Retail
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readMonginis, a bakery chain plans to foray into the health food segment. As per Virendra Ghole, Marketing Head, Monginis Foods Pvt. Ltd (India), “Health Foods though contribute a small segment in the food industry, are optimistic about its future growth. We will be selling our health foods through our exclusive shops, modern trade, and a ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readLiberty, a footwear brand plans to open approximately 60 stores pan India by the year 2010. These stores will be both company owned as well as franchised ones. With this the company store count will become 550 stores in 2010.The expansion of the brand is planned for across India, with more focus on tier-II cities ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readAlok Industries Limited, an Indian textile firm is planning to add 200 stores under H&A brand name via franchising. The company is also looking at larger formats upto 2,500 sq. ft to accommodate men’s, women’s, and kids’, home and accessories categories.The company has plans to double its polyester yarn capacity by setting up a new ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readUninor, a mobile telephony and network operator plans to set up 40 franchised outlets in Andhra Pradesh this fiscal year. The company started its operations at the end of 2009. Uninor is a joint venture between Norwegian telecom giant Telenor and real estate company of India, Unitech Group.Presently, the company has six company owned, 12 ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readTimex Group, an Indian based watch maker company is planning to launch 20 franchised stores across the nation in the next fiscal year in tier I and II cities like Guntur, Kakinada, Asansol, Hazaribagh and few more to expand its footprint. The company is also planning to expand its presence in cities like Delhi-NCR region, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readThe diversified education provider, Educomp Solutions Ltd plans to set up about 75 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) coaching centres pan India, by 2011. The company has announced the launch of India’s first VSAT based Engineering Prep Programme. This programme will be delivered through an India-wide chain of centres called Leap. For students staying in ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readContours International, a chain of health and fitness centres for women has planned to open 200 gyms across the nation in the next five years, confirmed Chandra Gopalan, Master Franchisee, Contour International, India.The company is aiming to expand its presence in the metro cities, followed by its expansions in the tier II and III cities. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readVersace, an Italian fashion house is planning to open its first standalone outlet at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Blue Clothing Company (BCC), a Versace franchisee for India has signed a deal with the airport authorities early this month, confirmed, Abhay Gupta, ED, BCC.Last year, BCC has signed a deal with the airport official ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readPresto, a Kolkata based company known for its personalised and corporate gifts since 1995 is all set to open its next franchised store in Agra, Hyderabad and Chennai by April 2010. Recently, the company has opened its 27th store in Mantri Square, Malleswaram, Bengaluru. Out of these 27 stores, 10 are company owned and the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readMax Hypermarket, a franchisee of Spar superstores is planning to open 25 hypermarkets across India by 2012, confirmed Viney Singh, MD, Max Hypermarket. The company is expecting revenues to rise proportionately from the current Rs 150 crore to Rs 1,250 crore.The company presently operates three large-format stores, two in Bengaluru and one in Hyderabad. It ...