I Play I learn mulls franchise route to expand network

I Play I Learn, the preschool chain from New Age Knowledge Solutions (NAKS), is planning to expand its operations across the country via the franchise route. The company plans to make 5-10 preschools operational in cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata by this month-end. More...

McDonald's loses trademark fight against McCurry

McDonald's has lost an eight-year trademark battle against the Malaysian restaurant McCurry, which serves Indian food, agency reports. More...

Tesco continues to invest in Fresh & Easy

Tesco is continuing to invest in its US Fresh & Easy shops, despite it saying it had put its expansion in northern California on hold, agency reports. More...

Kraft will pursue spurned bid for Cadbury

Kraft Foods Inc, the second-largest food company, said yesterday that it will pursue a takeover of Cadbury PLC even after the British maker of Trident gum and Dairy Milk chocolate rejected a $16.7 billion bid, agency reports. More...

Marico Bangladesh listed with CSE

Marico a leading Indian Group in Consumer Products & Services in the Global Beauty and Wellness space got listed with the Chittagong Stock Exchange on Tuesday when a group of senior officials visited CSE led by its managing director Debashish Neogi, agency reports. More...

Grasim Textiles targets Rs 500 crore turnover by 2012

Grasim Bhiwani Textiles Limited, an Aditya Birla Group firm, known for its Grasim and Graviera brands of suitings, plans to double its turnover from Rs 250 crore at present to Rs 500 crore by the end of 2012. Grasim Textiles, which has 65 exclusive company showrooms within the country, plans to take the figure to 100 by the end of this year, reports Business Standard. More...

Timex to introduce global brands; to roll out 20 new stores

Watch manufacturer Timex said it will introduce more international brands from its global portfolio in the country and strengthen its retail presence by opening 20 more stores across the country by the end of this fiscal. More...

Wal-Mart launches own labels in Bharti stores

Wal-mart may have been held back by tough laws preventing foreign retail groups from setting up shop on their own in India, but a clutch of top so-called ‘private label’ brands belonging to the world’s largest supermarket group could soon be adorning retail shelves across the country, reports Economic Times. More...

Future Venture to re-file for IPO soon

Kishore Biyani-promoted venture capital arm Future Venture is likely to approach Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) again for an initial public offering soon, as the validity of the earlier approval by the market watchdog lapsed this month. “We are going for a fresh filing (for IPO) with SEBI,'' said Kishore Biyani, chairman, Future Group. More...

Intex Tech enters organised retail trade

IT hardware and electronics company Intex Technologies has decided to open 60 exclusive technology stores, mainly targeting tier II and Tier III cities across India, thus, making its entry into the organised retail business, reports Business Line. More...

Amway launches concentrated fruits and vegetable products

Direct selling consumer goods player Amway India Enterprise on Tuesday launched a range of concentrated fruits and vegetable products, and announced its foray into the deodorant segment by introducing two variants for men and women. More...