The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 06, 2002

Honda to unleash Fit next year
HONDA Siel Cars India Ltd, whose Honda City is a major hit with the Indian car buyer is all set to introduce its second offering for the domestic car market. Top sources told Business Line on Thursday the company has decided to drive in ... More

Maruti's Vitara to take on Merc, HM
THE country's largest carmaker, Maruti Udyog Ltd, may price its soon-to-be-launched Grand Vitara utility vehicle at Rs 20-22 lakh, pitting it against a host of similar vehicles that will hit the Indian roads next year. Maruti recently displayed ... More

Saathiya makes cash registers ring for Saregama India
SHE is giving company to many - spreading cheer among households and corporates alike. She is a music cassette called Saathiya which is flying off the shelves of music stores at a time when the industry is going through a severe ... More

`Paradigm shift vital to hardsell Linux'
THE open source community, which continues to contribute a lot to Linux has yet one more mission to fulfil — of making Linux easy to use in homes and small retail outlets. Making a plea for this, the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Vice-President, ... More

Renfro Corp to enter Indian socks market
RENFRO Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of socks with a $300-million turnover, is bringing in its largest selling socks brand — Fruit of the Loom — into the country. Having forged a joint venture with the 100 per cent ... More

Maruti to relax norms for used car scheme
FACED with a waiting list of prospective buyers for its used cars, Maruti Udyog Ltd is contemplating relaxing the conditions under which cars will be bought for its branded pre-owned cars business. At present, Maruti dealers who have got into ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

Karan Bilimoria named for Asian of the Year award
MR Karan Bilimoria, the founder and CEO of the renowned Indian beer `Cobra' in Britain, has been chosen for the prestigious Asian of the Year award for 2002. The award, instituted by publishers of Asian Who's Who International, was presented to ... More

POLICY

Competition Bill cleared
THE Union Cabinet today has given its nod to the Competition Bill, 2001. With this the decks have been cleared for repeal of the Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Act as well as dissolving of the MRTP Commission. The Competition Bill, ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Diamond Season aims to dazzle consumers' minds
The promotion aims to offer the "full experience" of diamond jewellery to consumers at various stores in Mumbai and Chennai. More

Festive offer from ITC
A woman displays tins of Khubani Ka Meetha, a Hyderabadi speciality, from `Kitchens of India' of ITC Ltd. During the Ramzan period, the company came out with a special festive pack and a festive offer in all major cities in the country. ... More

RETAILING

Traditional format stores rule retail formats: Study ... While `feel good' factor dominates product
EVEN as the retail industry continues to be in churn, here is a study that throws light on the customer-retailer relationship. It's the `feel good' factor which is of paramount interest to the customer, and it assumes importance even over the ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

UB ranked fifth largest spirits group globally
IMPACT International, a New York-based global news and research digest of the international beverage alcohol industry, has ranked the UB group spirits division as the fifth largest spirit marketers in the world. The UB group spirits entity ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Bon-Ton to launch own range of frames, lenses
DELHI-BASED optical retail chain, Bon-Ton Opticians, is shortly going to foray into its own range of spectacle frames and lenses under the brand names Paulo John, Ikon and Jazz. Mr Darshan Lal Madan, Owner, Bon-Ton Opticians, told Business ... More

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