Manipal Group to enter healthcare retail

One of the leading healthcare companies, Manipal Group announced that it would be launching its own retail outlets. The new outlets will function under the Cure & Care brand. The first outlets will open in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. A total of 10 outlets have been planned till March 2008. The company will be going into this venture on it's own, even though it had earlier discussed plans of a tie up with the Future Group.