Canadian chain Pita Pit to open 50 stores in India

Canadian quick service restaurant chain Pita Pit will open over 50 outlets in India over next five years to expand footprint in the northern and eastern regions to being with.

"We are looking at opening 50 plus Pita Pit outlets in the country in the five next years," Pita Pit India Chairman Pramod Dhawan told PTI.
The company, which entered Indian market in November, operates three outlets in the Delhi NCR region through its master franchisee Mentor Hospitality for North & East region.
Dhawan said expansion will be through a mix of company- owned and franchised stores.
"We are looking at sub-franchisees to expand operations here. We are yet to finalise on sub-franchisees yet," he added.
For store expansion, Pita Pit will open more outlets in Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jalandhar.
Pita Pit is yet to finalise a franchisee for West and South regions.
Founded in 1995, Pita Pit has 500 stores in countries like New Zealand, Panama, France, South Korea, Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil, UK, Australia, France and India. It is a privately held company and does not share financials.

When asked if Mentor Hospitality will look at the possibility of signing up with the Pita Pit to open stores in West and South region, Pita Pit Director Anun Dhawan said: "Once we complete expansion in the North and East region we may look at that as well. It will be interesting to look west as well but not in the immediate future."

Kumon Franchise Expands in Midwest Region

Kumon, the world’s largest after-school enrichment program, launched expansion plans to meet the Midwest region’s growing demand for supplemental education services. Opportunities for potential franchisees to open Kumon Math and Reading Centers are located in prime Midwest locations. 

The private tutoring service market is projected to reach $196.3 billion by 2020, according to a recent comprehensive report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. The growth of the market and the Kumon franchise as a whole, makes owning a Kumon after-school center a viable option for entrepreneurs. Enrollment in Kumon centers has seen a 194 percent growth since 2002 in the United States, with a 78 percent increase in average enrollment per center during the past decade. Its current franchise community consists of 1,492 independently owned and operated Kumon learning centers in the U.S.

Supplemental education continues to be one of the fastest-growing franchise industries. Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Top 500 ranking of franchises recently ranked Kumon as the No. 1 education franchise in the United States for the 13^th consecutive year. The ranking is considered the best and most comprehensive ranking based on objective, quantifiable measures of franchise success. Kumon has also been ranked No. 3 by Forbes in the “Top Franchises For the Money.”

Now you can own Wills Lifestyle franchise! ITC to open 60 new stores in India

ITC’s leading apparel retail chain, Wills Lifestyle plans to open 60 new stores in the next three years. 

The company’s focus will be expansion and increase its outreach in the small towns and 2 and 3 tier cities across India.  Currently, Wills Lifestyle has 95 stores in total and plans to open 60 stores in smaller cities, in the next three years to enlarge its retail footprint in India. 

 

ITC’s Wills Lifestyle Retailing Division CEO, Atul Chand said, “We have executed the plans to expand the retail footprint with the addition of 20 stores each year for the next three years. We are looking forward to harness the growing business opportunities that we will encounter in future. 

 Wills Lifestyle has 92 stores in 40 cities; besides this the brand is available at various Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Central and other similar 700 outlets across India. The company has set its growth  target as 20%.

Andyy Home Going The Franchise Route Across India As Part Of Their Expansion Plan

Combining classically styled furniture with a novel flair and selectively sourcing the finest accessories from leading European brands, Andyy Home in the relatively short time since its launch has brought about a fresh awareness in refining living spaces in North India. Among the media covering interiors and architecture, Andyy Home is a name associated with grandeur and luxurious living; harmoniously blending exquisite craftsmanship and high quality materials and finishes in novel designs, sensibilities and forms. For the impact it has made in the field, Andyy Home has been repeatedly covered in publications and TV channels like, Architectural Digest, The Ideal Home & Garden, Better Interiors, Elle Decor, GoodHomes, Casaviva, India Today Homes, Society Interiors, Sommelier Wine, Home Review, The Inside Track, Hello Magazine, NDTV Good Times, et al. 

