Opportunity India Desk

BSC Women, a spin-off of popular men’s grooming brand Bombay Shaving Company, has entered into a partnership with one of Bollywood’s hottest new sensations, Alaya F.  This represents BSC Women's commitment to reimagine hair removal solutions for women in the country - which has been a stronghold of traditional, established players and the informal services ...

Leading Mattress brand Duroflex and its online sales arm Sleepyhead have raised US$ 60 million (about Rs 450 crore) from Norwest Venture Partners.  This is the second external fundraising by Bengaluru-based Duroflex, which, in 2018, had raised US$ 22 million growth capital from Lighthouse. Since then, it has grown three times through focused retail and online ...

Just as we are getting into the festive fervor, there are sufficient supporting data points that give us hope and reason for the industry to celebrate this much-needed booster for recovery from torrid times and declining business results. Though there is a heightened spirit on the buoyancy that revolves around the growth of e-commerce and retail, ...

As the festive season continues, RAI (Retailers Association of India) has shared the retail sales figures for September 2021. For the month, sales stood at 96 percent of the pre-pandemic levels (September 2019). Moreover, compared to September 2020, 26 percent growth in sales has been observed in September 2021.  In fact, in categories, consumer durables ...

Global lifestyle brand, Kate Spade New York, announced the opening of a new flagship store in India, located in Jio World Drive, Mumbai.  This store marks the third Kate Spade New York location in India under Reliance Brand Limited. Other locations include DLF Emporio, New Delhi, and Palladium Mall, Chennai. Located on the ground floor of ...

Digital B2B platform Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of the e-commerce firm,  witnessed the company's kirana member base has increased 30 percent to over 5 lakh, and 70 percent of them have adopted e-commerce during the 'Big Billion Days' festive sale event.  The company claimed that kirana merchants coming from cities such as Bhopal, ...