The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 26, 2005

City Union Bank to take up door-to-door campaign in Sivakasi
KUMBAKONAM-based City Union Bank Ltd has decided to go door-to-door to get clients. The campaign has been announced for the industrial town of Sivakasi, where representatives of the bank will visit homes and offices and introduce the bank's ... More

HP plans 50 `Experience Zones'
HP Experience Zones will showcase the company's product offerings in various zones. These include digital photography zone, entertainment zone, mobility zone, an original cartridges store and a category unit that will have laser printers, inkjet prin ters and laser and inkjet all-in-ones. More

Blockbuster time on movie channels
IT'S action time for movie channels. Broadcasters are increasingly getting aggressive in acquiring not only hit Bollywood flicks but are also buying out libraries of well-known film production companies. While Sahara India Mass Communication ... More

ADVERTISING

FCB-Ulka bags SC Johnson ad account
FCB-Ulka has bagged the advertising account of SC Johnson, which manufactures insect and mosquito repellent brands such as Baygon and All-Out. The appointment of FCB-Ulka as its advertising agency comes as part of the company's association with ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

SpiceJet to offer 9,999 seats for Rs 999
SPICEJET, the low-cost carrier, will kick-start reservations for the period October 31, 2005, through January 31, 2006, at 9 a.m. on August 26. Through this initiative for the holiday season, SpiceJet will make 9,999 seats available as "Red Hot ... More

New role
Actor Anil Kapoor and Lara Dutta at a function in Mumbai on Thursday announcing the association of Tata Teleservices with Boney Kapoor's "No Entry". Under the association, Tata Indicom will provide to its mobile subscribers, exclusive ... More

RETAILING

Hyundai Electronics plans retail chain, to rope in more dealers
HYUNDAI Electronics India Ltd plans to increase its retail footprint from 1,500 dealers now to 2,500, and gain market share during the coming festive season. Though there will be no price cuts, the company plans to come out with offers and gifts ... More

PM confident of consensus on FDI in retail, labour laws
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is confident of being able to permit foreign direct investment in the retail industry as well as go ahead with labour reforms. In an interview to The McKinsey Quarterly, a publication of the ... More

Amartex to go in for IPO to fund retail expansion
AMARTEX Industries Ltd on Thursday announced plans to approach the capital market by this year-end to raise around Rs 60 crore. The company plans to invest the funds in increasing its retail presence across the country from 30 outlets at present ... More

True Jewel showroom in Kochi
KOCHI: Mumbai-based True Jewel (I) Pvt Ltd is setting up an exclusive fancy cut-diamond ornaments showroom at Kochi. The showroom, which will be inaugurated on Sunday, will offer diamond ornaments in the price range between Rs 1,500 to ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Food Safety & Standards Bill tabled in Lok Sabha
THE Food Safety and Standards Bill 2005 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill seeks to set up a single regulator that will put in place food standards, and regulate manufacturing, import, processing, distribution and sale of food ... More

OUTLOOK

Mid-Day Multimedia bets big on radio operations
MID-DAY Multimedia Ltd, known for its publishing business, may draw a major share of future revenues from its radio operations, according to a top company official. At present, bulk of its consolidated turnover comes from publishing the tabloid ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

D3d Tech offers Garmin GPS tools
D3D TECHNOLOGIES, a Chennai-based company, is launching a range of GPS (Global Positioning System) products for the markets in the South beginning with Chennai. At a press conference, Mr Shashidar Sharma, Chief Executive, D3d, said that the ... More

Eco-friendly toilet pan launched
THE city-based Eco-solutions, an organisation that promotes ecological sanitation practices, has launched a new toilet pan to be used in dry composting toilets. Speaking at the launch, Mr Paul Calvert, Director of Eco-solutions, said that the ... More

Xenitis launches Rs 10,000 PC in Kerala
THE Kolkata-based Xenitis Infotech Pvt Ltd has launched a personal computer (PC) at Rs 9,990 in the Kerala market, targeting first-time home PC users and those who have basic computing requirements. The computer, powered by Cyrix 1.0 Ghz ... More

ITC launches new greeting cards range
ITC Ltd's Greeting, Gifting and Stationery Business (GGSB) on Thursday introduced its SOS Children's Villages of India range of greeting cards for Diwali, Christmas and New Year. The company has also introduced 12 to 13 designs of assorted ... More