Lacoste to double retail outlets in four years
French affordable luxury brand Lacoste plans to double the number of retail outlets in the country over
the next four years, an official of the company said. "Presently there are 41 outlets in the country, of
which 29 are exclusive boutiques and the rest shop-in-shop stores in Lifestyle and Shoppers Stop",
Rajesh Jain director and CEO of Sports and Leisure Apparel Limited, which a licensee of parent
Lacoste S.A. to manufacture and market the company's products in the country, told PTI today.
Mega food park to be set up in UP
Indo Gulf, the agri input business of Aditya Birla Nuvo, is setting up a mega food park at Jagdishpur
near here, which is estimated to generate Rs 450 crore revenues and create 2,500 jobs.
Congress national vice-president Rahul Gandhi would lay the foundation stone of the facility -Shaktiman Mega Food Park -- tomorrow, Congress spokesman Akhilesh Pratap Singh said here today.
PIL against Hindustan Unilever, P&G, Colgate and Johnson & Johnson for use of ‘improper
sealing methods’
The packaging seal used by four multinational companies has come under the spotlight after a public
interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court highlighted the use of improper sealing methods,
which could be potentially