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One Stop opens its first store in Scotland
Jun 26, 2015 | 05 : 49 PM
UK-based retail convenience business One Stop has shored up its presence across the UK. The brand has opened its first ever store in Scotland. The store will be company owned. However, the brand has plans to expand across the Scotland region by opening both company owned and franchise stores in future. It i...
Holland & Barrett International to touch 100 franc...
Jun 25, 2015 | 06 : 19 PM
UK-based wellness retailers, Holland & Barrett International has announced that the brand is approaching over 100 franchise stores in nine territories. The brand has recorded strong growth in wellness sector across all channels and markets. It registered a growth of 5.5% on turnover of £368.8m for...
IKEA to test a new retail format in Britain
Jun 25, 2015 | 06 : 14 PM
IKEA Group, one the leading names in furniture industry has plans to try a new small-format store in Britain. Through this the brand endeavors to extend its reach across the country. It will start by testing this new format at Norwich.The IKEA Group has 315 stores in 27 countries. In addition, there are mor...
Pitman Training envisages expansion in London
Jun 24, 2015 | 05 : 10 PM
Specialist in offering vocational courses, Pitman Training is bullish on driving its expansion plans across the UK. The brand is on the lookout for a new franchisee in Kingston upon Thames area, London. In London, the brand is also looking to sell its existing franchise businesses primarily in Greenwich, Gu...
Chocolate retailer Thorntons to be acquired by Fer...
Jun 23, 2015 | 05 : 05 PM
UK-based franchise chocolate retailer Thorntons will be acquired by Italian firm Ferrero. The acquisition deal has been valued at around £112 million. With this deal, Ferroro that makes the distinctive gold foil wrapped hazelnut chocolates, aims at spreading its foothold across the European market. &n...
Smith & Wollensky opens its first global restauran...
Jun 23, 2015 | 04 : 59 PM
America’s premier fine dining steakhouse, Smith & Wollensky has kicked off its global operations in London. It will be the brand’s first steakhouse outside of the US. Three Irish entrepreneurs, Leonard Ryan, Mark O’Meara and Mickey O’Rourke, will run this famous New York steakhou...
Spa Esprit Group to open 15 UK salons by 2019
Jun 22, 2015 | 06 : 20 PM
Singapore-owned salon and retail group Spa Esprit Group has announced plans to open 15 salons across the UK by 2019. The group will open these new salons under its specialist brands Ministry of Waxing and Browhaus. The majority of salons will be dual branded, focusing on hair removal under the Ministry of W...
Caremark Limited seeks massive expansion across th...
Jun 19, 2015 | 06 : 19 PM
Caremark Limited, a domiciliary and home care provider is aspiring to expand the reach of its services. The brand is targeting to add 20 more franchisees to its portfolio. Presently the brand has 76 franchisee-run centres. It has two company owned units as well. Caremark offers fully personalised support to...
InterContinental Hotels Group launches its fifth h...
Jun 19, 2015 | 06 : 15 PM
One of the leading hotel chains, InterContinental Hotels Group announced the signing of InterContinental Lyon Hotel Dieu in Lyon, France. Crédit Agricole Assurances, a leading bank insurer in France, will handle the hotel operations under a management agreement with IHG. It will be brand’s fift...
Marks & Spencer opens its largest franchise store ...
Jun 18, 2015 | 12 : 32 PM
Multi-channel retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S) has unveiled its largest store in the rail channel at London Waterloo station. To drive its expansion across the nation, M&S is targeting at high footfall travel locations by opening franchise store at there. The brand’s franchise partner for t...