Tamil NaduTuesday, 16 June 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Co-optex opens outlets at Chennai airport Terminal 2 and Ayanavaram, targets ₹100 crore Diwali sales
Tamil Nadu’s Co-optex opened new outlets at Chennai airport Terminal 2 and Ayanavaram and set a ₹100 crore Diwali sales target.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In June 2026, Co-optex opened new sales outlets at Chennai International Airport Terminal 2 and Ayanavaram, while setting a ₹100 crore retail sales target for the upcoming Diwali season.
Key specifics
- Co-optex was established in Tamil Nadu in 1935.
- The airport outlet was opened in Terminal 2 of Chennai International Airport for the first time.
- The airport outlet was set up on 150 square feet at a cost of ₹38 lakh.
- The Ayanavaram outlet was opened in the Amba Sky One commercial complex on 1,000 square feet for ₹15 lakh.
- Co-optex officials said the Diwali retail sales target was ₹100 crore.
Exam lens
Question type: Tamil Nadu institutions and cooperative sector, 1935, Terminal 2, ₹38 lakh, ₹15 lakh and ₹100 crore are the key facts; TNPSC may ask where the first airport Co-optex outlet was opened.