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SHOPPING: Bengaluru airport shopping festival hits a high
Clocks 4 lakh footfalls, 6% more spend at month-long event. Bangalore, June 15 Over four lakh passengers and visitors visited the month-long Bangalore airport shopping ...

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: BSNL opts for franchisee route to reduce costs
At least 5 new projects envisage revenue share with pvt players. New Delhi, June 15 In a bid to save on capital expenditure and to roll out services faster, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is taking the franchisee route in a big way for new ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: TVS to ride on new bikes towards double-digit growth
Scooter and three motorcycle models to be launched this fiscal. New Delhi, June 15 TVS Motor Company will introduce a scooter and a motorcycle in the executive segment to achieve a sales growth of 12-14 per cent this ...

OUTLOOK: Nick panning for more Indian content
Bangalore, June 15 Children’s TV channel Nick is on the hunt for quality local content made by Indian production houses and those with Indian ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Launching re-usable bandage
Bangalore-based Sant Meditek P Ltd has tied up with Physicool, UK, to launch the latter’s therapeutic re-usable bandage. Sant Meditek is the exclusive distributor of Physicool in the country, a release issued on their behalf by the UK ...

PERFORMANCE: Multiplexes see better biz after India exits T20
With India crashing out of the Twenty20 World Cup, multiplex operators are expecting an increase in footfalls over the coming ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Nokia launches ‘life tools’ service
Mumbai, June 15 Nokia has launched its ‘Nokia Life Tools service’ in India. Maharashtra is the first State in the country to go live with the Nokia Life Tools services in association with the state marketing ...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: CII North supports foreign direct investment in retail
India badly needs private investment in retail. These investments are needed from both Indian and foreign sources, but should initially be restricted to the wholesale segment, said the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Northern ...

RETAILING: Lenovo opens store in Kochi
Kochi, June 15 Lenovo on Monday announced the expansion of its retail presence in Kerala with the inauguration of its 8th Lenovo exclusive store (LES) in the State, in lieu with Oxygen, the digital ...

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: Novellini ties up with Cera
Ahmedabad, June 15 Italian wellness company Novellini has tied up with Cera Sanitaryware Ltd to market its products in India. While Cera expects an additional Rs 20 crore from this venture, Novellini expects a turnover of €5-10 million ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Barista Lavazza to go veg in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, June 15 Coffee chain Barista Lavazza will serve only vegetarian food in its outlets in the city now, said Mr Sanjay Countinho, Chief Operating ...

AWARDS & HONOURS: Nestle India bags eco award
After an assessment of Nestlé India’s ongoing environmental initiatives, near its Nanjangud factory by a team of five environmental auditors and management experts, Nestle India was awarded the ‘Golden Peacock ...

PEOPLE: Sun TV appoints new COO
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Honda Jazz arrives in Kochi
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Crossword Bookstore
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STRATEGY: Direct and daring
With more direct-to-home TV players in the fray, subscribers are being wooed with value-added services. Growing by leaps and bounds, DTH expects to take share from the cable industry.. The slowdown could well have had an unintended impact on the ...

TECHNOLOGY: Customer response @ speed of light
Technology has changed the way retailers and service providers function.. We live in a technology-driven nano world. The Internet, mobile communication andhigh-speed transportation have all made the world a very small place to live in. The world ...

INTERVIEW: ‘More the activity, faster the category grows’
Vikram Kaushik, MD & CEO, Tata Sky, on the growth of the DTH industry, competition and more. In Chennai recently to participate in an event involving Tata Sky’s South brand ambassador actor Asin, Vikram Kaushik, Managing Director & ...

INTERVIEW: Leveraging Lintas
Charles Cadell on business in India since the agency was integrated into the Lowe Worldwide Network. It has been 18 months since Charles Cadell took up the position of CEO of Lowe Lintas. An expat who has served in many other countries, he has ...

ADVERTISING: Hello and hard sell
As mobile phone services get commoditised, telecom companies look for advertising that will give their brands the edge.. If everyone is selling basically the same thing, how do you convince consumers to buy your product? Through some smart ...

MUSIC & DANCE: Far from rocking
Despite having been around for decades, rock music has been stymied by a lack of investor interest and barriers to achieving mass appeal.. Well into its sixth decade, the rock movement in India is still grappling with legitimacy, considering ...

BOOKS: Goodness may become cheaper
Does virtue always have to cost more? Not necessarily, says Daniel Goleman in Ecological Intelligence: Knowing the hidden impacts of what we buy ( www.greenpenguin.co.uk). Cost and ...

BOOKS: Industry lingo
Before every big purchase, find several vendors, a few to learn from and one to buy from, guides Leil Lowndes in How to Talk to Anyone: 92 little tricks for big success in relationships ( ...

BOOKS: Silence does influence
One of the most underused and effective influence techniques is that of keeping your mouth shut, advises B. Kim Barnes in the revised edition of Exercising Influence: A guide for making things happen at work, at home, and in ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Interior decor
Schneider Electric India has launched its full-flat electro-mechanical switch, ZENcelo, in India. ZENcelo switches have dollies that are fully aligned with the surround of the switch and have no protrusions. Due to its ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Get the glow
Revlon has launched the HydraBoost Skincare range to boost the skin’s moisture level. HydraBoost moisturisers are formulated with a blend of Vitamins A, C, E and natural extracts which work together to provide radiance and hydration to ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Grooming tools
Garnier has launched Garnier Men PowerLight, an exclusive range of male skin care products containing natural extracts and ingredients. For Garnier Worldwide, India is the first country of launch for this range. The product range includes ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Eat easy
GS Ltd has entered the ready-to-cook foods market with Buzy Woman ready-to-cook meals. Buzy Woman comes in five varieties – Punjabi Chholey, Shahi Paneer, Kashmiri Rajma, Daal Makhani and Dal Tadka. They are available in the six ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Natty notions
Tupperware has introduced a new collection of tumblers called ‘Freedom Tumblers’ made especially for the Indian market. The watertight seal claims to make them easy and safe to carry. They are priced Rs 935 for a set of four. ...






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