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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Wholesale FDI in retail
In 2006, the Indian Government took the first step to promote organised retail in India by opening up ‘single-brand retailing’ to foreign direct investment (FDI). Accordingly, FDI up to 51 per cent is currently permitted in ...

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: IBM tells channel partners to upgrade sales, service skills
‘We want to work only with those who can deliver results’. Chennai, June 3 IBM is talking tough with its non-performing channel partners, asking them to improve skills or be left out. The US software major has asked its partners to ...

OUTLOOK: LG bets on India operations, health plank for revenues
Hopes to see revenues surge by 21% to Rs 13,000 cr this year. Seoul, June 3 Unfazed by the slowdown, South Korean consumer electronics firm LG is betting big on its India plans. The company hopes to see revenues from its India operations to ...

STRATEGY: Carlsberg India plans breweries in South
With the South accounting for 55-60 per cent of the total domestic beer consumption, Carlsberg India Pvt Ltd has plans for setting up breweries in this region as part the second phase of expansion in ...

EVENTS: IIFA gets ready for Macau edition; Star TV bags broadcast rights
New Delhi, June 3 Despite recession Bollywood’s travelling awards, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) will be a lot more grand and expensive this ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Henkel unveils detergent with anti-bacterial neem
Chennai, June 3 Henkel India Ltd has launched an upgraded version of its premium detergent Henko Stain Champion with anti-bacterial and ...

RETAILING: Lucas Indian Service enters organised car accessories market
New Delhi, June 3 TVS Group company, Lucas Indian Service has entered the organised car accessories market by setting up its first retail outlet in ...

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RETAILING: The coming of Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart finally sets up its first store in India, promising benefits of price and convenience. The rest of retail India will watch with bated breath as it scales up.. The city of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, will go down in the history of ...

INTERVIEW: “All formats can co-exist harmoniously.”
Raj Jain, MD & CEO, Bharti Wal-Mart, tells BrandLine how they are striving to get it all right.. Raj Jain, Managing Director and CEO, Bharti-Wal-Mart Pvt Ltd, tells BrandLine about the logic behind the name of the cash-and-carry venture, and ...

BRANDING: Winners, losers and also-rans
Branding and marketing, rather than sport and team spirit, triumphed in this IPL.. It’s been a week since the spectacular IPL final and the not so spectacular closing ceremony. You don’t need to be very smart to know that Deccan ...

BRANDS: When simple isn’t easy
Shopping for an uncomplicated gadget is a pricey affair in a world colonised by gizmos that scramble to be all-in-one.. It all started with my five year-old phone. The Nokia still works. But friends had been finding it a statement of general ...

RETAILING: Welcome to India — We are like that only!
The 800-pound gorilla, the largest retailer of them all, Wal-Mart, is finally here. How will it shake up the market?. When Sam Walton opened his first store all those years ago, he had the luxury of being a pioneer and could afford to ...

ONLINE MARKETING: Going digital to sharpen focus
Tata Tea and now Lipton have taken their marketing efforts online.. Lipton has kicked off a digital marketing platform called ‘Stay Sharp’. What’s this all about? Is this a new ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Eye candy
Fastrack has launched the Sport Collection. The watches have large, bold dials in striking colour combinations. The sunglass collection is a mix of aviator-style frames along with styles designed in-house that use radical colours and ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Teak that!
Greenply has introduced readymade doors called Green Doors. They come in standard thickness ranging from 25 mm to 40 mm. The doors are developed from selected mature timber. They are available in the range of commercial ace, teak veneers ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Smooth, soothe
Philips has launched Satinelle Ice Premium Epilator. It is claimed to be the only epilator in the market with a click-on ice pack designed to deliver long-lasting gentle hair removal. The pack is meant to soothe the skin after hair is ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Year-round
Tunip Agro, which introduced Onjus, has launched Thandai. This traditional milk-based drink made with dry fruits is mainly associated with the festivals of Shivratri and Holi. It will be available throughout the year at all ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Right as rain
Bata has launched the Bata and I monsoon collection of shoes and bags in bright colours of pinks, reds, silver and gold. The collection comprises closed shoes, sandals, peep-toes and slip-ons. The footwear is priced Rs 299 onwards and the bags ...

BOOKS: Five Cs of creativity bookmark
Although many factors contribute to where great ideas come from, there are five precursors that appear to be the most effective at inspiring creative insight, says Andrew Razeghi in The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to ...

BOOKS: Value-centred management
Question the tradition. That is the first step toward value-centred management, says Michael E. Parker in Who Said So? The questions revolutionary businesses ask that make them successful ( ...

BOOKS: Vocabulary of fools
Remove from your vocabulary such words and phrases as ‘quit, cannot, unable, impossible, out of the question, improbable, failure, unworkable, hopeless, and retreat,’ instructs Robert Nelson in The Greatest Sales ...






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