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NEWS | CavinKare opens Green Trends salon in Delhi

FMCG major CavinKare has opened its first Green Trends salon at Paschim Vihar, New Delhi. Spread over 1,200 sq.ft., the salon has eight hair zones, three hair wash zones, four facial spa rooms, and three pedicure zones. This is the company's 123rd salon in the country and 77th salon in the franchise format. 

NEWS | Health club chain Snap Fitness debuts in Gurgaon

Health club chain Snap Fitness has opened its first fitness center in Gurgaon, Haryana at DLF Qutub Plaza market. 

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Vikram BM, Founder & CEO Snap Fitness India, said: “Our success in the southern part of the country inspired us to make this swift move to the North India. We plan to spread far and wide across the country and make fitness affordable and accessible to all. BE WELL is our motto.”

NEWS | Paresh Mishra appointed as Director, Operations, Virtuous Retail

Virtuous Retail, the developer and operator of premium lifestyle centers, has appointed Paresh Mishra as director - operations for Western India. With over 23 years of experience in retail and hospitality, Mishra will be responsible for the operations of all VR Centers in Western India with immediate responsibility of Virtuous Retail’s first retail and lifestyle center, VR Surat which recently opened in May 2013.

NEWS | IRCTC forays into online retail with Yebhi

Indian Railways subsidiary IRCTC has partnered with Shop Online Trading Pvt Ltd.(SOTPL), a franchisee of online lifestyle and home portal Yebhi.com, marking its entry into online shopping. SOTPL and Yebhi will develop and manage the e-commerce platform for IRCTC and be responsible for end-to-end customer experience from user interface design on the IRCTC Shopping page to final delivery of the product to the customer. 

NEWS | Elle Fashionwear opens 5th boutique in NCR, 17th in the country

French fashion brand Elle Fashionwear has opened its 5th boutique in the NCR and 17th in the country at Gurgaon, Ambience mall. Spread over 1,200 sq.ft., the boutique stocks the Summer 2013 line with themes such as Botanical, Summer Party, Give Me Blue, and Colour Theory. Elle plans to have over 20 stores by the end of 2013.

NEWS | Faces Canada opens six stores across IndiaNES

Canada-based makeup, skincare and personal accessories brand Faces Cosmetics has opened six stores in Delhi, Surat, Mysore, Thane, and Chennai. The brand has opened two stores in Delhi at GK - 1, M Block market (300 sq.ft.) and Pacific mall, Rajouri Garden (106 sq.ft.) and one each in Surat (226 sq.ft.), Mysore (317 sq.ft.), Kochi (323 sq.ft.), Thane (334 sq.ft.), and Chennai (141 sq.ft.). The brand also plans to open exclusive outlets in North India including Dehradun, Mohali and Chandigarh. 

Sameer Prasad, CEO, Faces Cosmetics India, said: “Colour cosmetics is one of the rapidly growing segment of the Indian cosmetics market. Increasing awareness and growing income levels are some of the factors driving the growth in this sector or industry. Faces with its extensive experience in the colour cosmetic industry has gained significant market-share in the short time that it has been in India. This is a key stepping stone in our ambitious expansion plans for Indian market and by the end of the year; we see our colour range present in over 55 such exclusive stores pan India."

NEWS | Dunkin' Donuts launches Dunkin' Burgers in India

Baked goods and coffee chain Dunkin’ Donuts has launched a range of Dunkin’ Burgers in India. The Burger Menu will comprise both vegetarian and non-vegetarian burgers available at all its restaurants in Delhi-NCR and Chandigarh.

Speaking on the occasion, Dev Amritesh, President and COO, Dunkin’ Donuts India, said: “Burgers have always been a favorite food amongst food lovers. With the launch of Dunkin’s differentiated and special Burger Range, we bring the perfect option for our food lovers to satisfy their hunger and treat their taste–buds. This lip smacking culinary extravaganza from Dunkin’ ensures that both vegetarians and non-vegetarians have a taste of sheer heaven on earth.”

Tata Starbucks, the 50:50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages, has opened its first outlet in Gurgaon at Ambience mall, taking its total store count in the Delhi NCR region to eight, according to PTI. 

Speaking on the occasion, Avani Davda, Tata Starbucks CEO, said, “We remain committed to offering a distinct third place to our customers at convenient locations; defining our unique, values-based Starbucks experience.” 

The company plans to open 50 outlets within this year with the JV partners earmarking an investment of Rs 400 crore for expansion. 

Starbucks entered the Indian market in October, 2012 and currently operates 17 outlets across the country. 

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NEWS | Burgs opens fifth outlet in the country at Mumbai

Burger restaurant chain Burgs has opened its fifth outlet in the country at R City Mall, Ghatkopar, Mumbai. Spread over 1,200 sq ft., the outlet offers burgers, ice cream shakes, and salads. 

Speaking on the occasion, Subroto Mukherjee, COO, Burgs, said: “We are very happy and enthusiastic on opening our R City store which is also the fifth outlet of Burgs. Burgs is on the path of rapid expansion of the bandwidth and we plan to maintain a store inventory of 200 stores at the end of 10 years. Burgs at R City mall is the most evolved in terms of design and the first entry into the mall segment in Mumbai. We look forward to serve our guests and make it a tasty experience for them.”