The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 10, 2003

SET to telecast 54 World Cup matches
UNVEILING plans for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, Sony Entertainment Television, which has bagged the rights on cable and television, said it would showcase 54 matches to be played in South Africa. The World Cup, which commences on February ... More

Arrow aims to look younger, drive sales all-year round
ARROW, the flagship brand of Arvind Brands Ltd, is sprucing up its showrooms and banking on new-look trousers and year-round collections of premium shirts to retain customers and bring new ones into its fold. The premium menswear brand, which ... More

Yahoo! SMS for AirTel users
MOBILE service provider AirTel and Yahoo! India, Internet communications and media company, have struck a deal to offer `Yahoo! for SMS' applications to AirTel subscribers. According to a press release, the subscriber will have to have a Yahoo! ... More

Jack Daniel's special offer for Delhi guzzlers
"The offer will throw light on the extent of grey market sales and reveal information about the overseas markets from where the brand is smuggled in." More

ADVERTISING

Initiative Media re-awarded ITC account
INITIATIVE Media, the media buying and planning arm of ad agency Lowe (formerly Lowe Lintas), is learnt to have been re-awarded the entire media buying account of tobacco and hotels major ITC Ltd, industry sources told Business Line. ... More

MARKET SHARES

Cellular subscriber base crosses 10-million mark
THE cellular subscriber base in the country has breached the 10-million mark, having added over 7.5 lakh additional customers in December 2002. As per the latest estimates of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the total ... More

RETAILING

HLL targets `Smart Shoppers'
THIS was not one of the routine, pesky pamphlets that greeted newspaper readers in Chennai. For facing them was a colourful list of a host of freebies and incentives from FMCG giant Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL). In what seems to be a new ... More

Samsung plans more Digitall Home stores
SAMSUNG India plans to set up 50 high-end stores called the Samsung Digitall Home by the end of 2003. These stores, which exclusively showcase the company's products, are more lifestyle oriented. This helps the customer visualise the product ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Jindal Photo unveils new products
The company is offering a special 15 per cent discount on select models of cameras to customers who purchase the products during the four-day fair on till January 12. More

Opel Vectra to cost Rs 15.99 lakh — GM aims to sell 1,000 cars per annum
GENERAL Motors India (GMI) today announced a price of Rs 15.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), for its new car in the premium `D' segment, the Opel Vectra. At that price, the Vectra costs slightly more than the Honda Accord but a shade less than the ... More

Britannia launches fresh milk
HYDERABAD: Britannia New Zealand Foods, a joint venture of Britannia Industries and Fonterra Cooperative Group of New Zealand, has launched "Britannia Milkman" fresh milk here on Thursday. The toned milk is priced at Rs 13 per litre. ... More

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