The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Guardian Holidays offers new scheme
THE Pune-based Guardian Holidays Pvt Ltd is all set to cater to tourists, who are looking at enjoying far-flung destinations at affordable rates, with a new scheme Fly Free 2005. Talking to presspersons, Mr Sandeep Joshi, Director of Guardian ... More

Glenmark arm in marketing deal with two US firms
GLENMARK Pharmaceuticals Inc (GPI) has signed two partnership deals with the US-based companies Interpharm and Konec for pain medicine Naproxen and cardiac drug Nitroglycerin, respectively. Glenmark will be responsible for marketing the two ... More

ADVERTISING

Percept, Aegis Group launch out-of-home media service arm
INTEGRATED marketing and communications group Percept has launched Posterscope India, an out-of-home (OOH) media service agency, through a joint venture with Aegis Group Plc of UK. Posterscope is part of the £7.1 billion (around Rs 58,200 ... More

Tata Teleservices appeals to tribunal on `Walky' ads
TATA Teleservices on Tuesday filed an appeal with the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) against the order by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to withdraw advertisements that promoted its fixed wireless services as ... More

RETAILING

Vijay Textiles outlets
HYDERABAD: Vijay Textiles Ltd proposes to open a chain of retail outlets in India and abroad for exclusive home furnishings. Apart from opening a second retail outlet in Hyderabad, it will be opening retail stores in Vijayawada and ... More

BRANDS

Carl Zeiss sets up facility in Goa
CARL Zeiss, world's largest lens manufacturer, has set up its first manufacturing facility in Asia, in Goa. With this, India will act as the hub for the region and also an important sourcing destination for the Carl Zeiss network. For this, ... More

Arvind Mills gets US rights of Italian fashion denim brand
MR Sanjay Lalbhai of Arvind Mills is on a trans-Atlantic flight of different sorts. He has acquired the American rights of Italian designer denim brand, REDS. Arvind Mills inked an agreement with RED 5, a company promoted by ace designer Mr ... More

TRENDS

Ring in the new year
A scene at a cellphone outlet in Hyderabad on Tuesday. According to stockists, the sale of handsets is witnessing a boom. The middle and upper middle ranges are the hot favourites rather than the higher and lower ranges. ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Variety-specific fertiliser for banana launched
THE National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) at Tiruchi has introduced variety-specific fertilisers for the banana crop. According to director of the centre, Dr S. Sathiamoorthy, specific application will help to step up productivity and ... More

Piaggio launches 3-wheeler in Kerala market
KOCHI: Recognising the need for another three-wheeler in a higher capacity range, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd launched the Ape 1.3 tonner in the Kerala market. Through this launch, Piaggio offers its customers a range of options to suit ... More

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