The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 04, 2006

WorldSpace music at Coffee Day outlets
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio announced that it has tied up with Café Coffee Day to play its satellite radio content across the country. Café Coffee Day is the largest domestic coffee chain with 100 cafes. As per the year-long alliance, Coffee ... More

Now, chefs on AI flights
PASSENGERS travelling by Air India will soon be able to enjoy the services of a chef on board their flights. The `gourmet service' will be available to passengers, without any additional cost, in all categories. The national carrier in ... More

ADVERTISING

Interface bags Rs 7-cr account of UAE firm
INTERFACE Communications has bagged the advertising account of the UAE-based $40-million wall and floor tiles and sanitary ware company, RAK Ceramics. The account, worth Rs 6-7 crore, will include the entire gamut of mass media, direct marketing, ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

New Pitch
Cricketer M.S. Dhoni at a press conference in Bangalore on Tuesday to announce his appointment as brand ambassador for Mysore Sandal Soap.

Allianz bags title sponsorship for Pak-India Test series
ALLIANZ will be the title sponsor of the 2006 Pakistan-India Test Series. Now called the Allianz Cup, it will mark the financial group's first foray into cricket sponsorship in Asia. Under this sponsorship, Allianz will collaborate with the ... More

RETAILING

Govt may allow FDI in single brand retail
Since the proposed new retailers would deal with a single brand, they would not replace the existing retailers. More

Retail sector will create 50,000 jobs a year: Study
THE size of the retail market in the country is projected to more than double by 2008 growing at around 36 per cent every year till 2008. Thus the overall size would be Rs 14,79,000 crore by 2008 from its current size of Rs 5,88,000 crore, ... More

BRANDS

Marico acquires soap brand Manjal
MARICO Ltd announced today that it has acquired the herbal bath soap brand Manjal from Oriental Extractions Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed amount. According to a senior official of the company, this brand has a significant presence in the Kerala ... More

ONLINE MARKETING

Online platform for Kerala farmers soon
FARMERS in Kerala's Malappuram district could soon sell their produce online through the State's e-Krishi platform as the ambitious project is set to take off by end of this month. "We should be able to conduct transactions on e-Krishi platform ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Goodlass Nerolac launches products for kids
Mr H.M. Bharuka, Managing Director, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd, with Mr Rajat Jain, Managing Director, Walt Disney Company India, at a press conference to mark the launch of the paint major's latest range of products for kids, Nerolac Disney, in ... More

Samsonite to launch Black Label range in India
SAMSONITE will launch its Black Label range of designer luggage simultaneously across markets in Europe, US, Japan and India end-January. Interestingly, Stream Line — the moulded luggage line will be manufactured for worldwide markets at ... More

Eveready Ind forays into mosquito repellent market
THE mosquito repellent coil market on Tuesday witnessed the entrance of another major player - the city-based Eveready Industries India Ltd, through its newly launched `Eveready Poweron'. The product was soft launched in the city today for ... More

Digital Waves' PC range
BANGALORE: Bangalore-based Digital Waves have launched the Power X D266 range of LCD PCs targeted at the corporate and SOHO (small office home office) users. Manufactured and imported from Singapore, the Power X range is driven by an Intel ... More

Brand Quest

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