Apparel

Senco to have a glittery expansion in coming fiscal

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

"We already have 70 stores across the country and have plans to establish 30 more in India and also in the South East Asia by the end of 2017-18. Also, Senco was the second company to attract Rs 80-crore Foreign Direct Investment in this part of the country last year," Managing Director Sankar Sen was ...

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FirstCry aims to be the market leader in baby products market

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

“We would be opening about 100 new stores in 2016. This would be in continuation to our current rate of store openings. We want to be the clear market leader for baby product market in India. If you want to order for your baby’s products, FirstCry has to be ‘the ultimate destination’. Our focus will ...

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FirstCry to take store count to 700

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

The brand presently runs 150 stores in 85 cities and eyes adding another 100 stores, including franchise ones, this year. The company is also bringing into its portfolio about 200 global brands this year, and further wants to expand its Babyhug brand under which it has about 17,000 products.“The baby and kids industry that FirstCry ...

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Aurelia Touches The 100th Mark with New Store in Gurgaon

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Aurelia, a contemporary ethnic wear Indian brand by TCNS Clothing Co Pvt Ltd has recently launched its 100th store in the country at the prestigious Ambience Mall in Gurgaon. This grand launch follows the footsteps of the 200th store opening of W in the capital thus crossing the 300th store mark for TCNS Clothing Company. ...

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?Hidesign seeks expansion in the US

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

The brand is bullish on growing its presence in the US market and looking forward to capturing the niche segment with its range of bags for men and women, reported PTI.Founded over 35 years ago, Hidesign has 80 exclusive branded stores and sells in hundreds of independent stores and major department stores in international markets.Pondicherry-based ...

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Indianink plans to open 15 stores

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

“We plan to open 10-15 stores by this quarter. Our next launch will be seen in Bareilly, Banaras, Jaipur and many other locations. We initiated our campaign by opening a store in Udaipur during festival period (Nov’15). With Indianink, we strive to open stores across the country,” says Vikas Sharma, Chief, Marketing and Business Development.Suditi ...

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Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in FirstCry

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Earlier, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons backed pet portal DogSpot.in, data analytic startup Tracxn, and cashback and coupons site CashKaro - in his personal capacity.FirstCry, which has got a big name to its investors’ kitty, has rivals like Babyoye, which was acquired by the Mahindra group, and Hopscotch backed by Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin, ...

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Mahindra to bring Carter’s Inc to India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Mahindra plans to open 40 Store-in-Stores (SIS) at BabyOye outlets in 15 cities across India and online at babyoye website beginning in January 2016.“We are delighted to welcome Carter’s to our stores in India. With a legacy dating back to 1865, Carter’s is one of America’s most trusted brands and this partnership is part of ...

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Mahindra to open 50 Babyoye franchise stores in 2016

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

“In this fiscal, we have added about 25 stores. Between now and March, we will add another 15 stores. Thus, by the end of this fiscal, we will have no less than 125 stores. We have 32 franchise stores and the remaining are company-owned ones. The ratio will continue to move pretty much in the ...

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Monte Carlo cut down store opening plan to 30

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

"At the time of IPO in December 2014, we had indicated that we will have 275 EBOs by FY'17. However, due to economic slowdown, we will expand at a slower pace than we had earlier planned. We plan to open 30 EBOs by fiscal 2017," Monte Carlo Fashions Executive Director Sandeep Jain was quoted as ...

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