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Global Eco-friendly Brands Seek Investors Pan-India

R Mathur Jun 04 2018 - 2 min read

The market potential for eco-friendly business start-ups is over $40 billion and international brands are keen to expand their base in India. Lately, the franchise industry has seen a fundamental shift when it comes to gains, as the entrepreneurs are blending corporate profits with corporate responsibility towards the planet and its people. Eco-friendly start-ups are ...

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Kids Retail

FirstCry to take store count to 700

Franchise India Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min read

The brand presently runs 150 stores in 85 cities and eyes adding another 100 stores, including franchise ones, this year. The company is also bringing into its portfolio about 200 global brands this year, and further wants to expand its Babyhug brand under which it has about 17,000 products.“The baby and kids industry that FirstCry ...

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Kids Retail

Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in FirstCry

Franchise India Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min read

Earlier, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons backed pet portal DogSpot.in, data analytic startup Tracxn, and cashback and coupons site CashKaro - in his personal capacity.FirstCry, which has got a big name to its investors’ kitty, has rivals like Babyoye, which was acquired by the Mahindra group, and Hopscotch backed by Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin, ...

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Hospitality

Carlson Rezidor envisions 170 hotels by 2020

Franchise India Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min read

On its expansion plans, Raj Rana, Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, tells Franchise India, “With initial inroads in the north, we are now focusing on Western and Southern parts of the country where we have a number of hotels in the pipeline in cities like Gandhinagar, Mumbai, Coimbatore and Bangalore. By ...

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Tech Digital

Global tanning giants St. Tropez launches Tan Finder app to help you find your dream tan

WI Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 3 min read

Those who were suffering from tan in summers can breathe a sigh of relief and say goodbye to multiple skin tone as a globally renowned tanning giant St. Tropez have introduced a revolutionary app- Tan Finder to overcome all the tanning woes. The app offers an entirely new tech-based way to find your dream skin ...

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