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Gitanjali Group Acquires "LUCERA", a premium silver jewellery brand

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

India's largest integrated diamond and jewellery manufacturer and retailer, Gitanjali Group announced the acquisition of Lucera Jewellery, a premium silver jewellery chain marketed in India through Renaissance Jewellery`s wholly owned subsidiary Renaissance Retail Venture. This acquisition helps the Gitanjali Group strengthen its position in the silver jewellery market. The Gitanjali Group has acquired Lucera for ...

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TIMEX VENTURES INTO LUXURY RETAIL

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

It is another bout of luxury retail with the entry of luxury watch brands like Ferragamo, Valentino and Vincent Berrard. Ferragamo and Valentino would make the entry through licensing arrangement with Timex Industries. However, Vincent Berrard a super Luxury Brand name acquired by Timex will be available only on order. Vincent Berrard will cost more ...

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KFC eying larger presence

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

KFC, the world's largest Quick-Service Restaurant for chicken-based fast food is planning to set up 100 outlets in India by the end of 2010.The $ 12 billion brand, a part of Yum! Brands, Inc, which has Pizza Hut and Taco Bell under its umbrella, presently has 34 outlets across nine cities in the country. The ...

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IZOD ARRIVES IN INDIA WITH ARVIND

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Mumbai, March 25, 2008 : The Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, the world`s largest shirt company has announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Arvind Brands, a division of the Arvind Mills Ltd for IZOD - a brand reputed for its dominance in the sportswear segment. As per the licensing agreement, Arvind Brands, the ...

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Citymax India joins hands with Chef Sanjeev Kapoor

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Citymax India, an integrated hospitality company and part of the Dubai based Landmark Group, has obtained the master franchise rights of India’s leading Chef Sanjeev Kapoor for three of his restaurant brands, Khazana, The Yellow Chilli and Grain of Salt. As part of the Citymax-Sanjeev Kapoor partnership, the first The Yellow Chilli restaurant opened in ...

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Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. expands presence to Middle East

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. (MSI) is expanding its global presence into the Middle East this fall with five Medicine Shoppe pharmacies in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first two stores are scheduled to open in Dubai in September 2007, with the remaining three opening later this year. Bruce Burnett, vice president, international for MSI ...

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Biyani plans to tie-up with US chain Coffee Bean

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

After breaking the partnership plan with premium coffee retailer Starbucks, Pantaloon Retail is brewing a fresh alliance with California-based coffee retail chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The deal has been signed with the coffee chain through its joint venture company Blue Foods. This will be the master franchisee for the coffee retailer. The ...

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S P Arrarels Ltd opens three Crocodile Stores this week

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

S. P. Apparels Ltd., a Coimbatore-based fully integrated garment exporter and retailer, retails Crocodile products in India, has intensified its strategy of opening its company-owned exclusive Crocodile retail stores across India. In a span of three days this week, the Company opened three stores in Salem, Coimbatore and New Delhi. The New Delhi store was ...

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Sayali Bhagat Launches Club City outlet in Ahmedabad

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Ms Sayali Bhagat, 23-year-old Miss India World 2004 launched first vegetarian outlet in Ahmedabad on August 5 “Club City” , a multi-speciality food court with Dosa Plaza, Shanghai Post, Masa Country, Chowpatty Chat, Chillzz and Barnies Coffee & Tea Co. This club-like ambience will give customers mouth watering cuisines an affordable price with lot of ...

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Sunbelt, A leading business brokerage firm in USA comes to India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Sunbelt®, the place to go to buy or sell a business, is pleased to announce that an existing franchisee, Satish Patel, has recently purchased Master Franchise rights to expand operations into India. Mr. Patel, who currently owns eight territories in New England, will be opening offices in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. `As ...

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