The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Arya Vaidya Pharmacy plans to widen horizons
ARYA Vaidya Pharmacy (AVP) plans to take its operations to Northern India. The Rs 17-crore Coimbatore-based ayurveda major is also extending its OTC brand, Heal, by promoting it through the ethical route among allopathic doctors , said the ... More

TVS to expand used-car biz
TV Sundaram Iyengar & Sons (TVS) is planning to expand its presence in the pre-owned cars segment to the four Southern States by the next financial year. Currently present in Kerala and Tamil Nadu with a market share of 10 per cent of the ... More

SS Music expands `Virtual Request' to Hyderabad
SS Music (Southern Spice Music), a South-based channel dedicated music, has expanded its `Virtual Request' programme to Hyderabad, facilitating viewers to ask for songs of their choice in the channel. Enhancing the tie-up with the Music World ... More

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Samsung unveils campaign to boost after-sales service
WITH a focus on strengthening the satisfaction level of the consumer, Samsung India Electronics Ltd (SIEL) has launched its 3S — Speed, Smile and Sure — campaign. As part of this customer service programme, the company is working ... More

BPCL health camp in Coimbatore

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Idea, Aaj Tak tango for Tambola
IDEA Cellular Ltd, a private cellular operator, has announced that it has tied up with Aaj Tak, a 24-hour Hindi news channel to bring to its customers the thrills of online Tambola, for the first time in India. As the clock strikes 8.00 P.M., ... More

MARKET SHARES

Fighting curbs
Companies in the chip design space are playing the game despite the many constraints holding them back. More

MARKETING RESEARCH

The scene's brighter
Things are looking up on the IT spending scene in the US, and that spells good news for us too. More

BRANDS

After cheese, Dabon now dips into ghee
EVEN as its Le Bon cheese brand remains in slow growth mode and other dairy ventures failed to take off, Dabon International Pvt Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture company between Dabur India and French dairy major Bongrain SA, has made a quiet entry in ... More

TRENDS

Collateral damage
A scene at Pathergatti, the main clothes market near Charminar in Hyderabad, during curfew relaxation on Tuesday. The traders are a worried lot as their businesses have been severely hit by the recent violence and subsequent curfew in the area. ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Swatch to scale up brand presence
THE Swatch Group is planning to scale up its presence in the country next year by introducing two new brands of watches and increasing its investment in its existing brands. The two new brands, to be launched in January next year, will include ... More

Brand Quest

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