New Business Opportunity

Bajaj Auto Ltd is planning to increase its dealership network and upgrading its service centers by next year.  The company is appointing 130 new dealers, mainly in small towns, taking…

Ermenegildo Zegna Group, the world leader in luxury menswear, launches its first store at Taj Krishna in Hyderabad. This is the fourth store launch, forming an integral part of Zegna's worldwide expansion strategy and establishing yet another pillar for Ermenegildo Zegna in India. The Ermenegildo Zegna store offers a perfect wardrobe for the stylish gentleman with a multi-faceted lifestyle, who enjoys the best under all circumstances - be it formal functions or leisure time. Spread across 2300 sq ft, Zegna store at Taj Krishna is designed by architects Gianmaria and Roberto Beretta and utilizes a variety of colors and it offers a new opportunity to the signage companies engaging in in-store signage.

Footwear firm Relaxo announces its plans to more than double its outlets in the country in the next two and half years and increase turnover of the retail division by…

Bangalore-based Rajesh Exports is the largest gold jewellery manufacturer in the country.  It earns 95 percent of its revenue from exports. But now the company has taken a strategic decision to become the largest retailer of gold jewellery in the country by increasing the revenue from domestic retail sales of jewellery to 50 per cent of total sales within the next three years. The company shall achieve this by setting up 400 ‘Subh’ retail outlets across the country. All that glitter opportunity with the launch of the new jewellery outlets will be for the signage players too, in which in-store signage companies would find new business opportunity.

Water purifier maker Kent Ro announces plans to strengthen its retail presence across the country by opening 200 exclusive stores in the next one year. The company, which recently opened…

Kishore Biyani-led Future Value Retail is looking to set up a new format of standalone stores only for fruits and vegetables. The company is enhancing focus on fresh fruits and vegetables as a category. It has also been planned to open new format stores only for that. Fruits and vegetables is a profitable category and promises upto 10 per cent margin after taking into account wastages and supply chain losses. The company’s new format stores will be a new advantages for both consumers as well as signage players dealing in the retail or in-store displays.

Watch and jewellery maker Titan Industries has lined up a Rs 150 crore capex for the current fiscal to expand its retail network across all its formats even as it…

Just weeks after the launch of Bio Lactite ink, Mutoh introduced its next-generation mild solvent formulation called MS Ultra. This new MS Ultra lowers running costs whilst combining higher productivity…

Selling golf accessories in more than 100 countries, Callaway has planned to open exclusive stores in Chandigarh and Delhi by March 2011 and eight more stores across country in next three years. The company has formed Callaway Golf India—a fully owned subsidiary of Callaway Golf Company, California—to expand operations this side. Callaway Golf has 1,300 golf equipment patents in US and 3,000 worldwide. Opening of the high-end sports equipments outlet will be a new delight to the signage players dealing with in-store signage and others across the two cities.

From being a traditional South Indian beverage, coffee has metamorphosed into a drink that is now enjoyed all over the country, with consumption in non- South regions registering an annual…

Swiss watchmaker Rado, a part of the Swatch Group, announces the increase its retail outlets in India through mono-brand stores and shop-in-shops to enhance its presence here. Rado, which currently has 14 exclusive stores in India, plans to open around six new outlets next year, taking the total count to 20. Currently Rado watches are sold at eight shop-in-shop counters. Rado watches that come with an average price tag of Rs 50,000 in India are among the top five brands within the Swatch Group's portfolio of about 20 brands. Of course, the new Rado stores would bring in a new opportunity to the signage companies, such as PSPs, those engaging in the retail segment.

Bangalore-based Arvind Lifestyle Brands announces that the company will increase the number of its 'Club America' multi-brand outlets across India to enhance the reach of premium international brands in its…