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Opportunity India Desk Mar 18, 2019 - 1 min readUdemy, US-headquartered online learning and global market place, has forayed into India with an employee hub in Gurgaon. It has more than 30 million students and 42,000 instructors worldwide. Udemy was founded in 2010. The platform is an online learning destination helping individuals, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to compete in today’s ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 01, 2019 - 1 min read7-Eleven, the world's largest convenience store chain, has inked a master franchise agreement with Future Group. Under this agreement, Future Group will open and manage 7-Eleven's stores in India. SHME Food Brands, a subsidiary of Future Retail, will be opening newer stores as well as convert existing locations to the 7-Eleven brand, starting this year. Ken Wakabayashi, International ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 14, 2019 - 1 min readAmazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon's cloud arm, has started two new Edge locations for its Amazon CloudFront and AWS Direct Connect offerings in Hyderabad and New Delhi, expanding its presence in India. With this, the company's total Amazon CloudFront locations in the country reaches to 11 points of presence including three locations each in Mumbai ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readJuul Labs, the US-based electronic cigarette company, is planning to enter India's e-cigarette market by launching its products by late 2019. After hiring Rachit Ranjan, Uber India's Executive, as a senior public policy strategist, Juul recently appointed India-based Mastercard Executive Rohan Mishra as head of government relations. The company is planning to recruit at least three ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 19, 2019 - 1 min readMusic streaming service Spotify may launch its service in India by the end of this month. Earlier this week, the company had announced a global partnership with India's leading music label T-Series. Spotify is planning to launch services in five languages with over 160,000 tracks across various genres such as Bollywood soundtracks, regional soundtracks, non-movie ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 07, 2019 - 1 min readLondon-based Laureti Automotive Corporation is planning to launch an electric SUV, DionX, in India in 2021. The company's move is aimed at providing clean mobility solutions in the country. Laureti is further in the process of investing $370 million to establish a manufacturing facility at Puducherry with an initial capacity of 10,000 vehicles per annum ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 27, 2018 - 1 min readLuxury homestay start-up Vista Rooms is planning to soon expand pan India. The start-up offers homestay in luxury villas and holiday homes, belonging to high net worth individuals (HNIs) and companies in holiday destinations of Maharashtra and Goa to premium clientele. Ankita Sheth, Co-Founder of Vista Rooms, said, "In 2017, we had 45 properties in ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 19, 2018 - 1 min readUK-based international entertainment brand Toy Room has launched its first outlet in India at Aerocity. It is the first international nightlife brand to foray into the Indian market. Akshay Anand, Owner of Toy Room India, said, "Present in eight different countries, Toy Room is one of the biggest and hottest UK-based international entertainment brands with outposts already operating ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 15, 2018 - 1 min readDucati, an Italian superbike maker, has entered the pre-owned market in India through its Ducati Approved programme. Under this programme, the company will only allow bikes less than 5 years old with certified mileage lower than 50,000 km to be sold after undergoing 35 technical checks. Sergi Canovas, Managing Director of Ducati India, said, "Our ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 11, 2018 - 1 min readAs part of its plan to strengthen overseas presence, Bike manufacturer Royal Enfield will soon open its subsidiary in Thailand. It will be setting up a subsidiary to manage operations in Thailand. At present, the company is shipping its products to more than 51 countries from India. Shaji Koshy, Head-India Business, Royal Enfield, said, "Currently, ...