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Lifestyle and casual luxury brand, Juicy Couture has signed a long term franchise agreement with Reliance Brands to market and distribute the brand in India.

Incepted in 2010, Lenskart.com, online retailer of fashionable and stylish eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses recently launched its new franchise store in Hyderabad at Jubilee Hills.

Om Pizza & Eats Pvt Ltd, the Indian franchisee of Papa John’s International has merged with Fred Mouawad’s pizza business of Global Franchise Architects operating under the Pizza Corner brand.

Franchise India has joined hands with financial services group Religare Enterprises Ltd to provide Rs 500 crore loan for small businesses, especially franchise owners in a span of two years.

Hafele has aggressive plans to take its store count to 100 in India by 2016 end.

Coaching Institute, ProEducation recently opened new centres in Bathinda and Ludhiana.

Green Gold Store is focusing on franchise expansion in tier-II cities, including Pune, Ahmedabad and NCR. The brand is present in 16 cities across the length and breadth of India.

Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world's leading donuts, baked goods and coffee brands opened its first outlet at MG Road, Kanpur.

Leading jewellery brand from Tata Group, Tanishq collaborated with celebrity jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali for an exclusive diamond jewellery collection line.

Nando’s, a South-African casual dining restaurant group recently opened its third franchise restaurant in New Delhi.

Juice Lounge, a health cafe and juice bar has plans to take its outlet count from 50+ to around 100 by the next year.

Sbarro, a chain of pizza restaurants that specialises in New York-style pizzas and other Italian-American cuisine opened its second outlet in North India at Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Woodland India - an outdoor wear brand, is looking forward to reach out to small cities and towns via the franchise route. The brand is targeting multiple locations to reach out to the franchisees.

Firstcry.com, a renowned online portal that offers range of products for babies, kids and moms, has reached the 100-mark. Firstcry.com now has a presence across tier-I, II and III towns. These 100 stores are present in 82 cities and towns pan-India

Ginger Hotels, from Roots Corporation - a subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), opened its first hotel in Dwarka Nagar, Visakhapatnam. With the launch of its new hotel, Ginger now has 31 hotels in its portfolio.