MARKETING
STRATEGY
Cosmetics major Modi Revlon mulls Rs 30-cr market development plan
MODI Revlon is upbeat about the Indian cosmetics market. After achieving breakeven last fiscal after an eight-year stint in the country, the joint venture between Modi Mundipharma and Revlon has laid out expansion plans. As part of the ...
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Skoda to launch diesel version of Elegance soon
CAR manufacturer Skoda Auto India is gearing up to launch a diesel automatic version of the Skoda Elegance in the next few weeks and will follow this up with a spate of launches till 2009. The company is also in the initial phase of setting up ...
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Bajaj to launch `Discover'
VISAKHAPATNAM: Bajaj Auto Ltd is planning to launch a new bike called Discover - a 125 cc vehicle in the executive segment - by Deepavali in the northern markets and by Sankranti in the southern markets, according to Mr K.S. ...
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SBI's `Karavali Loan Utsav' in Mangalore from Sept 11
ESTABLISHMENT of more number of branches and ATMs and introduction of various facilities for customers in coastal Karnataka seem to be the objectives of State Bank of India under its "Operation Karavali" scheme. As part of the scheme, the bank ...
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IPR
Pharma sector concern over Patents Bill in present avatar
IF the Patent (Amendment) Bill comes into force in its present form, at least 15 per cent of medicines marketed in India would come under the product patent. And this could result in consumers getting the wrong end of the stick, cautions the ...
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PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
LML signs up Shah Rukh Khan
BIKE maker LML Ltd has signed on leading bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan to endorse the LML Freedom range of bikes. The move is expected to give a push to bike sales. The company has also announced the launch of a variant called Freedom ...
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MARKET SHARES
`Competition will spur Maruti to perform better'
MARUTI Udyog Ltd welcomes competition and is quite capable of holding its own in the Indian market in spite of the entry of several new players, Mr Kinji Saito, Director (Marketing & Sales), has said. Mr Saito, who was here to open a new ...
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RETAILING
Pizza Corner parent set to launch coffee chain
GLOBAL Franchise Architects (GFA), the parent company of Pizza Corner India (P) Ltd, which has just emerged from a major restructuring exercise, is all set to launch its second retail fast food chain - Coffee World - in India. GFA, which ...
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IBM opens Think World outlet at Vizag
MARKETING RESEARCH
Chennai watches TV longer than other metros: TAM
TOP mass entertainment channels such as Star Plus, Sony and Zee may not be hot favourites in Chennai, unlike in other cities, but that doesn't mean the city's appetite for television is weak. In fact, it's much stronger than other metros. ...
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STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
`Most seafood cos have employed safe processing system'
THE Technical Officer of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Mr V.I. George, has said of the 360 seafood processing plants currently functioning in the country, almost all have implemented the Hazard Analysis and Critical ...
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PEOPLE
Britannia dairy biz chief quits
MR Pawan K. Malik, a top official in Britannia Industries Ltd (BIL) and the head of the company's dairy joint venture with Fonterra Co-operative of New Zealand, has quit even as there has been a significant scaling down in its operations. ...
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Anchor launches home automation system — Ties up with British General
HOW many times have you reminded your kids to switch off lights and fans? At the work place, how often you see the plea, switch off lights and fans when not in use? No more such worry. "Home automation makes life simple," says Mr Sashi Nair, ...
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Anil Products bullish on southern textile sector — Launches new range of starch
The company expects to market 700 to 1,000 tonnes per month of the new generation modified starch.
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AirTel launches EDGE network services in Pune
AirTel on Thursday launched EDGE (enhanced data rate for global evolution) network here. Talking to presspersons, Mr Christopher Tobit, Chief Operating Officer, Bharti Cellular Ltd, Maharashtra and Goa circle, said it has also entered into an ...
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Rayon Paints launched in Vizag
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