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According to an industry chamber study, the size of the education sector is expected to double to US$ 50 billion by 2015 with the rise in government expenditure along with an increase in middle-class income, according to the study. According to the report, the size of the education sector currently is pegged at US$ 25 billion, with higher education market estimated at US$ 15 billion. The government is planning to spend about five per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the next five years on education, as per the study. The education sector in India is witnessing growth in private equity (PE) investment, according to HDFC. The company plans to foray into the sector, which according to Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HDFC, has touched US$ 190 million in 2010. The education sector is also witnessing increase in hiring activities as per the employment indices of online job portals Naukri.com and Monster India. In the month of June 2010, the indices for

Ethnic chains Asian See also: Asian supermarket Island Pacific Supermarket (California) 99 Ranch Market – the largest Asian-American supermarket chain on the West Coast Ai Hoa Supermarket – formerly a Chinese-Vietnamese-American chain in southern California; now operates one store in Chinatown, Los Angeles Asian Food Center (New Jersey) CAM Asian Market (Ohio) Diho Supermarket (Houston, Texas) – Chinese American H-Mart, Han Ah Reum (California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington) – Korean-American supermarket chain Hong Kong Supermarket – Chinese-American supermarket chain Island Pacific Supermarket (California, Nevada) – Filipino American chain Kam Man Food (New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts) – small Asian American supermarket chain Lion Food (Northern California) Vietnamese-Chinese supermarket Marukai – Japanese-American supermarket Mitsuwa (New Jersey, Illinois,

Retailers' cooperatives Main article: List of retailers' cooperatives Affiliated Food Stores (Texas panhandle; Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming) Affiliated Foods Midwest (Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin) Associated Food Stores – formerly Pacific Mercantile Cooperative; also see Western Family Foods Lee's Marketplace Associated Grocers Associated Grocers of Florida Associated Grocers of the South Associated Wholesale Grocers Price Chopper / Price Mart (Kansas City, Missouri area) – unrelated to Price Chopper in the Northeast Country Mart Cash Saver Apple Market SunFresh ThriftWay Associated Wholesalers Central Grocers Cooperative Great Valu (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia) IGA NSA Supermarkets (New York City and Pennsylvania) ShopRite/Wakefern Food Corporation Shurfine Markets (Pennsylva

Regional/local chains The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P) A&P Supermarkets (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York) Food Basics (Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas) Pathmark (New Jersey, New York, and the Philadelphia metropolitan area) Super Fresh (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) The Food Emporium (New York City area) Waldbaum's (Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island; Nassau and Suffolk counties) Acme Fresh Market (Akron, Ohio area) Andronico's (California) Arlan's Market (Texas) Associated Supermarkets (New York City area) Balducci's (New York City, Washington, D.C., and their suburbs) Bashas' (Arizona; plus one store in Needles, California) AJ's Fine Foods (upscale) Bashas' Diné Markets (Navajo Nation) Food City (targeted to Hispanic customers) Big M (Pennsylvania and northern New York) Big Y Foods (southern New England) BI-LO (southeastern US) BJ's Wholesale Club (east

Aldi Costco Wholesale Delhaize Group Bloom Bottom Dollar Food (Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia) Food Lion Hannaford Harveys Kash n' Karry Sweetbay Supermarket Kroger Baker's Supermarkets City Market Dillon's Food 4 Less FoodsCo Fred Meyer Fry's Food Hilander Jay C King Soopers QFC Ralphs Smiths Scott's Food & Pharmacy Piggly Wiggly Safeway Carrs Dominick's Genuardi's Pavilions Randalls Tom Thumb Vons Sam's Club Sears Holdings Corporation Kmart Supercenters SuperValu Acme Albertsons (western US) bigg's Bristol Farms County Market Cub Foods Farm Fresh Hornbacher's Jewel/Jewel-Osco Lazy Acres Lucky Stores Save-A-Lot Shaw's Shop 'n Save Shoppers Food & Pharmacy Star Market Sunflower Market SuperTarget Wal-Mart Supercenters Whole Foods Market

L'Oreal SA plans to invest Rs 500 crore to open more factories, laboratories and an innovation centre in India, which the French cosmetics giant wants to be one of its top six markets in the world by the end of this decade, a top official said. The company also plans to take several brands developed in the country to other markets, L'Oreal's Asia Pacific Zone MD Jochen Zaumseil says. "Garnier Color Naturals, Matrix oils, a salon specific brand and Kaajal (eyeliner) are all Indian innovations that we will be soon launching in other countries, especially in South East Asia because we feel that if its successful in a market like India, it should so well in other emerging countries too," says Zaumseil. He was here to check the progress of the firm's research & innovation centre- its sixth such global facility-that will be inaugurated at Mankhurd in Mumbai next month. India currently accounts for less than 1% of L'Oreal's annual sales kitty of

The 10 Best Facebook Campaigns Written by jeffbullas Facebook marketing campaigns seem to be going all warm, caring and fluffy recently as brands realize that solving problems and helping those in need can be a very effective marketing tactic. Three of the Facebook campaigns in this list have an altruistic reason behind their campaigns, from donating $500,000 each to 20 schools to raising funds for the “Make A Wish Foundation”. The marketing goals for the Facebook pages vary but quite often the simple goal of just increasing their fan count to their Facebook page seems to be top of the list as brands have worked out very quickly that being able to communicate to 1,000′s or even millions of fans via a simple status update is very efficient highly leveraged marketing. Companies have also realized that people’s main reason for becoming a fan for the most part is not so charitable, but is about having access to the latest special offers and freebies. 10 Best Facebook Campaign