The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 17, 2006

EVENTS
CII marketing summit begins today
A two-day marketing summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will open in the Capital on Thursday. The summit, with the theme "Marketing in a Global World: New Rules for an Old Game" will focus on the impact ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
Indian launches last-minute discount tickets
Till the end of September, deciding to take a domestic flight at the last minute with Indian could actually work out to be a financially rewarding experience. The airline recently launched spot fares that offer seats on flights till a few hours ... More

BoR unveils healthcare scheme
Bank of Rajasthan, in association with VISA, has launched a healthcare scheme for the bank's gold credit card holders. Under this scheme, the credit card holders can avail themselves of 10-30 per cent discounts on hospital bills in selected ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
Alkem ties up with Oculus Sciences
Alkem Laboratories Ltd has formalised an exclusive agreement with California's Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc for the marketing of Oxum, a super oxidised solution. It is indicated in applications like cleaning and moistening ... More

RETAILING
`Great future for hypermarkets'
Hypercity's CEO on the retail industry in India and what lies ahead More

`Kiranas can form a buying co-operative'
Andrew Levermore discusses retail models for the Indian market and what the kirana stores can do to stay relevant to the consumer. More

BRANDS
Parle unveils Hide & Seek's premium variant
To enter high end of the cookies segment More

ONLINE MARKETING
Ybrant Tech opens Hyderabad office
Ybrant Technologies Inc, an eMarketing solutions provider, on Wednesday announced the opening of a new office in Hyderabad and plans to expand its operations. It employs 175 people in India. The new office can accommodate up ... More

OUTLOOK
Tetra Pak sees opportunity in nutrition products
To add a new line of products for school kids More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
LIC plans Bima Gold clone launch in September
Life Insurance Corporation of India intends to come out with a product that is "akin to and an improved version of" its last year's "highly successful" product Bima Gold, the LIC Managing Director, Mr Thomas Mathew, told Business Line ... More

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