The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 21, 2005

Indian Bank eyes insurance broking
INDIAN Bank has set in motion a series of initiatives to optimise its manpower and infrastructure resources and simplify banking procedures to the best advantage of the customer. The bank also plans to foray into insurance broking, to transit ... More

LG gears up to expand AC market
LG Electronics India plans to expand and consolidate the market for air-conditioners, according to Mr Ajay Bajaj, Product Group Head, (Air Conditioners), LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. The company will increase its ad spend on air-conditioners ... More

Canon eyes Rs 400-cr revenue, to shift marketing strategy
WITH an eye on increasing its revenues to over Rs 400 crore in 2006 from the expected Rs 310 crore this year, Canon India today launched 43 new products including digital cameras, camcorders, and printers. It also announced a shift in its ... More

Sahara One plans to go for bouquet sales — Filmy channel to be launched soon
SAHARA ONE plans to change its ad sales strategy to bouquet sales, post the launch of its new Hindi movie channel, Filmy. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Purnendu Bose, CEO, Sahara One, said: "After launching the Filmy channel we might be ... More

Sony Pictures plans Hindi film
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Releasing of India Ltd announced a collaboration with Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali to co-produce Sony's first Indian film, Saawariya (Beloved), in Hindi. "India has a rich and a prolific film ... More

EVENTS

The Hindu Lifestyle show inaugurated in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: `The Hindu MetroPlus Lifestyle show 2005' was inaugurated on Thursday by Ms Nandini Rangaswami, Managing Director, Chandra Textiles, Coimbatore in the presence of Mr V. Kalidas, Vice-President, Advertisement, The Hindu, ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

TN Tourism Dept plans road shows
HAVING recorded the highest growth of 11.4 per cent in tourist arrivals last year, the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to take up concerted efforts in organising publicity and marketing campaigns for further promoting tourism in the ... More

Shah Rukh to endorse Emami's chyawanprash
KOLKATA: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will be the new brand ambassador for Emami Ltd's Sona Chandi Chyawanprash. Sourav Ganguly and Sunny Doel already endorse the product. Mr Aditya Agarwal, Director of Emami, said at a press conference ... More

MARKET SHARES

Ricoh eyes 30 pc market share
NEW DELHI: Ricoh Company Ltd, a Japanese office automation products manufacturer, is now looking to be a major player in the Indian market through its subsidiary, Ricoh India Ltd. Announcing this at a press conference here, Mr Katsumi ... More

RETAILING

RPG opens Spencer hypermarket
RPG Enterprises has announced the launch of the first Spencer hypermarket in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday. It also plans to set up seven more hyperstores in the region within six months. Announcing its first outlet in the NCR, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Godrej Sara Lee to unveil GoodKnight in gel form
GODREJ Sara Lee will soon launch its GoodKnight brand of mosquito repellent in the form of a gel. According to Mr A. Mahendran, Managing Director, Godrej Sara Lee Ltd, the new product, called GoodKnight Electric Gel, can be used with all ... More

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