Franchise News India Today 2024 : Startups & Franchise Expansion

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A kaleidoscope of colours & opportunities

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

A well known and very well accepted ethnic wear brand, BIBA has won the hearts of Indian woman with its affordable fashion. The brand is expanding pan-India and plans to add another 75 stores by next financial year. We spoke to Siddharth Bindra, Managing Director, BIBA and asked him about opportunities for investors and other ...

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What's trending in the retail e-commerce this season?

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

In markets where organised retail had deeper penetration, it took almost 12 - 15 years for brands to achieve 15% odd sales contribution from online. “This growth to my mind is more organic; however in India we believe the shift to be much faster than the developed markets.” Says Shivanandan Pare, Head of E-commerce, Trendin.com. In ...

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Beauty & benefits behind manpower training

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Having pioneered as India’s one of the first beauty and wellness brand that had set up a dedicated training academy, VLCC Institute of Beauty & Nutrition has grown to become Asia’s largest chain of vocational education academies in Beauty & Nutrition with its 59 campuses imparting training to nearly 10,000 students annually. Here is Sandeep ...

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Mahindra & Mahindra set to roar

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

Every quarter Mahindra & Mahindra is planning to launch one new variant and one new car with planning to increase its retail footprint all India significantly. Pravin Shah, President and Chief Executive (Automotive) Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. unveiled his brand’s retail expansion plans at the launch of new version of XUV 500 in Mumbai.What are ...

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Right footsteps for right returns

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

The demand for Indian footwear has transformed from need based to accessory based. Growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15% this industry has immense scope for growth. Anupam Bansal, Executive Director, Liberty Group talks about the changing face of footwear industry and the brand’s plan to penetrate into smaller towns and cities ...

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"Men constitute 50%, senior citizens 10% to our revenue"

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Fitness and wellness market, which has seen a good growth in India over the last few years, is witnessing new trends. New age consumers- kids, men and aged persons-are the new clients who are hitting the gyms. We caught up with G Ramachandran, Promoter and Director, Gold’s Gym India, who shared more on latest trends ...

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Amul is affordable and easily available for the masses

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd that markets AMUL surely has a long way to go. This leading brand in the Dairy industry took franchising in 2001 and now has 8000 franchise units. R.S Sodhi, Managing Director, Amul spoke to us on his vision for the company and what’s next for AMUL now… Tell us what ...

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Redefining the rules of game

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Koochie Play Systems, one of the fastest emerging playground equipment manufacturers has redefined the rules of games by providing safe and secure playground systems. In an interview, Roben Dass, MD, Koochie Play Systems shares the future plans of his company. Ramanjit Kaur (RK): Please brief us the inception of Koochie Play Systems? Roben Dass (RD): ...

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Cashing on clean environment

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Waste water treatment is a unique concept introduced by SR Environ Pvt. Ltd to lessen the effects of global warming caused by continuously increasing pollution. In an interview, Karthick Narayanasamy, Director-Technical, SR Environ Pvt. Ltd shares the future franchise plans of the company. Abha Garyali (AG): Share with us the inception of ‘SR Environ Pvt. Ltd’. ...

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Encouraging phonetics among kids

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

With the view to make each child learn the usage of sound of human speech, Shainaz Jussa, Principal Instructor and Director, Phonickids is the first to launch one of its kind in India. The lady herself talks about this unique concept and her plans of franchising. Abha Garyali (AG): From where did you get the ...

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