Nostalgia Ties Vimal to Reliance – Offers over 1,000 Franchisees
Vimal is the first and the heritage brand of controversial Reliance Group which marked its entry into the Indian textile market. Vimal was named after Dhirubhai’s nephew, was revamped in 2007 with the groups foray into retail business.
In a fresh communique, Reliance has released “1,500 new outlets across India waiting for you” with new Tag Line Dressing up New India wants to send a signal that it is not an end of road for the brand yet. The message also highlights Indian Woman in Western Wear which is something Reliance was averse to but maybe with changing times they mad adopt and cater to the growing aspirations of Indian women. (more…)
Center One Mall Vashi – Review
Center One a part of the Benzer group, is a 1,50,000 sq.ft. mall. Located at Vashi, the heart of Navi Mumbai, it is very close to the affluent residential areas of Nerul and CBD. The property is strategically located between Sector 17 and Vashi Railway Station / Bus Depot and shares a common border with Mumbai-Pune Express Highway on one side and Palm Beach Road connects Nerul, NRI Complex, CBD & Dronagiri to Vashi) on the other. Because of its strategic location Center One is also easily accessible from Ghatkopar at one end and Panvel on the other.
Center One is the premier and most preferred shopping destination in Navi Mumbai. It re-defined the (more…)
Allen Solly – Friday Dressing Brand to launch Mens Footwear
Allen Solly the premium fashion brand best known for Friday dressing concept will shortly launch Mens footwear range.
Allen Solly broke the monotony of Black / White / Grey dressing and introduced men to colorful dressing which was later adopted by corporates as well, especially for Fridays and thus began the journey of Friday dressing which included semi-formals as well. (more…)
Ansal Plaza – Jalandhar – A Review
Everything about the Ansal Plaza, Jalandhar is geared to draw footfalls – path breaking architecture, inspirational interiors, the biggest brands, the best value and much more. The Property’s upcoming shopping arcade is such an end in itself. Taking up retial space in the arcade will be top-of-the-line brands in menswear, women’s designer wear and kidswear labels, leading music and electronic stores, sports brands, accessories, memorabilia and much more.
Ansal Highway Plaza promises to be just the right stop-over for (more…)
Jubilant’s Domino’s Pizza Selling Hot; Dunkin Donuts Indianized – Outlook
Jubilant Foodworks master franchisee of Dominos Pizza and Dunkin Donuts in India reported healthy 42% YoY revenue growth in 2QFY13. Company highlighted that consumer demand has seen a healthy pick-up since Sept-12. Same store sales growth came in at 20%. Online and mobile ordering platforms have been well accepted by the consumers reflected in the fact that 14% of delivery orders were made online.
The management told us that they have hiked the prices by 3% in November and is unlikely (more…)
Mahindras Massive Expansion of MomandMe by Franchise Route, Embrace e-Commerce
The Mahindra Industrial group primarily focused on Automobiles and Finance ventured into retail few years ago with the launch of Mom & Me chain of stores exclusively catering to expecting mothers, new born babies. The retail business expanded to 45 cities with 99 stores as on date.
Mahindras now plan to add another more stores and reach 100 Cities / Towns on PAN India basis. The first two franchise stores are operational, one in Coimbatore the other is in Delhi. Since retailing is (more…)
Tata’s Marriage with Starbucks by FDI, helps Himalayan Find Space on Global Retail Shelves
Mount Everest Mineral Waters, a subsidiary of Tata Global Beverages, manufacture premium brand mineral water Himalayan. Himalayan facd distribution hurdles and even acceptance in local market. However, the marriage of Tata’s with Starbucks world’s leading Coffee chain to establish Tata Starbucks Coffee outlets in India has helped the former win retail shelf space for Himalayan across overseas outlets of Starbucks. If you have read our articles on FDI in retail, we highlighted and stressed on this benefit where India Private Labels and vendors could gain access to Global Markets.
Tata Global Beverages acquired (more…)
Shoppers Stop – Tough Economy, Same Store Sales Muted
India’s Leading Lifestyle Retailer, Shoppers Stop’s same store sales growth remained muted at just 5%, despite of an extended sale season. Overall sales growth for the departmental store format was higher at 17% due to 11 new stores opened within the last one year.
Apparel Vs Non ApparelsApparels contributed 61.2% to total departmental store sales (flat YoY)—Men’s wear contributed 32.2%; good growth in sports formal (more…)