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Hyderabad, Apr 8 (UNI) Dabur India Ltd's retail subsidiary, H&B Stores Ltd, today announced its entry into South India, with the opening of two beauty, health and wellness retail stores at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad.

These outlets, operating under the brand name 'newu', will offer air travellers a large choice of leading national and international beauty and health brands in categories as diverse as personal care, baby care, fashion accessories and male grooming, a press release here said.

While one outlet will operate out of a kiosk in the check-in departure area, offering items like gifts and daily essentials to passengers, the second one will be located in the Village Shopping Area in the passenger arrivals greeting area, offering a range of health, beauty and wellness items along with snacks, drinkgs and gifts, 'newu' Chief Executive Officer Peter Baker said.

He said H&B Stores Ltd was planning to expand its presence in the organised retail market throughout India. ''We shall continue to aggressively expand our presence in the organised retail market with a presence in both high streets and quality malls. In the coming months, we will be opening 'newu' stores in Delhi/NCR, besides stepping into newer markets like Bangalore, Chandigarh and Ludhiana, as part of the plans to grow the its presence to about 20 stores by the end of 2008-09 fiscal.

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