Andyy Home sets high standards throughout the manufacturing process to ensure that all envisioned designs are delivered as intended. Expert craftsmen, stringent quality throughout production and visionary merchandising are some of the characteristics that have helped to establish the brand as a forerunner for interior design solutions in Delhi. 

Andyy Home's expansion plans include opening several franchise outlets across India for which they are considering B2B tie-ups with entrepreneurs and business individuals in various metros cities, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, among others. 

Aircel expands retail footprint in India, sets up 200 XPRESS Stores

Aircel has expanded its retail footprint across the country by setting up 200 XPRESS Stores. These XPRESS Stores are based on the FOFO (Franchisee Owned Franchisee Operated) model and will exclusively provide Aircel’s products and services, new connections, recharges and top-ups, resolution of customer queries, assistance and support to all new and existing Aircel customers.

Furthermore, Aircel plans to increase the number up to 500 by the mid of next year to expand across India.

“We are delighted to expand our national retail footprint by opening up 200 Aircel XPRESS Stores across the country. These XPRESS Stores are Franchisee Owned and Franchisee Operated, which is a testimonial to the trust and belief that our trade partners have in the brand Aircel”, said Vipul Saurabh, National Head – Operations & Customer Support, Aircel.

“This partnership with trade is a rewarding model for both Aircel and the franchisee owners as we are able to make our customers experience unique products and services through the XPRESS Stores and franchisees get to set up a sustainable business. We plan to elevate the number of Aircel XPRESS Stores to 500 stores by first half of 2015. Aircel is one of the fastest growing telecom players in the country, thus setting up XPRESS Stores is a big boost for our acquisition strategy and will play a significant role in strengthening our relationships with customers and franchisees alike”, Vipul Saurabh added.

Aircel observed that these stores are extremely convenient touch points where customers can get access to a variety of services. Hence, it embarked on a strong retail footprint to enable retailers to extend support and convenience to the customers.

Aircel has taken up the position of a data-led mobile service provider banking on the ‘Extra’ proposition that it offers to its customers. It constantly innovates many industry firsts be it the ‘Pocket Internet’, which redefined the usage of internet on mobile, or ‘One Nation One Rate’ which pioneered the concept of free roaming in the country. Despite being a relatively new player late entrant in the market, Aircel has consistently grown and cemented its place as a young leading innovative mobile service provider in the Indian telecom space.

Amul plans to add 1500 more parlours

Indian dairy cooperative, Amul goes for major expansion with its sight set on adding 1500 more parlours by 2014-15. Known countrywide with its popular slogan The Taste of India, the brand currently has 7428 franchise units ever since it entered the franchise arena in 2001. Under its franchise formats, the brand has Amul Preferred Outlets, Amul Railway Parlour, Amul kiosk and Amul ice-cream scooping parlour.

RS Sodhi, Managing Director, GCMMF Ltd, Amul says: “Soon, we plan to add 1500 more parlours, taking the count to 9000. Franchising route has the biggest advantage of bringing entrepreneurs on board. Amul has lowest entry barriers which have helped to create 7000 franchise stores in less than a decade and it makes it arguably the largest franchisor in any franchising format. Amul Preferred Outlets are successfully operating at neighbourhood places, market places, high streets, railway stations, air-ports, bus-stops, shopping malls, educational institutions, hospitals, government buildings, amusement parks, hill-stations, pilgrimage spots and tourist spots.

With the success which the brand has achieved in Amul Preferred Outlet format, now it looks to consolidate the same by entering into the smallest of the towns and villages across the length and breadth of the country.

The brand not only looks forward to add more stores but also sets its eyes on increasing its offerings from these stores. The brand has been generating a sales turnover of Rs 650 crore through its exclusive retail formats alone which has grown three folds in the last five years. Amul also eyes at huge untapped opportunity into value added retailing in the formats of ice-cream scooping parlours and Café Amul (Casual Dining Restaurant).