The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 24, 2005

Now, a Hutch mobile package for Rs 1,698
THE price war in the mobile market has further intensified with Hutch offering a handset, a cellular connection and free talk time for a one-time fee of Rs 1,698. This is one of the cheapest bundled offerings in the market and comes close on ... More

Foster's signs up local bottling partner
ALMOST seven years after it entered India, Australian brewer Foster's has inked the first contract bottling agreement to bolster its national presence. The company has entered into an arrangement with Kool Breweries, located at Dharuhera in ... More

ADVERTISING

Silvers for JWT and O&M, bronze for Leo Burnett at Cannes fest
THE Indian advertising fraternity was in for a surprise as JWT Chennai and O&M Delhi each won a Silver Lion while Leo Burnett bagged a bronze at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2005. O&M and Leo Burnett registered their . More

Hyundai responds to Maruti's legal notice
HYUNDAI Motor India is learnt to have responded to the legal notice sent to it by Maruti Udyog last week. Maruti, in its notice, had said that Hyundai's advertising brochure `Xing ahead of the Swift' had presented the Maruti Swift in poor light, ... More

Chasing a dream
Hoardings advertising easy home loans, villas and flats for sale dot Kochi's landscape. Real estate business is experiencing a boom as new projects such as the Vallarpadam container terminal, Smart City and apparel park have pushed up land prices ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

SriLankan Airlines new package offers reduced fares
SRILANKAN Airlines has announced a new package, SriLankan Holidays, offering reduced fares to leading destinations in the island nation. Mr Lal Talgaswatte, Manager (Western and Central India), SriLankan Airlines, said the new package would ... More

TV stars to promote Kerala tourism
TELEVISION stars Smriti Irani and Mona Vasu will endorse Kerala as a holiday destination in a series of ads to be telecast on Star Plus. Confirming the development, Kerala Tourism Minister Mr K.C. Venugopal said that the promotion is part of ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Paramount Films revamps distribution
PARAMOUNT Films of India Ltd (PFI) has revamped its distribution activities in India, entering into strategic deals with local distributors. Accordingly, PVR Pictures will distribute Paramount films in Delhi and Gurgaon; Eurasia Visuals will ... More

RETAILING

Movie & dinner
Planet Hollywood, which offers an irresistible mix of good food and movie magic, will soon be launched in five Indian cities. Movie buffs can look forward to large dollops of Bollywood masala too. More

Autocop to open 26 stores, ties up with Pioneer
AUTOCOP India, the market leader in car security systems plans to strengthen its retail network by opening 26 `Autocop World' stores across the country in the next two years. The company also announced that it has entered into a tie-up with ... More

Kurl-on plans more retail outlets
KURL-ON Ltd has launched its 10th and largest Kurlon Nest in Hyderabad today and plans 50 more such exclusive centres across the country. The company is diversifying into furnishings, bed linen, bath linen and comfort accessories. Mr Jaal ... More

Vishal Retail to expand to 5 cities
VISHAL Retail Pvt Ltd has chalked out an investment of Rs 6 crore and an expansion plan to cover five more cities across the country within the current calendar year. The company inaugurated its first mall in Pune, its first in the western ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Indians ready to splurge, says survey
A RUPEE saved is a rupee earned. For long this had been the archetypal approach to life of the average Indian. But not any more. Indians are now about to show the world how to loosen the purse strings. From dabbling in equities and mutual funds ... More

Bajaj, Hero Honda, Enfield top customer satisfaction: Study
BAJAJ CT100, Honda Unicorn, Hero Honda Splendor Plus and Royal Enfield Bullet 350 cc rank the highest in their respective segments in the 2005 Motorcycle Total Customer Satisfaction (MTCS) study conducted by the TNS specialist division, TNS ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Hero Honda launches Glamour
HERO Honda Motors Ltd on Thursday launched "Glamour," a 125-cc motorcycle, positioned in what the company believes is an emerging premium segment within the deluxe segment of the motorcycle market. The company had, a few months ago , launched ... More

Birla Sun Life's new unit-linked plan introduced
BIRLA Sun Life Insurance (BSLI) has launched a new unit-linked plan called `Classic Life Premier plan'. The 'Classic Life Premier' plan is available in two variants for maturity age `75 years' and maturity age `100years'. The customer will ... More

Dishnet Wireless launches new service in Kolkata
DISHNET Wireless Ltd has launched the Dishnet Red Broadband Wi-Fi services in Kolkata. The service will enable Internet users here to access the Net at superior broadband speeds at Dishnet Red Wi-Fi hotspots in the city. The hotspots would be ... More