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Youth magazine JAM to reach more cities
YOUTH magazine JAM, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is looking at expanding to more cities and entering new areas of business, said Ms Rashmi Bansal, Editor and Publisher, JAM. JAM (Just Another ... More

RADIO/TV


Red FM tunes into `common man'
RED FM 93.5, one of the fast-growing FM stations across Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, has repositioned itself as "the voice of the common man." As part of its re-launch, it has unfurled a series of hoardings `raising the voice on issues that ... More

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT


Café Coffee Day goes wi-fi to take orders
CAFE Coffee Day is all set to enhance customer service with its newly launched Leading Edge Retail Automation System (LERA). In all its outlets across the country, waiters will carry wi-fi-enabled hand-held order taking devices, which means that ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS


TRAI `no' to misleading tariff plans — `Operators must come clean on zero rentals'
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday disallowed tariff plans with misleading titles such as `zero rentals' on the ground that operators were continuing to charge recurring hidden monthly fee. TRAI directed telecom ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES


Elder Pharma to make Swiss co's arthritis drug
ELDER Pharmaceuticals will manufacture and market in India Artrodar, an arthritis drug, belonging to Switzerland's TRB Chemedica International SA. This in-licensing pact marks Elder Pharma's foray into the estimated Rs 800-crore domestic pain ... More

RETAILING


High fashion retail debates ways to sustain profits
HOW do retailers in high fashion sustain profits over the long term? Across segments, individual players had their own solutions for a highly unpredictable and high-risk market. For retailers selling apparel, and lifestyle products such as ... More

Flemingo to set up duty-free shops in African countries
FLEMINGO Dutyfree Shop Pvt Ltd, a duty-free operator, plans to spread its wings to some airports in African countries and to Bali and Jakarta, according to Mr Atul Ahuja, Director. The company was incorporated in the UAE two years ago and has ... More

Fabindia plans more outlets in South
JAVED Akhtar could well be a brand ambassador for Fabindia's ethnic wear, according to Ms Charu Belle, Senior Manager, Fabindia Overseas Pvt Ltd. The magic of kalamkari, ikat, chikan, and mangalgiri, to mention a few, has caught the public ... More

ONGC plans more retail prototypes
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd, which opened its first retail outlet in the country in March this year, is planning to open more two such prototypes, said Mr Subir Raha, ONGC Chairman. "Based on the experiences of these three ... More

BRANDS


Tata Coffee plans tie-up with Uganda for new brand
TATA Coffee proposes to float a marketing joint venture with the Ugandan Government to create and promote a new coffee label. At present, Tata Coffee is in the process of setting up a Rs 50-crore, 3,600-tonne instant coffee plant in ... More

TRENDS


Bid to fill Gap in fashion needs of 35-plus women
TEENAGERS may be trendy, bold and beautiful, but when it comes to purchasing power, you just can't beat the older generation. The country's largest clothing store chain, Gap Inc, is rolling out a brand new concept store chain, Forth and Towne, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


Philips Electronics launches new CT scanner in Pune
PHILIPS Electronics India Ltd has launched the Philips Brilliance CT scanner, the first of its kind in Pune. The Brilliance CT scanner provides a 40-mm coverage of the heart in each rotation in 0.4 seconds, said Dr Anjan Bose, Director and ... More

Philips unveils `ultra fast cardiac CT scanner' in AP hospital
PHILIPS Electronics India Ltd (PEIL) has unveiled a new medical technology in the form of the `Philips Brilliance Ultra-fast Cardiac CT Scanner' that the company says will enhance radiologists' ability to provide advanced patient care in the ... More


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