The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 28, 2007

IPR
Patent for solar mosquito destroyer
A solar mosquito destroyer that traps the insect in a transparent plastic contraption and fossilises it has earned a coveted India patent. The invention has been put to use by leading hospitals to good effect, says Mr Mathews K. Mathew, the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Pantaloon, Pearl Academy join hands for retail course
To augment its talent resources, retail chain Pantaloon has joined hands with Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) for running a course in visual merchandising and retail experience management. PAF will conduct the six-months `Retail Experience ... More

ADVERTISING
Dabur gets Real with new campaign
To counter competition in the form of cheaper fruit-based drinks and establish its superiority over them, Dabur has launched a new advertising campaign for Real. Real, which turned 10 this year, has been facing quite a few challenges. "It had ... More

RETAILING
MAC Cosmetics' second store
MAC Cosmetics, an Estee Lauder brand targeted at the fashion and entertainment industry, launched its second store in the country in Bangalore on Friday. It was created in Toronto in 1985 and is now sold in 55 countries across ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH
Nielsen getting into online consumer research
The consumer market research major Nielsen Company is getting into the Internet-based consumer research. The Bangalore-based A.C. Nielsen ORG-MARG Pvt Ltd, part of Nielsen Company, is setting up online access panels of consumer groups of specific ... More

Tech outsourcing: `Take on competition through hub & spoke model'
KPMG-Nasscom advisory for Indian outsourcing players More

OUTLOOK
Retail foray delayed
The much-hyped retail joint venture between Bharti and Wal-Mart might not be able to meet the August 15 deadline set to roll out its first store. "The plans for setting up the stores are on, with recruitment of people having started and the ... More

Lee Cooper banks on Future Group for logistics, media buying
Strengthening retail presence in India More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Sony looking at doubling revenues from India
Consumer electronics major Sony said that it was planning to double its consolidated revenues from its operations in India to $2 billion by 2009-10. "We crossed the $1 billion consolidated revenues mark in 2006-07, and anticipate to nearly ... More

MDLR Air begins operations
The Gurgaon-based MDLR Airlines has started daily flights on the Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi sector from today. In a statement, the airline has said that the operations have been launched with a four engine BAE Avro 70 jet. "The ... More

Aavin's low-sugar ice creams
Aavin, the cooperative sector milk and dairy products marketer in Tamil Nadu, has launched a low sugar variant of ice creams in the market. According to an official press release, the ice cream `without added sugar' is ideal for ... More

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