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International and online brands present both opportunities and challenges

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

After making a name in the men's ethnic wear segment, Manyavar is soon going to launch its women's collection. Franchise India spoke with brand’s Director Ajay Modi who threw light on company’s expansion, challenges, strategies and its new venture. Do you wish to only cater to the men segment or are you planning to move ...

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'We aim to contribute towards government's vision of skill development'

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Enthused with the changing landscape of IT industry in the country and the ambitious Government vision of skill India, digital India and the development smart cities, Jetking has laid out the future expansion plan for the next three to five years. Commenting on the same, Avinash Bharwani, Vice-President, Jetking spoke to Franchise India.What are you ...

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Dark stores, a bright concept in franchising

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Call it Dark Stores, Collection centres, Dotcom centres or Fulfillment centres, for a layman, a dark store is generally a large warehouse that can either be used to facilitate a "click-and-collect" service whereby a customer collects an item they have ordered online, or as an order fulfillment platform for online sales. Many online players and ...

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How can one make money out of a bathroom? "Bathrooms are now the new living rooms"

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

India's sanitary ware and bathroom fittings sector is estimated to be Rs 800 crore in size and is expected to register a 12% CAGR between 2013 and 2018. One of the leading names is ROCA Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd that has brands like Parryware, Laufen, Johnson Pedder etc under its umbrella. Pau Abello, Managing Director ...

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Master franchising is the buzzword in retail

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

236 Nike stores, 52 Levi’s stores & 82 Lotto stores are operational under the umbrella of SSIPL across 99 cities in India. In an exclusive interview with Franchise India, Atul Madan, President, SSIPL talks about the skills a master franchisee needs to posses to run a successful franchise business. Which all brands are there in ...

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Start a complete home store

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Raymond Home from Raymond Limited has a product range that is available across 2000 Multi Brand Outlets( MBOs), 800 'The Raymond Shops' in the country and plans are underway to open a few exclusive stores for Raymond Home this year. Pankaj Saxena, Business Head, Raymond Home spoke to us and shared his thoughts on e-commerce ...

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Master Franchise guarantees more freedom and exercising of ownership for International brands

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

The kidswear market which was initially under a vacuum has shown a tremendous growth in the past few years. Adding to the boom, Poney; a Malaysian kidswear brand has made a recent foray in India via partnership with Ajanta International. Rajat Kapoor, Master Franchisee for Poney and Owner, Ajanta International throws light on the growing ...

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A Great Opportuni(tea)

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

FiLLi Café is an entrepreneurial venture of a young Indian entrepreneur which was started by Rafih FiLLi in 1991. To become the largest and most admired tea brand in the world, FiLLi Café is now all set to make its India debut by the first quarter of 2016. Share with us your entrepreneurial journey and brief us about what really inspired you to enter the food & ...

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Revealing biz secrets to start a successful lingerie business!

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Thailand-based diversified, USD 9 Billion conglomerate Saha Group, is introducing Wienna, brand of premium and functional lingerie products to the Indian market in November 2015. Wien International Company Limited, part of Saha Group, has appointed Belle Intimates as its distribution partner for India. Much before the launch, Mallika Shah, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy ...

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Realty of real estate franchising in India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

One of the lading names in the real estate franchising, Coldwell Banker has been a premier provider of full-service residential and commercial real estate since 1906. It is one of the oldest national real estate brands in the United States and today has a network of more than 84,000+ sales agents working in approximately 3,000+ ...

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