The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 01, 2005

Child-care lounge at Sathyam Cinemas
WANT to go for a movie but don't know what to do with the children? Sathyam Cinemas has a solution — it has allied with childcare experts to open Magic Hat, a transit play lounge where parents can leave their children aged between 6 months ... More

Nooyi sees a `Good for you' Pepsi
PESPSICO would ideally like its foods classified under the `Good for you' category to contribute half of its sales and those in the other categories — `Fun for you' and `Better for you' — together the other half. Making this point ... More

ADVERTISING

New Liril ads turn off waterfall, to focus on intimate moments
LIRIL, the toilet soap brand from Hindustan Lever Ltd, is expected to stir up some excitement in the soaps category by releasing a new advertising campaign following its lime variant re-launch. The new Liril Soft Aloe Vera and Lemon campaign ... More

What's the babble on baby oil
BABIES don't come without notice, we know. Similarly, notices from the Mumbai regulator Ramki aren't coming without babies. Big players in the industry have been navel-gazing ever since the State FDA has been label-gazing. And there are ... More

DIRECT MARKETING

Wellness segment poised for big leap: Amway chief
THE "nutrition and wellness" segment is poised for a big leap with both the fast moving health goods (FMHG) and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies upping the ante. Speaking to Business Line, Mr William S. Pinckney, Chief ... More

RETAILING

AP Handicrafts development corpn to double Lepakshi showrooms
THE Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation (APHDC) is planning to double the number of its showrooms, from 17 to 34, and take up sales promotion drive. At a press meet here on Thursday, Mr B. Anjan Babu, new Chairman of the ... More

TRENDS

Used market expected to outpace new car market
MR Vivek Hallur, an engineer and an IIM graduate, left a high-paying job with a software company two years ago to set up a pre-owned car dealership in Bangalore. He hasn't regretted his decision since then. Mr Hallur is one of the several ... More

Our contract manufacturer will respond to FDA notice: Wipro
WIPRO Ltd has announced that it has not received any notice from the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, one of its contract manufacturers for Wipro Baby Soft Baby Oil has received such a notice, the company announced in a ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Loans against warehouse receipts for farmers — Corpn Bank ties up with MCX
CORPORATION Bank has launched `Corp Agriculture Produce Loan' (CAPL) scheme for farmers, in association with the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX). The scheme is aimed at mitigating the losses incurred by farmers who often resort to ... More

Easy Bill plans public issue
EASY Bill, Rs 400-crore privately held division of the Hero group, plans to go public in 2007-08. The company, which allows customers to pay their power, phone and gas bills through the local convenience stores, will go public after it ... More