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  • Cartoon Network named Best Licensor at Indian Retail Awards for ‘Ben 10’

    Cartoon Network named Best Licensor at Indian Retail Awards for ‘Ben 10’

    MUMBAI: Cartoon Network’s Ben 10, one of the world’s biggest boys franchises, has earned yet another accolade. Cartoon Network Enterprises has won the ‘Best Licensor of the Year’ award in the entertainment category for the Ben 10 franchise at the fourth Indian Retail and e-Retail Awards 2015 organized by Franchise India.

     

    With over 5,000 SKUs, Ben 10 came out a clear winner among all the kids entertainment for having the largest assortment of products available across a single entertainment IP.

     

    In 2015, the franchise celebrates its 10th year. Ben 10 licensed products are sold across all product categories including apparel, back to school, home furnishings, FMCG and publishing among others. The brand recently launched themed tablets in partnership with Eddy – a first in the kids’ genre.

     

    Turner International India South Asia managing director Siddharth Jain said, “Cartoon Network Enterprises is a growing and important part of Turner’s business in India, successfully leveraging our on-air content to create household names. For a decade, the success of the Ben 10 franchise is a testament to the adoration and popularity it enjoys amongst children and our licensing partners. We are honoured to receive this award in recognition of our efforts.

  • Gizmobaba joins hands with Franchise India to get a national presence

    Gizmobaba joins hands with Franchise India to get a national presence

    MUMBAI: Gizmobaba – Portal for innovative gadgets and gizmos – is looking for rapid expansions. In order to expand its national penetration, the portal has joined hands with Franchise India, one of Asia’s leading franchise and retail management consultancy.

    By partnering with Franchise India, Gizmobaba is aiming to cross the penetration phase and get into the fast track growth phase. Gizmobaba.com was established in 2012, looking at fulfilling the needs of Indian consumers looking for the latest innovative gadgets and gizmos. Parallel to electronic industry growth, ecommerce has emerged as one of the biggest platform to sell gadgets.

    Gizmobaba managing director Alok Chawla exults: “The brand has aggressive growth plans and intends to approach a standardised and benchmarked franchise strategy – A sustainable format for future growth that eases out operations, and ensures faster growth and a large brand presence. Thus, we have approached the business through a standardised franchise strategy on the basis of industry norms.”

    Franchise India chairman Gaurav Marya asserts: “Considering the ‘Gizmobaba’ business model and the Industry, we have strategized a Franchise approach, UNIT Franchise which is a feasible option at this growth phase and the approach of Multi-Unit Franchise will be considered at the penetration phase of newer markets. Property should be ideally a Kiosk at a low rental place, but visibility factor should be considered.”

    He further added, “We feel there exists high opportunity for the fantastic innovative products in the given segment offered by Gizmobaba and there is a shortage of such concepts which are customised as per end consumer needs. However, the model is most suitable with the franchise owned and franchise operated model targeting the tier-II and tier-III cities in the initial phase.”

  • Franchise India 2013 Asias largest Franchise & retail show

    Franchise India 2013 Asias largest Franchise & retail show

    NEW DELHI : Franchise India 2013, the 11th edition of Asia’s Biggest Franchise & Retail Opportunity Show is to be held on 19th & 20th October, Pragati Maidan New Delhi. The show will provide a platform for highly evolved prospects, top notch Education businesses and entrepreneurs from across India, neighboring countries and delegations from the other parts of the world to meet face-face with some of the most accomplished Business Ideas, attend unparalleled business summits and seminars and learn more about India and fast growing MSME industry in India. Franchise India 2013 is presented by Asia’s largest integrated franchise and retail solutions company, Franchise India, with the support of Indian Franchise Association.

    Some well prominent Education brands are participating like Sesame Street Pre-School. Planet Kids, San Fort, Kids Gurukul, and many more.

    Mr. Gaurav Marya, Chairman, Franchise India said ” The education industry is an $80billion industry growing at 13 percent. An average Indian household spends as much as 10prcent of its discretionary income on education, while american and asian households spends 2 percent and 7 percent respectively, therefore it becomes imperative that educational institutes live up to their image of providing lifelong learning. The upcoming Franchise show will bring along 100s of business opportunities of national as well as international brands.”

     
    Spanning over two days, the show will comprise of a comprehensive Exhibition covering all the industries extensively with massive domestic and international participation, informative and enlightening Conference & Workshops with prominent international and national speakers to impart knowledge and the highly prestigious Franchise Awards 2013 and Star Retailer Awards, to recognize the excellence in franchise & retail industries. Mr. Gaurav Marya, Chairman,  Franchise India said “Franchise India 2013 will bring new opportunities, new trends, new faces and new lateral thinking for the business fraternity. The exhibition will be a window into the future, presenting opportunities that radars on the direction of tomorrow’s consumer demand. The conference will be the greatest source of ideas for businesses; some that don’t even exist yet and yet have a huge built in growing demand”.

     
    The show displays Indian and global brands and is an “Opportunity Show” for liasoning with brands to offer a pool of out-of-box business ideas and practices delivering India’s biggest business exchange for Education sector.

    The exhibition also features, Franchise Talk, an open forum conceptualized by Indian Franchise Association to enhance the brand recognition. It’s a podium for a franchisor to present his business as an engrossing opportunity, to express his insight for 20 minutes & influence the prospective franchisees. The Exhibition clearly puts forth a spectrum of opportunities in franchising, retailing, licensing, real estate and retail supply from all possible industry verticals. The show not only features dedicated industry pavilions for focused business positioning but also boasts of an exclusive international pavilion showcasing enormous opportunities from countries like UAE & Middle East, USA, Cyprus, France, Russia, Singapore and UK.

    Attracting over 25000 serious business visitors, the show is highly successful for all its participants. Gleamed with top business opportunities, the show promises an insightful view of franchise options in varied investment range. This show recognizes this platform as a trusted launch pad for them to showcase their brand or opportunity to discover the serious business investors or potential partners. Franchise India 2013 Delhi Show will comprise over 500 national and International companies for doing business in India.