The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 08, 2005

Tide Water Oil plans to rejig product mix
TIDE Water Oil Co (India) Ltd, a member of the Andrew Yule group, has planned a major rejig of its product mix to penetrate deeper into the "bazaar" segment of the market for lubes. Speaking to Business Line today after the company's ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Max NY Life keen on more bancassurance tie-ups
HAVING entered into bancassurance alliances with seven banks in less than one year, Max New York Life (MNYL) is bullish on this distribution channel , its Executive Director, Mr Rajesh Sud, has said. "We are looking at large bancassurance ... More

RETAILING

Home entertainment cos propose retail biz
HOME entertainment companies are venturing into the retail space. Small unlisted companies such as Shemaroo Video and the Ultra Group have decided to make retail forays on the strength of their music and video rights, which they already own. ... More

Hutch opens fourth shop
HYDERABAD: Hutchison Essar announced the opening of the fourth `Hutch Shop' in Hyderabad at S.R. Nagar, enhancing Hutch's retail expansion in the city. The Hutch Shop, inaugurated by Mr Samuel Selvakumar, Operations Director, South, is ... More

Windshield Experts outlet at Kochi
KOCHI: Windshield Experts, an automotive glazing company providing specialised glass repair and replacement service, has opened its first outlet in Kerala at Kochi. The opening of Kochi service centre will augment the national presence of ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

IRS' new service goes local with city data
MARKET profiles may not get more micro than this. Forget district- or city-wise numbers, the Indian Readership Survey's newest service profiles each locality in over 40 cities. So, a bank can choose between setting up a branch in Chennai's ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Bill to regulate clinical establishments planned
A uniform law to ensure minimum health standards is being proposed. More

PEOPLE

PRSI office-bearers
HYDERABAD: Dr C.G.K. Murthy, Joint Director, Andhra Pradesh Region of the field Publicity has been unanimously re-elected Chairman, Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), Hyderabad Chapter for 2005-06. The Secretary is Mr K.R.K. Chary, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

TVS Srichakra launches `Magnificent Seven' tyres
TVS Srichakra Ltd, two- and three-wheeler tyre manufacturer, has launched seven tyres for the aftermarket, a segment in which it hopes to increase its share. The seven tyres - described the Magnificent Seven - have names such as Jumbo, ... More

DCM Shriram arm launches new window, door systems
FENESTA Building Systems, a division of the Rs 1,980-crore DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd (DSCL), has launched its range of Fenesta uPVC (unplasticised polyvinyl chloride) window and door systems in Chennai. The product has been launched in ... More

WorldSpace set to expand — Earmarks $10 m for promotions
SATELLITE radio broadcaster WorldSpace India is getting aggressive in the domestic market and has earmarked $10 million as advertising and promotional spend for the current year. Speaking to newspersons, Mr Deepak Varma, Managing Director, ... More

Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet
BANGALORE: Lenovo announced the launch of ThinkPad X41 Tablet on Thursday. The ThinkPad X41 Tablet weighing 3.5 pounds and 1.14 inches thin is about 20 per cent lighter than its closest competitor and delivers the longest standard ... More

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