Refeel Cartridge's brain child ClubLaptop requires franchisee.

ClubLaptop is an initiative from India’s leading printer cartridge recharging chain, “Refeel Cartridge Store”, having a presence at over 100 locations across 70 cities.  Now they are planning to open 350 stores in the next 3 years. Currently it has 5 stores operating in cities like Navi Mumbai, Bangalore, Ghaziabad and Jodhpur, while another 14 will be opening by the end of this year.

For Club Laptop, a prospective franchisee needs to invest about Rs 4-6 lakhs with minimum space of 200 sq. ft. He can expect to breakeven within 3-4 months, while a RoI can be achieved within 12 months. Though the concept is new, there is tremendous potential in the country. Customers will get fast and affordable laptop repair and services. ClubLaptop stands out as a better alternative to authorized service centres, fast turn around time and world class service

The company is positive enough to be the market leader in providing complete solutions for laptop care and its accessories.

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Devyani International to open chain of bar franchisee across India

RJ Corp owned Devyani International, which has brands like Pizza Hut, KFC and Costa Coffee under its umbrella, is all set to serve hotter stuff by opening a countrywide chain of bars, a company official said.

The company plans to open 12 bars across India over the next two years. The bars will be branded under the name Foodie's Bar.

It has already opened the first outlet at New Delhi domestic airport and Mumbai airport will be its 2nd destination which will open by mid of next month. Two more will come up this year at high-street locations in Delhi and Bangalore, added by the company official.

Domino's India now eyes the Tier II cities for expansion

Domino's Pizza plans to expand to smaller towns in India. Boasting of a 65% market share in the Rs 1000 Cr Indian Pizza Market, the company is aggressive on brand building including increased spending on marketing and special offers.

In terms of top global markets for Domino's, India is currently ranked at ninth position.

Domino's currently has 19 pizza variants in the Indian market, besides five non-pizza items, including choco lava cakes and pasta which were introduced last year.

The company will undertake a major brand building exercise which will include substantial use of advertising, besides special offers.

Bhartia Group-promoted Jubilant Foodworks is the Indian master franchise for Domino's Pizza. Earlier this year, the company went for an IPO in India, becoming only the fourth subsidiary outside the USA where the brand is listed.

Hamleys first store opened in Mumbai

Hamleys first store in country is now open in Mumbai. Hamleys, is a 250 year-old toy retailer of the UK. The first store was opened in a franchise agreement with Reliance Retail, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries. Besides this, the company is going to open its next store in Chennai of 10,000 sq ft. in size. 

The company plans to invest Rs 150 crore in the next seven years to set up 20 more stores across the country, including tier-II cities.

Apart from stocking Hamleys merchandise, Reliance Retail will stock products that are exclusively available to the UK retailer. Other global brands from companies such as Mattel and Funskool will also be available at these outlets. 

The company is looking at spending around Rs 50 lakh on advertisement for the first store.

Yum Restaurants on expansion of KFC outlets in India

Yum! Restaurants India has plans to expand KFC in India. It plans to open 120 KFC outlets in 2010 with a investment of $ 20 million.

To celebrate KFC's 70 years of existence, the company said that they will launch a free sampling programme for customers. As part of this programme, 70,000 pieces of chicken will be sampled in more than 70 stores in 13 cities. It also plans to launch a new television campaign with Sharman Joshi.

After KFC and Pizza Hut, Yum Restaurants recently launched its third eatery brand, Taco Bell, in Bangalore. The company's further plans is to increase its outlet to 500 by 2015 for which it will have to invest around $ 300 million.

Liberty Shoes plans to expand in 2010

Liberty, major footwear brand in India plans to open approximately 60 stores in the year 2010.

These stores will be both company owned as well as franchised ones. With this the company store count will become 550 stores in 2010. The expansion of the brand is planned for across India, with more focus on tier-II cities and towns. Of 60 stores approximately 20 will be opened through the franchise route and the rest would be company owned.  

It is the is the only Indian company that is among the top five manufacturers of leather footwear in the world with a turnover exceeding US $100 million. It is also planning overseas expansion by foraying in countries like South Africa, Singapore, Middle-East, and Kuala Lumpur.

 

Rasna on an expansion spree

Rasna, a soft drink concentrate company plans to expand its fast food outlets (Devil's Workshop) by opening 56 new outlets by the end of December 2010. Devil's Workshop serves doughnuts, pizzas, slushes, milk shakes, smoothies, snacks and bakery products.

At present the company is operating 44 Devil's Workshop. It also has plans to enter cities like Mumbai and Hyderabad in the next nine months.

Out of 44 outlets, 25 of them will be opened in Ahmedabad, 14 in Gurgaon, and 5 in Pune. There are only 10 franchised outlets and rest are company owned. These fast food joints are in kiosk format with an area of 150 sq. ft. The company plans to open new outlets in malls, multiplexes, schools, and colleges and most of them would be takeaway outlets without elaborate seating arrangements.

 

Source: Franchise-India