Jyothy Lab launches retail laundry care services

The service offers facility to wash clothes given by individuals and families at a cost of Rs 90 per cloth. The company also plans to offer monthly packages, with special discounts for elderly people and children.    

The cloth will be analysed in an in-house laboratory by experts before being sent for wash.

Fabric Spa is part of Jyothy Fabricare Services Ltd (JFSL), which is a 75 per cent subsidiary of Jyothy Laboratories Ltd.  The company has constructed a 60,000 square foot main service station at the Apparel Park in Bangalore, with a capacity to service 40,000 pieces of clothes a day. The initial investment in Fabric Spa is Rs 35 crore.

Future plans

Briefing reporters, Jyothy Laboratories Ltd Chairman & Managing Director M P Ramachandran said “There has been a social transformation in the country which made us believe that this concept has business potential. Backed by extensive research and strong domain expertise we have forayed to service individuals who are adopting habits which can make their daily life simpler.”

The company has opened two Fabric Spa outlets at Indiranagar and at Sadashivanagar, in the City.  It plans to open ten more across the City within a year and launch services in Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune.

Jyothy Fabricare Services Ltd also plans to  start door-to door operations in the near future.