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ADVERTISING: MNC banks expected to slash ad spend
Mumbai, Sept. 19 Multinational banks are expected to slash their advertising spend in the context of the recent financial turmoil in the US. HSBC, Citi Bank and StanChart along with more players in the financial sector are expected to get ...

AWARDS & HONOURS: ITC Mughal gets best spa award
ITC Mughal hotel’s newest addition, Kaya Kalp-the Royal Spa has bagged a global award from UK. It was adjudged winner of Tatler’s best city spa by the London-based Tatler Group recently, according to the Agra-based hotel’s ...

MARKET SHARES: Big 92.7 FM seeks to consolidate top position in Bangalore
Chennai, Sept. 19 Big 92.7 FM seeks to consolidate its current leadership position in Bangalore as it enters the third year of ...

MARKET SHARES: TVS Motor eyes 15% share in premium bike category
Hyderabad, Sept. 19 TVS Motor Company on Friday announced it has delivered about 2.5 lakh Apache RTR bikes in the country since its launch about three years ...

TRENDS: Co-op shops record Rs 51 cr Onam sales
Thiruvananthapuam, Sept 19 The cooperative retail shops recorded sales to the tune of Rs 51 crore during the Onam season in Kerala ...

PEOPLE: Madhukar Kamath is ASCI Chairman
Chennai, Sept. 19 At the Board meeting held on September 18, Mr Madhukar Kamath, Managing Director & CEO, Mudra Communications Pvt Ltd, was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Natco launches nanotech drug for breast cancer
Hyderabad, Sept 19 Natco Pharma Ltd has launched its first nanotechnology drug, Albupax, for breast ...

STRATEGY: Lanka uses Ramayana trail to lure tourists
Hyderabad, Sept. 19 Making Sri Lanka more attractive for the Indian travellers, the island nation has decided to tread the Sita-Rama trail, tracing back the footprints of Sita, Rama and Ravana. Sri Lanka (referred to as Lanka in the epic ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: New Holland Tractors’ new model launched
Hyderabad, Sept. 19 New Holland Tractors (India) Ltd, the 100 per cent subsidiary of CNH Global N.V, has launched the 37 HP New Holland 3037 NX tractor in the Andhra Pradesh ...

ADVERTISING: Thums Up to launch new ad
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From Brand Line

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: When realty bites
Standalone stores or malls, brands have no choice but to grab what space they get.. Heads, it’s a mall, tails, it’s a high street. India’s retail consumer spending, which is likely to touch Rs 16 lakh crore in the current year, ...

RETAILING: Facilities matter
So it may be a mall, after all.. There is really no choice but brands have to go wherever they get space, counters Arvind Singhal, Chairman, Technopak Advisors Pvt Ltd, to the question whether Indian retail players should go the mall way or ...

INTERVIEW: Reckoning with Reckitt
“If you’re in the missionary zone, you have to keep investing.”. Chander Mohan Sethi, Chairman & Managing Director of Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd, has a hectic travel schedule ahead of him. In Chennai briefly to unveil ...

INTERVIEW: “The law should protect investments in sport”
The sustainability of sports will depend on the law’s ability to meet newer challenges.. Earlier this year, the Indian sports industry saw one of the biggest financial investments, to date, with the launch of the Indian Premier League ...

PEOPLE: Dignity personified
Being a social worker comes with the imperative to market a cause and be its brand ambassador, says Sheilu Sreenivasan.. I ask for directions to her office in Central Mumbai. I receive an e-mail with a map neatly drawn out and a little note that ...

STRATEGY: The mysterious affair of the pig
Ever been foxed by a freebie? Travel with our columnist on her journey of discovery.. I was rushing to the airport when the courier chap caught me and handed over a couple of attractive red boxes from Vodafone. The box was fairly large and had ...

INTERVIEW: “There’s a long distance to go.”
C. M. Sethi, CMD of Reckitt Benckiser (India), on brand development and launches from the global stable.. What are the brands that will be the next blockbuster ...

BOOKS: ‘A mountain of possibilities’ in retail obstacles bookmark
India’s total retail market handles 90 billion transactions a year, informs Geoff Hiscock in India’s Store Wars ( www.landmarkonthenet.com). “In ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Couching luxury
Usha Lexus has launched a new sofa set collection Mayfair and Daina. The Mayfair sofa set is fully upholstered and available in four colours Rosewood, Oak, Teak and Walnut. . The set is available for Rs 28,800. Meanwhile, the Daina set is a set ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Tot spots
Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries has launched a suit of water closet and wash basin for washrooms called the Poncho — a little froggy that will hop, jump and play with toddlers in washroom. The Poncho range comes in four colours ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Gold touch
Nature’s Essence Aromatherapy has recently launched a Gold Facial kit. The kit, suitable for all skin types, will help in optimum blood circulation and deep pour cleansing. The kit includes a cleansing scrub, a massage cream, a massage gel ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: WWF watches
Partnering with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India, Titan has launched a range of watches that are inspired by some of India’s endangered species such as, tiger, Indian rhino, Gangetic river dolphin, red panda, whale shark, and Olive ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Smart light
Wipro Lighting Group has launched Smartlite CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamps). CFLs are available in wattages of 5w, 8w, 11w, 15w, 20w, 23w and also in 15w, 20w and 23w in the twister-format. Prices start at ...






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