The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 10, 2006

Shringar Cinema enters food court biz
Shringar Cinemas Ltd has announced its foray into the food court business through a wholly owned subsidiary, Oxford Multiplex Cinemas Private Ltd. The food courts will operate under the brand name, Via 1 Food Street. The company would formally ... More

POLICY

Competition Act amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
The Bill also seeks continuation of the MRTP Commission for 2 more years. More

ADVERTISING

Turner bets big on new platforms to boost ad revenue
The focus would be on integrating brands in and around the programming More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

BSNL's free broadband offer
B-fone, personal computer owners More

Miss Catwalk Cochin promo
Jealous Jeans that caters exclusively to girl teens is conducting Miss Catwalk Cochin promo at its store on MG Road here. The winner will be announced on March 15. The promo is all about walking gracefully on the ramp, with poise ... More

RETAILING

Wal-Mart may enter India with local partner
Hopes for change in policy on foreign direct investment in retailing More

Polaris, SAP pact for retail segment
Polaris Retail Infotech Ltd (PRIL), a retail software provider, and SAP India, a provider of business software solutions, have announced an alliance to support retail clients in India. SAP India has chosen PRIL as a mySAP ... More

Proline plans womenswear foray
The new range to be under Proline brand More

Metro Cash to build fish auction centre in Mangalore
`Shelf-life of catch can be extended and quality maintained' More

Spinach opens in Mumbai
The Wadhawan Food Retail Pvt Ltd (WFRL) has launched its first retail Food & Grocery store Spinach at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. The Spinach store will stock fresh fruit and vegetables, grocery items, processed and fresh ... More

Alukkas showroom in Madurai
Alukkasfrom Kerala will be commencing its business in the city on March 12. The highlight of the new showroom will be the exclusive gallery for diamonds, showcasing leading brands of diamonds and platinum, said Mr Vargheese ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Brand ayurveda
It's boom time for Kerala's homegrown ayurvedic health centres. But who's keeping an eye on quality? More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Toyota Kirloskar hopes to break even in 2006
Launches new version Camry in Rs 19.8 lakh-Rs 21.4 lakh price range More

Tata Indicom launches `Walky with FM'
Tata Indicom introduced its `Walky with FM' product here today, an Axesteel P830 instrument that doubles as a FM radio receiver and Walky telephone. Mr Ramesh Thondapi, General Manager - Marketing, Tata Teleservices, said that the phone ... More

Sahara Parivar launches travel co
The Sahara India Parivar on Thursday announced the launch of Sahara Global, a travel and tourism company. Addressing a press conference to announce the launch, the company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Romi Datta, said Sahara Global would cater ... More