The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 17, 2003

Titan ties up with Rohit Bal for Nebula range
THE country's largest watchmaker Titan Industries on Thursday announced its association with leading designer, Mr Rohit Bal, for an exclusive range, the Nebula Rohit Bal collection. Titan's Nebula solid gold watches fall in the luxury segment of ... More

Tag Heuer to offer luxury watches at 0% finance
FINANCE schemes may not remain the growth driver for only a few categories such as automobiles and consumer electronics items. Soon you may be able to procure zero per cent finance to buy your favourite luxury watch. Kicking off the concept in ... More

ADVERTISING

I&B Ministry bid to make public service ads interesting
THE Information and Broadcasting Ministry is trying to lend sheen to public service campaigns. And it may just play facilitator to the not-so-publicity savvy Ministries and Departments. This despite the fact that the Election Commission pulled ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Coffee Day Xpress takes to franchise route for expansion
FOOD and beverages retail chain Coffee Day Xpress said on Thursday that it was taking the franchise route to expand its presence across the country. A division of the Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co Ltd, Coffee Day Xpress plans to increase ... More

RETAILING

Globus plans 2 more stores in Bangalore
GLOBUS Stores Pvt Ltd, the retail arm of Rajan Raheja Group, plans to open two more stores in Bangalore in the near future. Globus became the latest entrant into the city's growing retail landscape when it opened a store in Koramangala ... More

Chennai facing constraints in retailing space
In Chennai there is no mall being developed, while Bangalore has six, and Gurgaon 22. In Hyderabad, every 300 to 400 square feet has one car park, while in Chennai it is over 1000 square feet. More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Consumer durables must go rural way for growth: Study
"Penetration of consumer durables would be deeper in rural India if banks were ready to finance them. Banks have shown reluctance in this sector and restrict themselves to tractors and diesel pumps." More

PEOPLE

SS Music brings in new chief for marketing
THE Chennai-based multi-lingual music channel, Southern Spice (SS) Music, has appointed former Aaj Tak executive Mr Nischal Kumtakar as its Sales & Marketing chief — a position that has reportedly been vacant for close to three months now. ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Wet garbage disposer for cleaner kitchens
WITH the Indian consumer being wooed by a range of products claiming to make life simpler and better, the latest entrant of the group is the In-Sink-Erator, a food waste disposer that disposes of all food scraps including vegetables, bones and ... More

ITC aims to garner 20 pc caramilk segment in TN
The chocolates were being outsourced from a Hyderabad firm and were produced as per ITC norms. More

Brand Quest

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