MARKETING
STRATEGY
Gillette India promoters to foray into food biz
THE Rs 1,000-crore Poddar Heritage Group, the promoter of Gillette India, Singer, Rosenbluth International and Style Spa in India, has charted out a strategy to diversify into the hospitality business. The Group has recently launched its ...
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Allied Domecq ramps up `bottled-in-origin' biz
The company will now train its eyes on brands led by Ballantine's Scotch whisky and Sauza tequila.
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EVENTS
Great Lakes Institute offers management development programmes
CHENNAI-based B-school Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) has announced the launch of management development programmes for middle- and top-level managers. The first of a series of eight scheduled till March 2005 will be held in ...
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PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
Maruti, Archies team up for 'My Car Day'
DIEHARD car fans will have a reason to celebrate their indulgence with Maruti Udyog Ltd and greetings card company Archies Ltd extending the events calendar by jointly announcing December 14 as `My Car day'. This initiative is essentially to ...
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Fuji Carnival at Udhagamandalam from Dec 16
COIMBATORE: In an effort to create customer awareness and promote brand recall, Jindal Photo Ltd, which markets of Fuji Film in India, is organising `Say Fuji Carnival' from December 16 to 19 at Udhagamandalam. According to a company ...
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RETAILING
African retailer Shoprite set to open first shop in Mumbai
WITH Shoprite, Africa's top retailer, due to open its first shop here on December 14, the Indian market is expected to witness some churn. The shop, which measures about 55,000 sq. ft, is located at Nirmal Lifestyle Mall in Mumbai, and is a ...
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Rado chalks out plans to tap Indian market better
RADO, part of the 4-billion Swiss franc turnover (Rs 15,200 crore) Swatch Group, has chalked out plans to garner a share of the Indian market for premium, branded imported watches. Towards this end, the Swiss watchmaker has firmed up plans to ...
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More `Special Editions' outlets from Sugan Trends
CHENNAI: Sugan Trends, a part of the Chennai-based S&Y Mills Ltd, will roll out 10 more of its multi brand men's retail outlets branded `Special Editions' in southern metros by 2005-06. Some of the stores will be company owned while ...
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MARKETING RESEARCH
TAM India paper for Asia-Pacific meet
MARKET research association ESOMAR has short-listed television audience measurement company TAM India's study for a final presentation at its Asia-Pacific meet in Tokyo in March 2005. According to a TAM press release, its paper, `Unconventional ...
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Reliance Info unveils handset change card
RELIANCE Infocomm has rolled out a Handset Change Card (HCC) to offer subscribers the flexibility of changing or upgrading to the handset of their choice and retaining the old phone number with it. Hitherto, Reliance, or for that matter any ...
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Airtel offers location access services
AIRTEL on Monday launched location access services (LAS) for its customers in Karnataka. LAS will be available to prepaid as well as post-paid customers. Mr Shankaralinge Gowda, Secretary, Department of IT, Biotechnology, Science & ...
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