The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 21, 2006

A welcome coffee break
The Indian - and, more specifically, the Kerala - market is decidedly price-conscious. And the testing ground for much of that price resilience is the retail market. More

EVENTS

Lined up for future
FASHION TIE-UP: Mr Atul Chand , General Manager, Marketing & Retail , ITC Lifestyle Retailing Business (4th from left) along with designers and models at a press conference to announce the brand's partnership with designer duo of Delhi, Rohit ... More

ADVERTISING

Ash stars in Coke's summer campaign
The ad has been conceptualised by McCann Erickson More

Tribal DDB triumphs at Asia Pacific Ad Fest
Tribal DDB India has won 1 silver and 2 bronze in the Interactive category at the Asia Pacific Ad fest. The interactive awards were declared at Pataya, Thailand, during the ongoing festival. The agency bagged Silver for work on Timesjobs (Web ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

A day out with Kirtilals
Rewarding loyalty More

FritoLay podcasts music video
FritoLay India has launched its Lay's `Latino Style' music video featuring Saif Ali Khan through a video podcast. "Key to the success of Lay's has been understanding the consumer and continuous innovation to ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Ford opens new dealership facility in Madurai
Ford India inaugurated its Brand@Retail dealership facility `Akshaya Ford' at Thanakankulam, near here, on Saturday. The integrated 3-S facility (sales, service and spares) built according to Ford's global ... More

RETAILING

Bharti in talks with Wal-Mart, Tesco for retail foray
Keen on bidding for Chennai, Kolkata airport modernisation More

BRANDS

Cinemax plans expansion, to set up 500 screens
Also on cards is the launch of gaming zones at its multiplexes, which would be branded as Giggles. More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

COAI goes to tribunal against TRAI show-cause
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has filed an appeal with the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) challenging the show-cause notice issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for poor quality of ... More

OUTLOOK

Godrej Sara Lee eyes aromatherapy segment
Scouts for well known local brands to make forays More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Facility for importers to access US cos
The US Commercial Service, the export promotion agency of the US Department of Commerce, has launched a `better-access sourcing' from America programme for Indian importers. The programme enables importers to source their ... More

Amul launches sports drink `Stamina'
`Stamina', claimed by Amul to be India's first-ever instant energy sports drink has been formally launched here. At present, only imported energy drinks are available. Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), the largest ... More

Kingston Tech's new security drive
Memory products maker Kingston Technology Corporation introduced DataTraveler Elite - Privacy Edition, an USB flash drive that offers security with 128-bit encryption. This device holds 4GB of data and is targeted to meet ... More

Brand Quest

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