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Biba Apparels May Double Exclusive Outlets By 2020 Women's ethnic wear brand Biba Apparels has planned to open 200 new stores under its flagship brand Biba across the country over the next three years. The company's is also aiming an increase in business from its value fashion brand Rangriti, launched in 2015, from the current Rs 100 crore to Rs 300 crore. Siddharth Bindra, the managing director of Biba said the company typically opens about 30-40 Biba stores a year. "Biba is our flagship brand, and we are looking to nearly double the stores from the present 246 stores." He added, "We currently have about 44 stores under Rangriti, and are looking to triple this business to Rs 300 crore over the next few years.” Rangriti was started as a value fashion brand, and its standalone stores have doubled in the last two years, with a clear focus on tier II and tier III cities. Biba has also launched five standalone kidswear stores under Biba Kids.

Being Human Opens 1st Retail Store In Tamil Nadu Being Human Clothing a retail division of Mandhana Industries has launched itself in Tamil Nadu market by setting up of its first company outlet store in Chennai. The Bollywood star Salman Khan run Clothing band store is spanned over an area of 1,322 square feet in the newly opened outlet Palladium Mall at Velacherry. The Mandhana Retail Ventures Ltd., CEO, Manish Mandhana said, "We are proud to announce our maiden exclusive store in Chennai at luxe mall Palladium. This will be our fourth addition in the South Indian market.” He said, “Being Human was launched by Salman Khan in 2012 and was globally licensed by The Mandhana Retail Ventures Ltd. It has footprint in over 15 countries with over 600 point of sale.” In the Southern market, the company currently has stores in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi. "By next month we will be opening a store in Coimbatore. The company would have opened 15 new outlets before t

Azafran Organics Aims To Reach 10,000 Retail Outlets Nationally   “We will grow our sales and distribution network through a combination of modern retail stores, multi-brand outlets, general trade and are also exploring tie-ups with major retail brands as a part of our expansion strategy. Currently Azafran brand is available in 1,500 stores that include Aditya Birla Retail – More Megastore, Hypercity, SPAR and we aim to reach 10,000 stores nationally over the next 12 months. For this we will look to expand our network in metros, cities and towns with population of 20 lakh & above and penetrate in existing markets,” said Mr. T.R Suresh, Business Head, Azafran Innovacion Ltd. The preference for organic skin care solutions like anti-acne, anti-ageing, anti-blemishes, anti-pollution, etc., is steadily increasing among the Indian consumers. Azafran offers innovative organic solutions for the Indian market. Azafran’s products are made from certified organic ingredients and does

Gaurs Group To Invest Rs 150 Crore In Education Business Realty firm Gaurs group has decided to invest Rs 150 crore in its education business planning to open two schools and one institution for higher studies in Uttar Pradesh. The company had forayed into education sector In 2014, and opened 'Gaurs International School' in its township at Greater Noida (West) or Noida Extension with an investment of about Rs 80 crore. Gaurs is now planning to open three educational institutes across NCR with a total investment of Rs 150 crore, a senior company official said. The two schools would come up at Siddharth Vihar in Ghaziabad and Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, while the institute for higher studies is planned in its township. The Gaur International School currently has its third session running and over 1400 students enrolled. Manju Gaur, Director Gaurs Group said, "We want to set benchmarks in the field of education as well, the way we have done

Yumlok To Open 50 Outlets By 2020 Bengaluru’s popular street food restaurant, Yumlok, has earmarked an aggressive growth trajectory for the year 2018. Currently, Yumlok has three outlets and one cloud kitchen and it plans to setting up 50 stores by 2020. Yumlok also plans to branch out of its home market and establish company owned restaurants and franchises in other parts of the country. Targeted at the youth, Yumlok specializes in serving North Indian Meal combos, Delhi style chaats, and some Indo-Western fusion dishes that are a blend of western recipes with Indian spices. Avinash Gupta, founder and CEO of Yumlok, says, “We started in 2015 when everyone wanted to buy in to the next big food tech startup. A lot of food related startups were getting funded back then, most haven't survived beyond 2016. Restaurants are a hard business with 18hr of working, 365 days a year. It was never easy but a sharp focus on quality of food and service helped us get off-ground. C