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STRATEGY
Moser Baer unit forays into film production
Chennai, Sept. 6 Moser Baer Entertainment, a division of optical storage media manufacturer and home entertainment company Moser Baer, has announced its foray into Tamil film production. The Rs 2,000-crore company has lined up six films ... More

Tech cos too think below-the-line
Target business travellers at airports More

Prateek ties up with European brand Kanz for kids wear
New Delhi, Sept. 6 Domestic apparel manufacturer Prateek has joined hands with European brand Kanz in an attempt to tap significant market share in the estimated Rs 1,300-crore kids apparel market. The company aims to garner about 8-10 ... More

RURAL MARKETING
SBI plans separate entity for rural biz
High-level discussions under way to fine-tune proposal More

Mahindra Finance in talks with GM, Hyundai to tap rural market
May also tie up with two-wheeler cos More

AWARDS & HONOURS
Award for TV serial
GV Films’ three-dimensional TV serial Mayavi has bagged a special award at Global TV Drama Awards at Seoul, South Korea. According to Mr A. Venkatramani, Director, GV Films, the Seoul Drama Award 2007 attracted 130 entries in ... More

INSIGHT
Can retail and futures help rural incomes?
There has been some debate about the benefits of organised retail on local vendors and farm incomes. Procurement efforts by organised retailers are touted to benefit farmers by getting them better prices for their produce. It was recently ... More

RADIO/TV
ESPN STAR renews contract
ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has announced a new four-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia’s (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms including television, Internet, mobile and radio ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Cricket row under MRTPC scanner
New Delhi, Sept 6 The tussle between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the newly formed Indian Cricket League (ICL) has received attention from a rather unexpected quarter. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
Strength in numbers
Two Chennai women began a venture that keeps adding to the bottomline! More

New Maruti showroom
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RETAILING
‘Empowering consumers with ready credit will fuel retail’
Mumbai, Sept 6 Empowering consumers with ready credit is how Mr Kishore Biyani, CEO of the Future Group, expects to build his retail business. On the last day of the India Retail Forum, Mr Biyani, elaborated on the future of retailing in ... More

‘Chennai retail mall space set to multiply six times by 2010’
New Delhi, Sept. 6 Retail real estate market is all set to gather momentum in Chennai, with mall space projected to multiply six times by 2010, when a total of six million sq ft of retail mall stock comes up.“The Chennai retail ... More

Global Retail School moves into South
Bangalore, Sept. 6 Global Retail School, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cosmo Aviation Training School has launched its South Indian operations. With over 40 retail schools already up and running in North India, GRS is looking at a presence in ... More

TN traders’ union to meet CM on big retail issue
Tamil Nadu Traders’ Federation (TTF), seeking a ban on the entry of corporates in retail trade, has decided to meet the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, to impress on the need to emulate the Uttar Pradesh Government’s ... More

New Zealand firms keen on selling retail tech to India
Betting big on retail boom in India, New Zealand companies are keen to sell retail technology to Indian firms.“We have already provided cold chain technology for big names in Indian retail such as Reliance and Bharti. Currently, ... More

BRANDS
Wrangler plans to brand women’s denim wear
Mulls roping in a female celebrity for a brand fit More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Airtel launches m-Check, One2one in Karnataka
Bangalore, Sept. 6 Karnataka, which has earned Airtel a high penetration in the usage of its technology by its subscribers, has become a natural arena for the launch of two new products for the mobile telecom company. With its subscribers ... More

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