The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 01, 2005

UB, Whyte & Mackay likely to team up
THE Glasgow-based Scotch major Whyte & Mackay is likely to strike a fresh marketing and distribution agreement with the UB Group for some of its spirits brands in India. Whyte & Mackay (formerly Kyndal) has had an alliance with Shaw Wallace & More

Xerox enters projector, scanner segments
XEROX India has entered new product categories such as projectors and scanners, to expand presence. With six scanners and two projectors in the Indian market, Xerox will have an offering of over 100 products in India. The new products are part ... More

Kids' channels kick off new shows for the school season
SUMMER vacations are ending and it's time for kids' channels to say `thank you' to their young viewers. And they are sparing no effort to ensure that the children continue to remain loyal to these channels. Cartoon Network, for instance, has ... More

INSIGHT

Wal-Mart and China — Wholesale lessons for India's policy-makers
With its increasing exploitation of China's manufacturing capacities and cheap labour, Wal-Mart's dominance in the retailing market has redefined the power relations between the manufacturer and the retailer, with the benefits skewed largely in favo ur of the latter. China's extreme dependence on the US retail giant is a potential risk to its economy, says K. Subramanian, cautioning that the Asian tiger's experience must be borne in mind by those who advocate free flow of FDI into ret ailing in India. More

RETAILING

Barista plans 70 more outlets
BARISTA Coffee Company Ltd plans to set up 70 more outlets in the country with the majority of them being in the South. Mr Brotin Banerjee, Chief Operating Officer, Barista Coffee Company Ltd, said that Barista has 120 outlets and is present ... More

PEOPLE

Apurva Purohit joins Radio City as CEO
MUSIC Broadcast Pvt Ltd (MBPL) announced the induction of Ms Apurva Purohit as its CEO with effect from today.In this assignment, Ms Apurva Purohit will spearhead the efforts to strengthen the Radio City brand and help develop the company's ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

L'Oreal relaunches Majirel range
Speaking to Business Line at a fashion show that announced the launch, Ms Binaifer Pardiwalla, Group Product Manager (Professional Products), L'Oreal India Private Ltd, said the relaunch was on account of the technological breakthrough the ... More

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