The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 03, 2004

STRATEGY
Arrow targets womenswear segment
ARROW from the Arvind Brands stable is considering making a foray into womenswear. Arrow Women already exists as a brand overseas in markets such as that of Canada, Spain, Malaysia and France. Mr Ian Ross, President, Cluett American Group, ... More

Barista Coffee brews Rs 250-cr expansion
AFTER a consolidation spree, Barista Coffee Company Ltd is back on expansion mode. The coffee retail chain intends making investments to the tune of Rs 250 crore to set up an additional 70 outlets across the country, with the additional funds ... More

Filmy stunt
A two-wheeler dealer in Kochi is using the film character Spiderman to promote the latest model from a two-wheeler company.

ADVERTISING
`Ad industry needs to change client perceptions'
THE advertising industry needs to change the client perception of advertising as a trivial aspect of marketing, reiterated Mr Prem Mehta, Chairman & Managing Director, Lintas India Pvt Ltd, while being honoured with the AAAI-Premnarayan awards on More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Microtex's Onam offer

DIRECT MARKETING
Amway set to begin manufacturing in India
NINE years after the company arrived in India with a promise to set up a manufacturing facility, Amway India Enterprises, the wholly owned subsidiary of US-based Amway Corporation, has informed the Government that it is finally ready to begin ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
HP in pact with Moser Baer to enter CD market
HEWLETT-Packard has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Moser Baer India, which manufactures removable data storage products, to bring HP-branded CD storage media into India and SAARC region. "Moser Baer will manage the ... More

Sonata Info, Mercury in pact
BANGALORE: Mercury Interactive Corporation, a provider of business technology optimisation (BTO) tools, has announced that it has appointed Sonata Information Technology Ltd (SITL) as its distributor in India. Under the terms of the ... More

RETAILING
Shell set to get permit for petrol, diesel retailing
THE Government is set to allow Shell India Pvt Ltd to set up 2,000 retail outlets in the country for marketing petrol and diesel. This follows the multinational oil and gas major fulfilling the investment criteria for obtaining the market ... More

Oxemberg proposes exclusive showrooms in South, West
SIYARAM Poddar Group's clothing division Oxemberg has decided to invest Rs 5 crore over the next two years in technical upgradation and expansion of production facilities. The investment in manufacturing upgradation will go hand-in-hand with ... More

20 more Lee Cooper concept stores planned
INDUS Clothing Ltd and M&B Footwear, the licencees for Lee Cooper in India are in the process of expanding their operations in India and in the SAARC countries. The company will set up a network of at least 20 Lee Cooper concept stores across . More

MARKETING RESEARCH
Revenue per mobile user down 64 pc in 5 yrs
CELLULAR operators' earnings per user have plummeted by 64 per cent over the last five years from Rs 1,319 per month in 2000 to Rs 469 in 2004, despite a 53-per cent increase in minutes of usage, from 197 minutes to 302 minutes during the ... More

TRENDS
LG Electronics H1 sales jump 45 pc
LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd (LGEIL) has clocked a turnover of Rs 3,360 crore in the first half of this year (January - June 2004), registering a turnover growth of 45 per cent vis-à-vis the same period last year. LG Electronics has ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Air Deccan hopes to launch metro services by Aug 13
THE country's only low-cost airline, Air Deccan, should soon be in a position to launch flights connecting the country's major metros. The Air Deccan Managing Director, Capt G.R. Gopinath, told Business Line that the airline had secured ... More

TMB launches ATM network from Chennai
TAMILNAD Mercantile Bank (TMB) plans to set up a network of 150 ATMs over the next year and a half, according to its Chairman, Mr R. Natarajan. The bank initiated this network on Monday with two ATMs in Chennai. Addressing reporters after the ... More

Bharti launches EDGE services
BHARTI Cellular has announced the launch of its high-speed data services on the EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution) platform. The commercial deployment of EDGE starting with the rollout in Chandigarh is the first in a series of pan India ... More

Ashley launches transport exchange
ASHLEY Transport Services Ltd, a company promoted by Ashok Leyland and Ashok Leyland Finance, has launched `Transport Exchange' - a freight management intermediary service for moving goods by road. Transport Exchange will have a paid-up ... More

BPCL launches `hi-speed' diesel
HAVING pioneered the concept of branded fuels in India, Bharat Petroleum has launched yet another brand `Hi Speed Diesel'. The new fuel is a blend of diesel and multi-functional additive sourced from Afton Chemicals. The additive uses ... More

Motorola launches new mobile phone
Singer Palash Sen with a model launching Motorola's new mobile `E398' in the Capital on Monday. The mobile handset manufacturer is aiming a 50 per cent growth in sales in the Indian market with a slew of new products lined up for this year. ... More

Brand Quest

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