Fashion & Retail
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readRising population and lack of free space has lead to compact houses, especially in metros. Add to it the fact that in majority of cases, both the couples are working, leaving not enough time to be spent in kitchen. This has created a demand for modular kitchen and thus the rise of franchising business ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read‘Lingerie wear’ an indispensable apparel of the fairer sex, has gained prominence recently with lot of international and national brands upgrading themselves by molding the sector to be a part of organised retail. Considering the growth of lingerie market internationally Indian lingerie brand owners realised how limited the lingerie industry is in India. Franchising concepts ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readIndia is witnessing a remarkable growth of organised ethnic wear brands. India’s fashion heritage is known for its rich tradition. No doubt, Indians have acknowledged western wear and made it a part of their daily wear, but still Indians especially women prefer to adorn rich conventional wears for special occasions like weddings and festivals. This ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readFranchising, as we all know, is a technique of doing business and expanding the successful business through its channel partners called franchisees. Franchising is mainly classified into service and product or business format franchising. All the companies who are selling their services are called service franchises where as, the companies who are selling their products ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readThe rise of the consumer class has increased the consumption of consumer durables in India. Consumer durables comprise of appliances (like refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners and dishwashers) and electronics (TVs, VCD players and audio systems). The socio-economic changes across the nation have led to the creation of new markets and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readWrist watches, once a necessity, now account for a style statement. All thanks to the number of domestic and international brands that are making a beeline for the Indianmarket. These popular brands are effectively utilising the franchise route to strengthen their roots and raise their shares in India. This article gives an insight into the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readThe term ‘lingerie’ is synonymous with fashionable innerwear for women today. Since the past few years, the lingerie industry has created a niche for itself in the apparel manufacturing industry in India. The sector offers a wide array of products that cover various aspects from fashion and styling to fine fabrics with a superior finish. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readAspiring franchisees consider that there is more of risk involved in taking a franchise which has niche audience. This is a myth as even large and popular franchise formats attracting customers from all age-groups and stratas of society have failed in the past. Moreover none of the franchisors can guarantee a 100 per cent success ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readThe designer wear is one of the fastest changing industries in the world today. Designer wear has gained more acceptance in the Indian market in the recent years. Earlier its scope was limited to the rich and famous only but with the changing times, designer wear has found its acceptability in the escalating middle class ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readThe leather accessory market is one of the emerging markets in India today. With up-grading lifestyles, increase in number of corporates, rising purchasing powers, Indian leather accessory industry is witnessing enormous growth. The market mainly caters to the surging demands of the upper strata of the society and youth (that constitutes a major part of ...