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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readVarious factors like rising awareness of healthy lifestyle among Indians, growing disposable incomes, rising lifestyle diseases and least affected by slowdown in economy are leading to the rise of the fitness sector in the country.Total retail market for fitness category is worth about Rs 4,579 crore (US$ 0.76 bn) growing at 16-18 per cent and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readThe demand for Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is a never ending phenomenon. Local vendors serve the daily needs of Indian customers to much extent. Owing to this reason, established FMCG retail chains have not been able to experience a constant growth in the Indian market. They have witnessed an increasing graph, reaching a certain ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readIt is no surprise that international and Indian retailers complement their expansion strategies with the franchising model to cost-effectively tap into both emerging and existing markets. So how does it work? Simply put, franchising is an asset-light model that enables easy expansion for retailers. This allows the management of a large network of stores ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readGrowing double household income and urbanisation, coupled with ever-increasing consciousness about the significance of quality education, have further resulted in vigorous development of the Indian education industry. Today, education business is recognised as one of the best performing sectors that offers finest business opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs. Looking at the transforming trends, the brands within ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readThough the sector of furniture remains highly unorganised in India at present but there are a large number of opportunities for franchisees in the organised sector. With both domestic and international players foraying as organised players in the industry more and more furniture brands are mulling on penetrating into tier-II and III cities. Metros and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readEvery F&B brand introduces innovation in its offering to enhance its business and increase footfall. This is highly important as customers demand novel experiences and are keen on trying something new. So, once a concept is introduced in market, how does one spread it across? Here is where franchising comes into play. Franchising is all ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read26 year old, Reema had to quit her regular MNC job after marriage due to few reasons. At that moment someone suggested her to hunt for good business options that can be operated from home. After months of searching she settled down on a business of Tiffin and lunch services from home and is fetching ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readOf late, our country has seen a wave of start-ups either in technology sector or with the help of technology. Be it startups like Flipkart, Snapdeal, Foodpanda, Ola Cabs, Oyo or any other, tech is everywhere. Besides this, there are a number of companies which are offering cloud based or other tech services to the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readFrom Private Equity to Venture Capital to Angel Funding, the options are vary in front of franchise brands based on the sort of business they are operating or the kind of requirements they have. Brands from various sectors are taking this mode of fund raising and big players are helping out the startups. Many startups ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readOmni-channel is basically amalgamating or blending online and traditional brick-and-mortar channels to drive robust profits for the brand or a company. These days, this trend is evolving as customers want anytime, anywhere experience across online and offline channels therefore, many brands are hoping on different retail formats to not only have a robust footprint but ...