The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 21, 2006

`TVS-E No. 2 in APAC dot matrix market'
Riding on a 37 per cent growth, TVS Electronics is now second in the Asia-Pacific serial dot matrix printer market for Q42005, according to analyst firm Gartner. The company expects the growth trend to continue with demand from large automation ... More

RETAILING

Carrybag full of ideas
The big supermarkets bedazzle, but shoppers still swear by the neighbourhood grocer's utility. More

Big retailers double sourcing of garments from India
"While Chinese players have reduced their prices in an attempt to capture a larger share of the market, Indian garment makers have tried to focus more on quality." More

Ishanya setting up design training centre
Ishanya, the speciality mall that is being positioned as the country's first International Design Centre and Speciality Mall, is entering into an exclusive agreement with the Confederation of Construction Products and Services, (CCPS), to create ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Retailers to move beyond metros: E&Y study
`The organised retail penetration is highest in footwear' More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Bajaj Platina launched
Bajaj Auto Ltd launched its new bike, Platina, here on Thursday. On the occasion, Mr B.K. Senapati, Regional Manager, said the launch would help Bajaj outpace the industry growth. "The base version is priced at Rs 33,900, while ... More

Ruchi Soya launches 2 new products in western region
Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd (RSIL) launched two new products - Ruchi No. 1 soap and Marigold Vanaspati - in the western region of the country this month. The company announced its foray into the soap and vanaspati segment early this ... More

Showing investors how to make money, bhai!
Participating individuals are given a notional starting capital of Rs 1 lakh, which they can invest in trading on all available NSE stocks. Winners can win daily cash prizes of up to Rs 10,000. More

Philips bullish about `Vardaan'
Satellite TV will see a widespread adoption in rural India soon, said Mr Rick Harwig, CTO of Royal Philips Electronics, The Netherlands. Philips has test-launched `Vardaan', its digital satellite TV offering. Vardaan packages a dish antenna, a ... More

Architectural lighting from Wipro
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting Group, the fast-moving consumer goods business unit of Wipro Ltd, has launched a range of architectural lighting for the retail sector. Mr Rajesh Kochhar, Chief Executive (C&I), Wipro Lighting, .. More

US co develops device to monitor autonomic nervous system
Sets up subsidiary in Chennai More

Freescale Semiconductor tools
Freescale Semiconductor has introduced two 32-bit microcontrollers for industrial control applications such as remote data collection, security enhancements, home automation and environmental monitoring. The MCF5223x device ... More

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