The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 18, 2007

Ginger Hotels partners with Café Coffee Day
Ginger Hotels, the `Smart Basics' hotels from Indian Hotels Corporation Ltd, announced a partnership with Café Coffee Day on Thursday, for opening the Coffee Day's outlet in its hotel. The outlet would be open to all, and not just the hotel's ... More

BSNL targets 15 lakh new users in AP
Gearing up for IPTV launch within 3 months More

RETAILING
Oil marketing companies modernising retail outlets
The state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) are expected to spend about Rs 1,089 crore during the current fiscal (2007-08), up from Rs 732 crore in 2006-07, to modernise their retail outlets. This is an increase of 48.77 per cent in ... More

Grasim plans expansion; entering tier-I, -II cities
To add 30 exclusive stores this year More

Magna retail chain mulls expansion
Siri Mahamart Trading Private Ltd, which promotes Magna retail chain that includes hypermarkets, has set its eyes on Maharashtra, Orissa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The company is proposing a capex of Rs 400 crore in the next 24 months to set up ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH
India-based IT vendors revenue up 33.3% in 2006
India-based vendors' IT services revenue grew 33.3 per cent in 2006, but constituted only 3 per cent of the tracked revenues, said a research report from Gartner Inc. This is much higher than the growth rate of 6.4 per cent for world IT ... More

BRANDS
Future Brands unveils Dreamline for home segment
Hema Malini to endorse the brand More

UTV Motion Pictures launching second brand
After establishing UTV Motion Pictures as a strong player in Indian and international cinema, the company is launching its second motion picture brand Spotboy. Mr Ronnie Screwvala, CEO of UTV, says, "Our business has grown manifold and we have ... More

Ripple Fragrances targets cos with custom-made products
Ripple Fragrances, the fragrance arm of the Rs 300-crore NR Group, has launched a unique brand signature fragrance as part of its IRIS brand. The Ripple Fragrance Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kiran Ranga, told a news conference that his company ... More

ONLINE MARKETING
eBay eyes 3-wheeler segment
eBay India Motors, an e-commerce portal that sells used cars, trucks and motorcycles online, plans to sell used three-wheelers also. The eBay India Motors' Director, Mr Amit Bhartiya, said at a press conference here today that ... More

OUTLOOK
`Indian retail has huge growth potential'
The Indian retail scenario presents huge potential for growth and could attract billions in investments. According to Mr Gibson G. Vedamani, CEO, Retailers' Association of India, the Indian retail market is worth Rs 10,00,000 crore ($235 ... More

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