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STRATEGY: Essence of an ex-French colony in a Dior bottle
In the rarefied world of luxury perfumes, the Indian influence has historically been heavy like the jasmine top note in a floral ‘pour ...

OUTLOOK: Philips to focus on health, wellbeing products
Goa, March 20 In continuation of its promise of launching solutions packed with ‘Sense and Simplicity’ and assuming the position of a company that focuses on ‘health and wellbeing’, Philips Electronics India Ltd on ...

BRANDS: UB working on developing new brands
Bangalore, March 20 United Breweries is putting together a roadmap for the next fiscal which includes three new brand launches, even as the company said that its expansion plans and setting up of greenfield breweries were on ...

RETAILING: IOC evinces interest in RIL fuel retail biz
New Delhi, March 20 With the deadline for Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) offer for a joint venture in its fuel retail business closing in, the market was abuzz that Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has proposed a 50:50 ...

RETAILING: Dabur to go slow on retail biz
Mumbai, March 20 FMCG major Dabur India will be going slow on expansion of its retail business in the wake of a decrease ...

RETAILING: Bharti Retail eyes 30-40% growth in private labels
Bharti Retail, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises, is eyeing 30 per cent to 40 per cent growth in its private label segment in the next five years. Currently , private labels contribute 8-9 per cent to the company ...

BRANDS: Ozone Group pins hopes on Nomarks brand
The Ozone group is betting big on its flagship brand Nomarks. The group, which has roped in Ms Kiran Bedi as the brand ambassador, is hoping that there would be three-fold increase in the contribution from the brand from Rs 40 crore in 2008-09 ...

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS: McDonald's `happy price' initiative
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RETAILING: Fastrack opens store in Vizag
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EVENTS: Fresh produce meet in Mumbai
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INTERVIEW: ‘We should drive people’s habits’
Paul Polman, the CEO of Unilever, speaks on growth and on how the company is managing costs.. A little more than a month after he was announced the new Chief Executive Officer of Unilever in October 2008, Paul Polman had made his first visit to ...

BRANDS: Stepping into new territory
Malted food brands such as Horlicks and Bournvita extend themselves into new categories this summer.. Getting ready to enter new product categories, iconic malted drinks brands Horlicks and Bournvita will be fighting on a different turf with ...

RETAILING: Do you have eggs?
When the ‘super’ in supermarkets goes missing, they will do well to look at kirana stores for some lessons.. A few days ago on a Sunday I went to pick up my weekly quota of eggs and bread. Even eggs have evolved in today’s ...

STRATEGY: Hamsters and rhinos
A ‘horizon exercise’ is not merely a long-term plan.. Last time I referred to a simple but powerful approach called Horizon Planning, which lays out how organisations can fuel growth (outlined by Baghai, Coley and White in their ...

BUSINESS MODELS: Beat the blues!
Business models that can keep you upbeat even now abound.. As the downturn deepens, marketing budgets that have never kept up with the splintered media environment nor with media cost inflation are now under serious scrutiny, if not halved ...

BOOKS: Subsidise fresh fruits and vegetables
While taxing non-nutritious foods may not be practicable, it may be a good idea to subsidise the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, suggests Alok Bhargava in Food, Economics, and Health ( ...

BOOKS: Compulsive shopping can even kill
CAD may seem familiar as an abbreviation of ‘computer-aided design,’ but it also stands for ‘compulsive acquisition disorder,’ which describes people who continually buy and store until their homes are so crammed ...

BOOKS: Human voice
Information technology has revolutionised the news-handling process, note Guy Starkey and Andrew Crisell in Radio Journalism ( www.sagepublications.com). “Most of the ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Hi-tech H2O
Kent RO Systems has launched Kent Grand Plus, the first ever computer-controlled water purifier. It comes with a water-level indicator, computer-controlled filter change alarm and enhanced purification capacity through an additional ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: For the babes
Himalaya Herbal Healthcare has launched Diaper Rash Cream. It contains aloe vera, almond oil and zinc calx (Yashada bhasma), among other ingredients. It is available at the exclusive Himalaya retail outlets and all major ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Daily shield
Modi Revlon has introduced Street Wear Skinshields, a range of daily care products for skin protection. This range is based on natural ingredients enriched with rosemary extract, lily extract and jojoba oil and avocado oil leaving it soft ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: In the shade
Vista of Alps Industries has launched a new range of awnings. There is a wide range to choose from, which comprises Horizon, Carlton, Dutch Awning, Dutch Regular, Dutch Cap, Parisian and Prism. They are priced Rs ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Smell of roses
Reckitt Benckiser has launched New Harpic Power in Rose and Orange fragrances. The new Harpic fragrance range is available nationally in two sizes – 500 ml bottle at Rs 52, and 750 ml bottle at ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Tangy treat
Parle Agro has rolled out a new fruit-based lemon drink, LMN, in the non-carbonated segment. The LMN 500 ml PET bottle will be priced Rs 23. The 110 ml pack will be priced Rs 5 and the 200 ml pack ...






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