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Jaipan to foray into franchising

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Jaipan Industries Limited, a Mumbai based home appliances manufacturer is planning to foray into the retail industry by opening 200 stores across India by the end of 2010. These stores will be partly franchised and partly company-owned.J.N.Agarwal, MD, Jaipan Industries Ltd, said, “We plan to enter into retail lighting industry by opening 200 stores, starting ...

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Carlson Hotels plans expansion

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Carlson Hotels plans to expand its luxury Regent Hotels and Resorts brand through franchising in India. The company has recently signed a contract with the Indian partner Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure to build ‘The Regent’ in Gurgaon."The Regent brand has strong historical roots in Asia. With this new property, Regent will now have a ...

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Major Brands plans to hit a century

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Major Brands India Pvt. Ltd ia all set to take its store count to 100 operational stores by March 2010. Major is one of the franchisees that has brought many international brands to India. Some of the malls in which Major Brands is going to open new stores are Forum Courtyard in Kolkata by March ...

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Mahindra First Choice to expand by 2011

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Mahindra First Choice, a division of Mahindra and Mahindra Group (M&M) is planning to expand its network by March 2011 with another 230 outlets. It is also aiming to take this count to 300 by March 2012.Mahindra First Choice deals in second hand cars and plans to set up its sales and service outlets in ...

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Shervani Hospitalities to expand via franchising

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Shervani Hospitalities, a New Delhi based chain of hotels is planning to open five to six hotels through franchising within the next three years. The company is primarily aiming to expand its presence in the northern region of the nation.As per an official, the company is presently looking for suitable locations to open these six ...

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Bansal Tutorials aims pan-India network

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Bansal Tutorials, an IIT-JEE coaching institute is planning to foray into franchising to develop a pan-India network. The company has engaged the expertise of Franchise India Consulting (FIC) to assure its successful expansion.FIC has supported Bansal Tutorials successfully with its strategic approach in opening their first franchise centre in Bhubaneswar. FIC is assisiting Bansal Tutorials ...

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Cox & Kings strengthens its franchise network

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Travel operator, Cox & Kings India, plans to increase its franchise network across the country. The company would focus on enhancing its distribution reach within India, through franchise sales outlets as well as through the Internet.Speaking to Abha Garyali of Franchise India Holding Limited (FIHL), Thomas C Thottathil, Head, Corporate Communications, Cox & Kings said, ...

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Gloria Jean's plans to open 100 outlets

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Gloria Jean’s Coffees, the world’s leading global coffee chain is all set to open 100 franchised outlets by 2013, confirms R Sundararajan, President, Citymax India. The company appointed hospitality major Citymax Hospitality India Pvt. Ltd as Master Franchisee for expansion in India since December, 2007.The company is also planning to open one outlet each in ...

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Future Group mulls buying sole Shoprite store

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Future Group, India’s leading business house with multiple businesses spanning across various formats, is planning to buy the single hypermarket of Shoprite in Mumbai. The company has plans to set up a food store with its existing employees. As per Kishore Biyani, CEO, Future Group, “We are currently in talks and I do not want ...

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Birla Kerala Vaidyashala to open 200 outlets

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Birla Kerala Vaidyashala (BKV), a chain of ayurvedic treatment centres and drug outlets is planning to open 200 outlets across the nation in the next five years, confirmed Vishwajith Kurup, ED, Birla Kerala Vaidyashala. These will include both franchisee as well as company-owned outlets.The company already has spa centres in Kerala, Goa, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata ...

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