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‘Rado’ embarks on expansion; plans to make iconic premium watch brand as No.1 in India

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

“We intend to be the best in the Rs 600-crore luxury watch segment with clear positioning in design, wear, comfort and standard.” — Peter Kaisit, Vice President (Sales).

Rado, one of the most copied swiss premium watch brand, is embarking on an aggressive expansion drive that will witness doubling of its exclusive stores in India […]

Tags: MNC · Shop-in-Shop · Speciality/ Concept stores · MBO (Multi Brand Outlet) · Retail Strategy

“Be a Knight with Reebok,” exhorts Shahrukh; invites fans to join the ‘Knight Riders’ fervour

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

“In Reebok I see a perfect fit. They embody the spirit of fulfilling potential, they have the passion to nurture talent and the aggression to take sports to the next level. I am excited that Reebok has created a benchmark by opening an exclusive Reebok Kolkata Knight Riders store for the […]

Tags: SBO (Single Brand Outlets) · Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Footwear · Accessories · Apparel · Speciality/ Concept stores

Reliance launches 4th ‘iStore’ in Jaipur; plans 60 iStores in 3 years

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Reliance Retail (RRL), the retailing arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group, which in a tie up with the US-based Steve Jobs-led Apple Inc. has set up exclusive Apple premium reseller stores called ‘iStores,’ to offer genuine iconic Apple consumer and professional electronic products like iMac desktop computers, MacBook notebooks, Mac Air notebooks (world’s thinnest), Mac […]

Tags: Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Consumer Electronics/ Home Appliances · Mobiles/ Telecom · Speciality/ Concept stores · Mukesh Ambani (Reliance)

Birlas to foray into super premium, luxury apparel segment; existing brands post excellent results

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Madura Garments, the branded apparel division of Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Nuvo, which retails branded apparel under several lifestyle and value brands like Allen Solly, Louis Phillipe (lifestyle) and Peter England (value), has crossed the major milestone in sales of Rs. 1,000 crore this year.
The annual turnover of the country’s largest branded apparel […]

Tags: Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Results (Sales/ Financial) · Apparel · Luxury Products · Speciality/ Concept stores · Aditya Birla (More)

Reliance unveils fifth ‘Digital’; plans 150 outlets in 70 cities

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

“We, are delighted to bring to the high-tech city of Hyderabad our first and largest digital superstore in Andhra Pradesh,” said Ajay Baijal, President and CEO, Reliance Retail (Consumer Durables, IT, & Telecom).
Reliance Retail, the retailing arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, unveiled its first Reliance ‘Digital’ store at Hyderabad on Saturday, reports […]

Tags: Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Consumer Electronics/ Home Appliances · Speciality/ Concept stores · Mukesh Ambani (Reliance)

Vishal mulls ’speciality’ format retailing; looks at investing Rs. 7 billion this fiscal

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Vishal Retail, the R C Aggarwal-led, garments and house-hold products retailer, which recently launched its 100th megamart in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), is looking at investing Rs. 700 crore ( seven billion) this fiscal on its expansion. Having already occupied about 1.3 million sq ft in space, the predominantly tier-II and tier- III […]

Tags: Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Durables · Footwear · Apparel · Speciality/ Concept stores

Samsonite in expansion mode; decides to spread network, add new businesses

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

“The company’s primary business comes from metros. But small towns will contribute significantly in company’s growth for the next two years.”– Subrata Dutta, COO, Samsonite South Asia.
Samsonite, among the world’s leading travel gear brands, is growing fast in its core business of travel luggage. Having introduced a number of new and […]

Tags: Travel · Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Footwear · Speciality/ Concept stores

Titan plans to set up 100 Eye+ prescription eyewear stores

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Buoyed by excellent respose to its foray into prescription eyewear market, Tata group controlled Titan Industries, is looking at expanding the network of its Titan Eye+ speciality retail chain.
The country’s watch giant Titan, which is currently operating seven Titan Eye+ store across four cities (Bangalore-4, Chennai-1, Hyderabad-1 and Nagpur-1), is planning […]

Tags: Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Health, Beauty & Wellness · Speciality/ Concept stores · Tatas (Westside/ Croma/ Landmark/ Other)

Dabur forays into beauty and wellness retail; unveils first ‘new-u’ store in Delhi

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

“The Indian consumer has no doubt come of age. But the shopping experience in India has not kept pace with this change. Even though retail outlets have mushroomed across the country, most of them still do not offer Indian consumers the kind of shopping experience that people in the rest of […]

Tags: Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Health, Beauty & Wellness · Speciality/ Concept stores

Lifestyle apparel brand ‘Connexions’ plans 80 stores this year

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Chiripal Group, the Ahmedabad-based leading player of textiles, is setting up retail outlets for its lifestyle apparel brand Connexions. Chiripals have so far been making garments for global brands.
Chiripals as a part of their thrust on retail have decided to set up a network of retail stores across the country. […]

Tags: Expansion/ Investment/ Launch · Apparel · Speciality/ Concept stores