The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 26, 2006

STOCKS
Pantaloon Retail: Book Profits partially
Investors can consider booking profit on a part of their holdings in Pantaloon Retail. The retail frontrunner would have to sustain the 45-50 per cent growth, which it has logged in the last couple of years, over the next five years to justify ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Bharti to pick retail partner soon
Still in talks with Wal-Mart, Tesco and Carrefour, says Mittal More

ADVERTISING
Catchy postcards: A new advertising tool
Cards4u is involved in the production, design and display More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
Great India offers special package
The city-based The Great India Tour Company (GITC) is offering special holiday packages for the next Dubai Shopping Festival. The shopping festival, which is scheduled to begin on December 20, will end on February 2. The holiday ... More

RETAILING
Big cos seek a chunk of the retail pie
The larger scale of entrants promises to reduce the burden on the consumer's wallet, irrespective of the product category. More

Is there room for several players?
It might be too early to answer that question but with none of the financial wherewithal of the conglomerates, there is the risk of some of the smaller players getting marginalised. More

Polar Pharma on `bold retail' mode
Polar Pharma India has undertaken a bold brand repositioning initiative at the retail level. No more will retailers hide the company's product offerings before pushing them into the hands of customer. Instead, condoms manufactured by the ... More

BRANDS
REGIONAL DIVIDE
Brand promos costing dear for hosiery firms
The domestic hosiery brands are watching developments involving the entry of big retail stores/chains from major businesses such as Reliance. More

Higher value addition in jewellery sector vital
`Branding will give us edge in world markets, says Kamal Nath More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
The new Zen Estilo
HOLD ON TO YOUR PURSES: This is the first picture of the cute new Zen Estilo, which will be available at Maruti showrooms nationwide from the second week of December. Business Line did an exclusive test drive in this all-new small car from ... More

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