In the summer of 1995, Odyssey opened its flagship store in the southern suburbs of Chennai in Adyar. The idea was to make people lose themselves doing the good things in life, in a world that would make the experience as rich as their varied interests - and forget the time. Today Odyssey operates through 58 stores [50 Odyssey Stores, 2 The Eyewear Stores, 5 Editions, 1 Toyopia] in 13 cities with about 2.60 lakhs sq.ft of retail space under its operations. Recognized predominantly as a book store, Odyssey has genres ranging from popular fiction, non-fiction, computing, self-help, health, management, food and drink, travel, art and architecture, children's books and so on, giving its customers a relatively wide range to choose from.