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The scale and size of HUL, with turnover inching towards Rs 35,000 crore, it has six Rs 2,000-crore brands and five Rs 1,000-crore brands in its kitty.

The brand, which forayed into the Indian market in January this year with ecommerce major Flipkart, plans to be present across about 10,000 retail points in the first phase of offline expansion.

Netflix, the American video content streaming platform, which entered India in January, has tied up with Anurag Kashyap’s Phantom Films

PurpleHealth enables consumers to take active control of their health by providing a one stop seamless interface with its fast growing healthcare network, which is already 38,000 Doctors and 4000 Hospitals strong.

Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd., recently celebrated the launch of its 500th family channel store in India making them one of the largest tyre companies with a vast expansion of their dealership network.

In a move to extend skill development initiatives and spread education pertaining to beauty and wellness profession, Kohinoor Technical Institute has initiated to spread its franchise presence in parts of the country.

?Delhi based real life escape game concept brand Ctrl.Shift.Esc is planning to expand its franchise network across the country.

Announcing dermatology as additional engine for Global Consumer Healthcare (GCH) business, Sun Pharma has signed Actor Dia Mirza as brand ambassador of its newly launched brand Suncros of sunscreen products.

?Bangalore-based Cuelearn Pvt Ltd, which runs after-school math learning programmes under Cuemath, has raised $4 million (Rs 26.7 crore) in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital with participation from existing investor Unitus Seed Fund.

Express Bike Works (EBW), backed by Mark Mobius and the country's first fastest automated bike wash system, is on an expansion mode and has tied-up with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for setting up franchisee outlets at their 12000+ sites

Guests at the spa will be offered luxury manicures and pedicures with a chilled glass of Prosecco from a built-in fridge. The latest OPI products will also be stocked in the retail area.

?V-Mart Retail has opened a new store located at Sambalpur Town, Gole Bazar in state of Orissa. The store is spread in an area of 10,400 square feet. This is the 6th store of the company in the state of Orissa across 6 cities.

Pharmaceutical giant Mankind Pharma has launched an anti-acne range of gel and soap Acnestar, suitable for mild to moderate skin types.

In the current year the brand plans to open 100 outlets across the country. In the initial phase, the focus markets are Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR and Ahmedabad.

The brand is in advanced talks with at least two major e-tailers to open exclusive Lacoste stores on their platforms.