The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 28, 2005

Trigger opens studio store at Coimbatore airport
TRIGGER, the largest selling mid-segment denim brand in the country, has inaugurated its first studio store at the Coimbatore airport. It is planning to set up similar studio stores at all international and domestic airports in a phased ... More

Louis Philippe plans foray into denims, casual wear
FROM being a formal menswear brand, Madura Garments' Louis Philippe is now positioning itself as a complete apparel brand for men, with offerings in the causal wear segment also. The company is shortly going to foray into denims and has already ... More

Turner ties up with TV 18 for English news channel
TURNER International has entered into a partnership with TV 18 Group's Global Broadcast News (GBN) to launch a co-branded 24-hour, English news channel, in India. While earlier, GBN's proposed news channel was to be called India Broadcast News ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Fillip to `home stay' concept
THE Mumbai Festival would encourage "home stays" under its cultural tourism initiative. Under this initiative, foreign tourists would be given the option of putting up with a local family. This interaction, it is hoped, would give them a ... More

Promotional fares from IA
HYDERABAD: Indian Airlines (IA) has announced a promotional fare on the Hyderabad-Muscat-Hyderabad sector in the economy class. The fare, claimed to be the lowest on the sector, is Rs 6,945 one-way (Hyderabad to Muscat). The return fare ... More

WorldSpace's festival offer
BANGALORE: WorldSpace, Inc has announced a festival offer on its Diva receiver, which comes at Rs 1,999 and a three-month subscription. The offer is valid from late October to November until stocks last, the satellite-based digital ... More

RETAILING

Left reiterates opposition to FDI in retail — Divesting `small portions' of non-navaratna PSUs discussed
Left parties have said, "Allowing FDI in retail trade would have negative impact on the already grim domestic employment scenario." More

BRANDS

Nominations for Teacher's award
NEW DELHI: Allied Domecq brand Teacher's Scotch whisky, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary across the world, is set to host the Teacher's Achievement Awards in India for the fifth successful year. The company has announced the ... More

OUTLOOK

Bausch eyes over 20 pc growth in revenues
BUOYED by the increasing acceptance of contact lenses by consumers, Bausch & Lomb Eyecare (I) Pvt Ltd is hoping to achieve a 20-25 per cent growth in revenues this year, too. The company had touched the Rs 100-crore mark last fiscal. Mr J.P. ... More

TRENDS

Broadband tariff set to come down by 50 pc
IN a bid to meet the Government's target of 30 lakh broadband users by the end of the year, State-owned telecom majors MTNL and BSNL are going aggressive with low cost packages. While MTNL on Thursday indicated lowering of broadband tariffs by 50 ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Kamdhenu unveils stainless steel water pipes
KAMDHENU Industries has launched stainless steel (SS) water pipes in the national Capital market. SS water pipes are corrosion resistant and fit faster than copper, PPR or galvanised pipe, claims the company. The company is using utensils ... More

New Apple products
APPLE has unveiled the fifth generation of the multimedia player iPod and the laptop range iMac. The iPod, reputedly the most popular consumer electronics device to date, has been fitted with a 2.5-inch colour screen, for viewing photos and ... More