The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 08, 2005

Whirlpool to expand presence in fridge, washing machine segments
WHIRLPOOL India Ltd is looking to turnaround in the current year by expanding its presence in refrigerators, washing machines and air-conditioners. The company is aiming to achieve a leadership position in the refrigerator and washing machine ... More

Taj Business to set up 2 hotels in all metros
TAJ Business Hotels plans to increase its footprint in the country with at least two hotels in all major metros, Ms Jyoti Narang, Chief Operating Officer (Business Hotels), the Taj Group, has said. The company wants a larger presence for its ... More

RETAILING

Ikian Furnitures plans 10 stores in two years
THE Bangalore-based Ikian Furnitures Pvt Ltd plans to open 10 Kian stores in two years, Mr Ramesh Dugar, CEO, Ikian Furnitures, has said. Currently, the company has a store each in Bangalore, Mumbai and now Chennai. It has invested about $1.5 ... More

Chinese fast-food chain Mark Pi plans 100 outlets in 2 years
MARK Pi, the Chinese fast-food chain, plans to open 100 outlets within two years, of which 80 would be franchisee-owned. After opening its fifth outlet at Ludhiana, it now plans to take the Mark Pi brand name to Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow and Agra ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Nielsen open to replicating US research model in India
NIELSEN Media Research (NMR) has said it is open to the idea of simultaneously tracking media choices and buying habits of consumers in India, following a similar project in the US. "We have spoken to a number of clients here," said Mr Ian ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

FDA hopes to put lid on `baby oils' issue soon
PARENTS are confused, doctors divided and corporates are standing their ground as more "baby" oils are being called into question by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the FDA hopes to put a lid on the "baby" oil issue ... More

TRENDS

CDMA mobile subscriber base dips — Bharti overtakes Reliance as top operator
HERE'S a shocker. Even as the entire world is harping on the booming cellular market in the country, the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) based mobile user base dipped by over 5 lakh subscribers in March. The total subscriber base has ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Dr Reddy's launches drug for diabetic foot ulcers
DR Reddy's Laboratories Ltd has announced the launch of Plermin (generic name: recombinant human platelet derived growth factor - rhPDGF), the first drug in the country for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The product would be available ... More

Titan unveils bi-metal collection in Vizag
TITAN Industries plans to spend Rs 6 crore for promoting its new bi-metal collection (gold and steel) and hopes to enhance its market share by 20 per cent, according to Mr Manoj Tadepalli, the head of its marketing department. At a press meet ... More

Amrita TV from April 14
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala will witness the birth of yet another satellite channel with Amrita Television going on air on April 14. The Chief General Manager, Mr Sudhakar Jayaram, told newsperson that the new channel would go live with ... More

Hitachi NAS products
BANGALORE: Hitachi Data Systems has rolled out its next generation embedded network attached storage (NAS) products spanning high-end enterprise to SMB market offerings. Its new embedded NAS Blades for the TagmaStoreÔ Universal Storage ... More

Vendor management tool
BANGALORE: Ocwen Financial Corporation has introduced Vendor Assurance, a Web-based vendor management tool that will make it easier, quicker and more profitable for mortgage originators to electronically manage the settlement process. It is used ... More

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