The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 27, 2006

RETAILING
LifeKen acquires Pill & Powder
An expenditure of Rs 40 crore has been earmarked for its 2006-07 expansion by 140 stores. First such deal in pharma retail sector More

Vasanth & Co to implement SAP
Renowned dealer in consumer electronics and home appliances - Vasanth & Co - has chosen SAP ERP 2005 for implementing across its 41 showrooms. The effort is aimed at enhancing its operations and entering the next phase of growth plans. .. More

MARKETING RESEARCH
Maruti Suzuki most favoured co: Survey
Maruti Suzuki has emerged as the most preferred car company in the country in terms of customer satisfaction for the seventh consecutive year. In a survey conducted by automotive consultants, JD Power Asia Pacific, Maruti Suzuki scored 848 ... More

BRANDS
UB Group keen on sourcing Scotch
The UB Group has said that it is more interested in sourcing Scotch whisky than in acquiring the brands. "We are clearly looking at business 5-10 years from now," the UB Group's President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr Ravi Nedungadi, told ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Jute baron's brother held for fake blood-kit supply
Ghansyam Sarda, brother of jute baron Govinda Sarda, an accused in the supply of post-expiry date blood kits to blood banks in the city, was arrested at the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose International airport here on Thursday, moments before he was ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
`Time for socio-economic reforms'
Keep it fair, Buddhadeb tells media; BL launched in Kolkata More

Business glitterati share the proud moments
Wise words have it that "a newspaper is the history for one day of the world in which we live, and with which we are consequently more concerned than with those which have passed away, and exist only in remembrance". But in the modern era, when a ... More

`Core values under pressure'
Newspapers with soul know where to draw the lakshman rekha: Ram More

What they said
Mr R.P. Goenka, Chairman, RPG Group: Business Line is a different sort of newspaper. It is good that you will now print it in Kolkata. I hope it gets more readers in this region. Mr R.S. Lodha, Chairman, Birla Corporation: ... More

Indian Bank `sweep' facility
Indian Bank has launched a new `premium' current account with built-in `sweep' facility for corporates, traders, businessmen and professionals. The facility, which is also being extended to customers under the bank's existing ... More

Altair Hyperworks 8.0 version
Altair Engineering announced the release of Altair HyperWorks 8.0, a suite of computer-aided engineering (CAE) software tools. The new products and functionality in HyperWorks 8.0 create the broadest simulation technology suite ... More

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