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With aggressive expansion in mind, Landmark Group-owned international value fashion brand Max looks forward to opening at least one store every two weeks for the next three years.

Baskin Robbins is tapping metros and tier-1 cities in India for franchise expansion. The global ice-cream brand has over 600 parlours in India spread across 145 plus towns and is looking for more franchisees.

Holland & Barrett, a chain of health food shops, headquartered at UK, is in talks to open its first franchise store in India next year.

DLF Mall of India, one of the biggest malls in India is set to open for public in February 2016. Built at an investment of Rs 1,100 crore, the prime mall sees tenants opening their stores with the recent entry of Big Bazaar Gen Next.

Cholayil Group, maker of ayurvedic soap Medimix, is going to generate a large number of business opportunities as it eyes sales of Rs 200 crore from the label by 2018-19.

Madhura Fashion & Lifestyle brand Van Heusen set up its first all-digital store called 'Van Heusen Style Studio' at Indiranagar in east Bengaluru.

English learning institute BetterThink is aggressively looking for franchise partners as it hopes to open 20 more centres by the fiscal end.

Canadian brand Native Shoes is expanding its base in India as it’s another franchise outlet opened in Chandigarh.

Voylla Retail Pvt Ltd, which operates fashion jewellery and accessories e-tailer Voylla, is going to generate entrepreneurial opportunities as it eyes physical store expansion in India.

Lebanese food brand Falafel’s is looking forward to open about 10 to 15 more outlets in Mumbai and Bangalore by the end of 2016.

Senco Gold and Diamonds is eyeing at opening 30 new stores across the country and abroad by the end of 2017-18 fiscal. Of the total proposed stores, one each would be in Singapore and Malaysia.

Kishore Biyani led Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd (FCEL) will consider re-alignment of the business dealing in distribution of food and FMCG products through a franchisee arrangement.

One of the major Indian jewellery brands PNG Jewellers intends to open 20 more stores nationally and internationally by 2018.

Ethnic women wear brand Soch sees 2016 year optimistically as it hopes to set up 35 to 40 more outlets next year in India. Of these total stores, 20-25 will be opened through the franchise mode.

Hunkemöller, a Dutch lingerie brand opened its first store in India at New Delhi.