ihSAxpz1e4EC&pg=PA214&dq=Lakm %C3%A9+Cosmetics&hl=en&ei=rKv_TKyjDYKr8AaIgt2ZAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result &ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false.
2. ^ "India's 50 most trusted brands". Rediff.com. 2011-01-20.

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-indias-50-most-trustedbrands/20110120.htm. [hide]

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