The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 24, 2003

HDFC to focus on secondary cities
HAVING built up a strong bond with the retail customers of the metros and major cities of the country, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has now begun to focus on the secondary cities. Inaugurating the new HDFC office at ... More

Mattel Toys relaunches Scrabble
IT'S the kind of game thinking parents say they want for their kids, but plan on playing themselves. And after a hiatus of two years, Scrabble returns in a new avatar - Scrabble Original - a brighter, revamped look. The word game from ... More

Min Bimbangal plans foray into non-Tamil market
WITH the RPG group's Saregama India picking up a 55 per cent stake in the Kavithalaya group's Min Bimbangal Productions, the latter is planning to venture into markets other than Tamil (toward which it currently provides content to the tune of 13 ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Inspan Info looks at national presence
INSPAN Infotech Pvt Ltd, the Chennai-headquartered distributor of computer-related hardware products, is looking at establishing an all-India presence within a year. The company, which is little over a year old, is currently present in the four ... More

MARKET SHARES

BSNL cell base jumps 74 pc in Chennai
IN the first full month since it launched its cellular service in Chennai, the State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has clocked a 74-per cent growth in subscribers in May over April, while the total cellular base in the city grew by 3.96 ... More

RETAILING

Rail food plaza at Vizag
A MULTI-CUISINE food plaza, Ambika Flavours, of the Chennai-based Ambika Empire Hotel, was opened here on Monday at the railway station. It was to have been inaugurated by the Union Minister of State, Mr B. Dattatreya, but the function was ... More

BRANDS

To create awareness about branded Indian tea — Govt plans media campaigns in Russia
IN an effort to create awareness for branded Indian tea packets in the Russian market, the Union Ministry of Commerce is contemplating a fresh round of media campaigns backed by PR facilities in that country. The last such campaign in Russia ... More

Signature Whisky may not enter CSD market this year
Mr Alok Gupta said Signature Whisky was not likely to enter the CSD market this year as the company could not clinch a viable commercial pricing for it from the armed forces canteen department. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Genxt's new model
A model poses with Genxt-Powerx, a motorcycle manufactured by Genxt Power India Ltd in Mumbai. The company makes battery-operated-cum-hybrid-engined motorcycles and the commercial debut of its bikes is slated for December. ... More

Brand Quest

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