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MARKETING PERFORMANCE: Plunge in utility segment dents passenger vehicle sales New Delhi, June 8 There has been a sharp plunge of 29 per cent in the sale of utility vehicles during May because of lower demand from fleet operators, concerns over defaults, and the cautious approach of the banks ... BRANDS: IPL-2 raises stocks of franchises Teams looking out for investors. New Delhi, June 8 The now $2 billion Indian Premier League property has come through an economic slowdown and other challenges with higher valuations for ... NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Essilor India launches new eye lenses Chennai, June 8 Essilor India Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Essilor International, has launched spectacle lenses “designed and engineered specifically for Indian eyes”. The new lenses under the brand Varilux India come in ... MARKETING RESEARCH: First India match at ICC T20 garners higher viewership Watching Indians play as a team instead of being spread across different leagues is what drove higher average viewership ratings for ICC World T20 in its first India-specific ... RETAILING: Floating superstore launched in Kuttanad Alappuzha, June 8 Kerala State Co-operative Consumers Federation Ltd (Consumerfed) has launched a floating superstore in Kuttanad – a novel concept – to sell essential commodities to those living in isolated and inaccessible areas ... NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Elgi Equip launches oil-free compressor Coimbatore, June 8 The Coimbatore-based Elgi Equipments Ltd has launched oil-free reciprocating compressors in the range of 35-45 cfm to meet the need of industries and research institutions for higher purity in compressed air ... EVENTS: Annual IIPM quiz Mumbai, June 8 The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) has roped in actor Shahrukh Khan to host its annual Business and Marketing Quiz, for a period of three years. To be held in association with Planman Media’s magazine, ... PROMOTIONS & OFFERS: Amara Raja's online racing contest Enrolment can be made on Amaron site http://amaron.in/funkmyride. The contest will be on till ... CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: Thejo to sell DuPont product Chennai-based Thejo Engineering Ltd has begun field-demonstration of the dust suppressing chemical of DuPont. Thejo represents in India for these products. his chemical is mixed with water and sprayed on stockpiles of dusty commodities such as ... PROMOTIONS & OFFERS: Airtel's pre-paid recharge offer ...
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 ...
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