The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 23, 2005

F&B sector upbeat on rising urban demand: Assocham
FOOD and Beverages sector is on the upturn after a sluggish growth, giving 50 per cent returns to investors in the current fiscal, thanks to the rising urban demand and well designed market strategies of companies, revealed the Associated Chamber ... More

Discovery's travel channel carves out urban niche
DISCOVERY Travel and Living has ensconced itself among urban upscale television viewers in the country. The channel, which was launched in India in October 2004, has been able to catch the attention of urban viewers primarily because of its ... More

Philips India to launch health product range by next year
THE Rs 3,000-crore Philips India is gearing up to enter the consumer health and wellness products space. It is likely to launch a range of products by end 2006 that will take diagnostics and wellness monitoring from the public domain and bring ... More

EVENTS

Focus on customer insight, ad agencies told
THE total size of the advertising industry has been underestimated, primarily because non-traditional advertising has been unrepresentative. This was the view expressed by Mr Ranjan Kapur, Country Manager, WPP India, the keynote speaker at the ... More

`Asian print media on growth path'
The National Readership Survey figures are very heartening for newspapers in India, particularly the numbers emanating from small towns where readership is increasing. More

DIRECT MARKETING

Amway to beef up distribution network — To launch meal replacement product in December
AMWAY India will launch a weight management product later this year and focus on expanding its distribution and training facilities. Speaking to Business Line, Mr William S. Pinckney, Managing Director and CEO, Amway India Enterprises, ... More

MARKET SHARES

Samsung bets big on digital media products
The company expects digital media products to chip in 30 per cent of the revenue. More

RETAILING

TN pharma dealers seek Act amendment
THE Tamil Nadu Pharmaceutical Distributors Association has demanded that the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrotic Substances Act be amended facilitating inspection of pharmaceutical dealers by drug inspectors only. At its executive committee ... More

TRENDS

Funds look overseas for naming schemes
THE country's mutual funds are borrowing ideas from foreign players when it comes to naming some of their products. Consider these monikers: Classic Equity, Emerging Leaders, Contra, Star. As anyone who has dabbled in equity funds in recent ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

GM rolls out new Tavera variant
GENERAL Motors India today launched a new variant of its multi-utility vehicle Chevrolet Tavera. The new 7-seater variant Tavera B2 (LS), priced at Rs 6.84 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), offers a simplified vehicle registration process for corporate ... More

Vertex digital printing system
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A team of entrepreneurs in the signage industry has launched Vertex Sign and Display Pvt Ltd offering wide and super wide digital printing services. Vertex is deploying the imported VUTEk digital printing machine, ... More

Royal Classic innerwear
KOCHI: The Tirupur based Royal Classic Group, known for its Classic Polo brand of shirts and T-shirts, has announced its entry into the men's innerwear market in Kerala under the brand name Smash. Mr R. Sivaram, Executive Director, said ... More

Tata Tele's Truepaid services in Kerala
KOCHI: Tata Teleservices has announced its plans to expand its Truepaid services from 153 towns to 253 in the State. Apart from network expansion, the company will aggressively focus on product enhancement with a view to differentiate ... More

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