The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 28, 2005

Paradyne tool for Globus
MUMBAI: Retailer Globus Stores has implemented software developed by the Mumbai-based solutions and services provider, Paradyne Infotech, for managing its human resource requirement according to a press release. The software called ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Dubai tourism promo contest concludes
`FAME Summer Dubai Contest,' a joint promotion effort of Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM); SOTC - Do It Yourself Holidays; and Fame Multiplexes, has closed with two contestants from the city winning holidays in ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

TVS Sons awarded ISO certification
T.V. Sundram Iyengar and Sons Ltd, the parent company of TVS group, has bagged ISO 9001:2000 certification for its automobile dealership - after sales service business. At a function held here on Friday, the certification was given by Mr ... More

Air Arabia plans franchise ticket sales
AS more low-cost carriers enter the market and try to carve out market share for themselves, they are also coming out with new distribution systems to reach their customers. In an effort to tap its clients in smaller towns and cities in a ... More

RETAILING

Shoppers' Stop mulls food retail venture
INDIA'S food retailing market is soon to get a bit more crowded with Shoppers' Stop now planning to jump on the bandwagon with a fine foods chain within its stores, tentatively christened Fresh Basket. The company is planning to kick-start its ... More

GFA to invest $3m in Coffee World expansion
GLOBAL Franchise Architects (GFA) is planning to invest $3 million in expanding the premium coffee lounge bar, Coffee World, in India. The company has decided to enter the Mumbai market with two stores next month and add its second store in ... More

Flemingo opens 4 outlets at Delhi international airport
DUTY free shop chain Flemingo International Ltd today announced the launch of four outlets at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The new outlets will sell international brands such as Gucci, Calvin Klein, Escada, Cartier, Morris ... More

BRANDS

Stori goes on
BANGALORE-BASED men's apparel brand, Stori, is going in for brand extensions. The company is planning to launch knitwear, jackets and blazers for men initially, and will later foray into the women's ready-to-wear segment. Mr Om Prakash, ... More

OUTLOOK

MTV sees boom in viewership
NOTWITHSTANDING the low viewership for music channels now, MTV India says the genre is set to boom in the next two to three years, and that it wants to be at the forefront. Mr Alex Kuruvilla, MTV India's Managing Director, said the music genre ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

FIL Ind launches seabuckthorn drink
FIL Industries Ltd has announced the launch of TUK3, a fruit drink containing seabuckthorn (Ladakh Berry), Kashmiri apples and mangoes. TUK3 has been launched under Fruitfil, the umbrella brand of the juice division of FIL and has been priced ... More

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