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RETAILING: Discount warrior
A decade on, retail chain Subhiksha sets ambitious growth plans. Next stop: consumer electronics.. It was in 1997 that discount food and grocery retail chain Subhiksha set up its first store as an experiment in Tiruvanmiyur, a suburb of Chennai. ...

STRATEGY: Heard outside, on radio
FM radio stations are getting listeners outside the home, on the move.. Radio’s still reigning at home. But FM radio stations are not content with that as they look for potential listeners out of home, wherever they can be spotted ...

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Driving innovation
Successful innovation is that which is sensitive to people’s needs and feelings.. Innovate or die is a credo that is more relevant today than it ever was. What is innovation really about? Is it about competitive advantage, about ...

STRATEGY: Banking on leisure
Country Club is expanding both in India and abroad, even as it looks beyond traditional club facilities at spas and theme parks.. It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon. In the tastefully appointed conference room of Country Club’s Zen ...

ADVERTISING: On this and that
Musings on events and developments that had a far-reaching impact on India and its industry.. Twenty-five is one of those magic numbers. A number selected from many others to mean something special. So you have the silver jubilee or the ...

BOOKS: Signature brand
In a world where the average grocery store has 25,000 products, the Cadbury signature, purple wrappers and ‘Glass and a Half logo’ are instantly-recognisable icons, writes John Bradley in Cadbury’s Purple ...

BOOKS: Touch it once
That a corporation fails every three minutes is only one of the many dismal snapshots of the current climate for doing business, which Chet Holmes presents in The Ultimate Sales Machine (

BOOKS: The village connect
Building one-to-one relationships with customers may not be a viable task for a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, but Rural Relations can help, says Philip Kotler. “Rural Relations has direct contact with people in about ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Detox technique
Envirofit has launched a range of clean burning biomass cookstoves. Designed by an international team of globally recognised scientists and engineers, the cookstoves claim to reduce toxic emissions by as much as 80 per cent, while using 50 ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Fight the fat
Oriflame has launched the Ultra Shape-Up Anti-Cellulite Night Action Ampoules. Priced at Rs 1,690 for a set of fourteen, 10 ml ampoules, it is meant to reduce the appearance of cellulite and fat dimples in two weeks. The Anti-Dimple Complex ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Hair health
Lotus Herbals has introduced Hairoots, an active hair tonic based on an Ayurvedic formula. It is an oil-free tonic to stimulate hair growth, control premature greying of hair, fight dandruff and add body and shine. It contains pure herbal ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Fruity beauty
Nature’s Essence has introduced Nature’s Fruit Bleach. This product is specifically designed for protecting the skin from dryness, cracks and ageing. It contains fruit extracts. It is priced Rs 55 for a 55 gm ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Have a cuppa
Duncans Tea has launched the super premium Double Diamond Gold brand. It is available in all leading stores across the country in 100 gm and 250 gm packs priced at Rs 25 and Rs 65 respectively. Every 250 gm pack comes with a free gold-rimmed ...


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