The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 03, 2007

STRATEGY
Godrej Sara Lee buys Sara Lee biz in India
Mumbai, July 2 Consolidating its operations in the Indian subcontinent, the US-based Sara Lee Corporation has sold its subsidiary’s business in India and Sri Lanka to its existing joint venture company Godrej Sara Lee(GSLL) for $13 ... More

Canon India sets 3-pronged strategy for trebling growth
Shifts focus to individual segments More

UK’s Meridian Mobile focusing on South India
Bangalore, July 2 Meridian Mobile, a UK-based company that aims to garner a sizeable share in the mobile handset market, has announced an aggressive plan to target the tech-savvy South for its rapid growth. Meridian Mobile, part of the ... More

INSIGHT
India slips to 14th in passenger car growth rankings
India has slipped three places to the 14th position in the 2006 world rankings for growth in passenger car production.According to the International Organisation of Automobile Manufacturers (OICA), India posted a growth of 16.5 per cent ... More

RETAILING
Wadhwan group eyes southern market
Targets Bangalore as entry point More

MARKETING RESEARCH
‘Youth spending on apparel, accessories on par with elders’
New Delhi, July 2 The Indian youth spend almost the same amount annually on apparel and accessories as the elders in their household, revealed the IMAGES-AC Neilson Study on The Indian Wallet & Brand Share. The report that ... More

BRANDS
And now, branded ‘Keggs’ on your table
PREMIUM EGGS More

PEOPLE
Ian Chappell in ESPN STAR Sports team
New Delhi, July 2 Ian Chappell will join ESPN STAR Sports’ (ESS) team of Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Alan Wilkins, Wasim Akram and Harsha Bhogle. The former Australian captain expressing enthusiasm for his new role as presenter ... More

TRENDS
Bajaj 2-wheeler Q1 sales down 14%
The first quarter of the current fiscal has been disappointing for Bajaj Auto Ltd’s two-wheelers, as sales dropped 14 per cent year-on-year, and 12 per cent during June alone. Three-wheeler sales during the three-month period ... More

M&M June sales up 52.2%
In June, Mahindra & Mahindra posted total vehicle sales of 17,816 units, a growth of 52.2 per cent over the corresponding month last year. Of the total sales, the company clocked domestic vehicles sales of 16,814 units as against 11,178 ... More

M&M tractors sustain high sales
Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, part of the $4.5-billion Mahindra Group, sustained its tractor sales growth in June from a high base in the corresponding month last fiscal. It posted volumes of 9,525 compared with 9,517 ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Reliance Money launches security token in online trading
Mumbai, July 2 Reliance Money, an Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group venture, launched a ‘security token’ to counter the growing threat of hackers and phishers in online trading, according to Mr Sudeep Bandopadhyay, Director and Chief ... More

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