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S CA IIssue-2 l Vol-02 l March 2011InteractAn Interact Session will be held at Oberoi Mall, On Fri, April 15,2011, Mumbaiinteractmall infoexchange forumS CA IHosted byTRADE TALKAdolfo Dominguez Steps Into IndiaSpanish designer Adolfo Dominguez has launched his flagship store at the new Ambience Mall, in Vasant Vihar, Delhi.The store was launched with the spring/summer '11 collection and accessories for both men andwomen. With over 35 years of experience in about 37 countries Adolfo's entry in India is significantfor bridging the gap between the luxury and the premium markets. The brand's creative directorTiziana Dominguez says that their India move was a matter of 'when' rather than 'if'.Adolfo Dominguez is a vertically integrated company, a position that has enabled it to produce highquality,fashion-oriented clothing at attractive price points. The designer has shops all over Spainand an extensive worldwide sales network, with points of sale in more than 20 countries. The first Madrid andBarcelona Adolfo Domínguez stores opened in 1982, and in 1985 the designer presented his first women's collectionon the Paris catwalks. This marked the start of the firm's international expansion, which has taken his collections allover Europe, Japan, America and South-East Asia. In India, the brand has tied up with Wadhavan Lifestyle Retail,which brought American urban street wear brand Ed Hardy to India in 2008. Wadhavan has entered an eight yeardeal for an exclusive master franchise agreement with Madrid-based Adolfo Dominguez and plans to invest aroundRs. 50 crores in the next five years to establish the brand in India.India's First Health Mall To OpenThe BCG group, a Rs. 500-crore business, is building the country's first multidisciplinary health mallhere and it will be opened by August, according to Rekha C Babu, CEO of BCG Group. The BCGGroup was founded by Babu C George in 1980 and ventured into real estate business in 2003. Sixmore multiple malls under the brand name BCG Health Square will come up across the state in thenext five years. Such health malls are found in Singapore, Malaysia, the US and Europe, accordingto Rekha Babu.Spread over 110,000-square feet, the mall will include retail stores dealing with pharmacy, optical ware, skin careproducts, cosmetics, Ayurveda, herbal, organic, health foods, health and medical equipment.The BCG Health Square will have 44 rooms in the sixth and seventh floors and private clinics on the eighth, ninth andtenth floors.These spaces can accommodate doctors who want to set up their own independent practices with theBackNext