The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 06, 2005

Sri Adhikari Brothers eyes FM radio foray
WITH the second round of bidding for FM radio licences about to commence, Mumbai-based Sri Adhikari Brothers group is eyeing the radio space. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Markand Adhikari, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Sri ... More

Free NIA accident cover for PNB borrowers
NEW DELHI: Punjab National Bank (PNB) has entered into a tie-up with New India Assurance Co Ltd to extend free of cost personal accident insurance cover to its retail lending customers. The cover would be of a maximum of Rs 2 lakh and ... More

INSIGHT

Creative repositioning
Need to inject some life into your brand? Reverse, break away or use stealth? More

SHOPPING

PARRY'S PANORAMA - 9

At the heart of the hardware trade in Chennai
NUTS and bolts, hinges, door handles, locks, glass, plywood, laminated sheet... You name it, we have it. That may well be the selling point of the hardware, glass and plywood merchants on Devaraja Mudali Street, Venkatachala Mudali Street and ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Nokia zooms in on Raghu Rai as imaging ambassador
TO cash in on the popularity of camera phones, Nokia on Wednesday announced that it has selected acclaimed Indian photographer Mr Raghu Rai as its imaging ambassador for the Asia Pacific region in the Nokia Nseries `See New' Competition. The ... More

Diamond Trading Co to hold road show for new clients
THE London-based Diamond Trading Company (DTC) will commence a global road show on October 7 in Mumbai for customers excluding its existing clients. DTC is the sales arm of the De Beers Group for rough diamonds. It sources its rough diamonds ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Jetair Business to be master licensee for UPS Store in India
The UPS Store centres are franchised as privately owned and operated businesses. More

RETAILING

Tanishq hopeful of 40 pc growth
TANISHQ, the branded jewellery retailer, is expecting a 35-40 per cent growth this year riding on the increasing popularity of branded jewellery in the country. The Chief Operating Officer of Tanishq, Mr C. K. Venkataraman, told Business ... More

Pantaloon Big Bazaar in Vizag
VISAKHAPATNAM: Big Bazaar of Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd was opened here on Wednesday and it expects Rs 50-cr turnover in the first year. After inaugurating the bazaar, Mr Vishnu Prasad, President (Operations), South, Pantaloon Retail ... More

BRANDS

Channelling synergies
In an effort to beat clutter, advertisers try product placement in different ways on television. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Phonak to launch latest hearing aid model in India
PHONAK AG (India), a fully owned subsidiary of Phonak AG, Switzerland, makers of hearing systems, has had a successful first year of operation, having sold ten times more units than the previous year, Mr Gelek Tashi, Manager, International Sales, ... More

B Natural launches 1 lt juice packs
BANGALORE-based Balan Natural Food Ltd, manufacturer of fruit, vegetable and dairy health drinks, has launched a range of B Natural juices in one-litre packs. Mr A. Nandaa Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, B Natural, said the juices, ... More

New Hutch initiatives
HYDERABAD: Hutch has announced the launch of three new innovative services — a Mobile Hutch Shop designed by Dilip Chhabria, My Hutch a Web-based service and yet another Hutch store. Addressing a press conference, the Director of ... More

New desktop from Lenovo
BANGALORE: As part of an initiative to drive 64-bit technology in the country, Lenovo India announced the launch of the new desktop ThinkCentre A51 on Wednesday. This desktop incorporates dual-core processing and 64-bit computing ... More

Brand Quest

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