The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 09, 2005

Fortis healthcare plans to go national
FORTIS Healthcare Ltd, a Ranbaxy promoter group company, is planning to go national and set up hospitals across the country. This is a slight shift from its earlier plan of dominating the north India market. Speaking to Business Line, ... More

INSIGHT

In-PRogramme placements
In-programme product placements weave in the virtues of PR wonderfully well. How? Read on. More

ADVERTISING

Richard Gere to feature in Visa's new commercial
Visa International has launched a new TV commercial featuring the star. The commercial will be aired across Asia-Pacific and India will be the first market where it would go on-air from June 9, in both English and Hindi on all major ... More

DIRECT MARKETING

Modicare forays into jewellery market
The company also set up a centre in Nepal this year, beginning its foray into the global market. More

RETAILING

Tai Projects to expand C3 supermarket chain
TAI Projects Pvt Ltd has firmed up plans to augment the number of outlets of the C3 supermarket chain. From two outlets in Kolkata, the number of C3 supermarkets will go up to nine in the eastern region by 2007, according to Mr Rohan Ghosh, ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Print medium reach rises to 200 m
THE reach of the print medium (dailies and magazines combined) has increased from 179 million to 200 million people in the last three years, according to the National Readership Survey 2005. Though the reach has fallen in urban India - from ... More

BRANDS

Philips has biggest base among consumer durable brands: Survey
"The popularity of the company's audio systems, which have been around for decades here, would have helped the brand's reach in rural areas," says Mr Vineet Sodhani of Hansa aResearch. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

New Blackberry model launched
NEW DELHI: Bharti Cellular Ltd and Research In Motion Ltd have announced the launch of BlackBerry 7100g business phone, targeted at mobile professionals and small businesses. BlackBerry 7100g is a full-featured quad-band mobile phone ... More

Hyundai launches cheaper Santro Xing variants
HYUNDAI today announced the launch of new variants of the Santro Xing, which are priced up to Rs 19,000 cheaper than the earlier models. The new variants include a non-air conditioner variant Santro Xing XK, which is priced at Rs ... More

Gillette India launches new shaving system
GILLETTE India Ltd on Wednesday announced the launch of `Mach 3 Turbo Champion' razor at an introductory price of Rs 199. The product targets youth and those customers who prefer disposable shaving systems. The company already has `Mach 3 ... More

New allergy pill from Panacea
NEW DELHI: Panacea Biotec has launched a new anti-allergy drug, Ralif (rupatadine 10 mg) for conditions such as seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis. Ralif, an oral, non-sedating drug, provides relief by inhibiting histamine and platelet ... More

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