MARKETING
STRATEGY
ESPN hunts for new STAR Cricket presenter
New Delhi, Aug. 2 If Indian cricket lacks any drama, ESPN STAR Sports is filling up that gap with the launch of second edition of its talent hunt for a sports presenter. ‘Clinic All Clear Dream Job’ is based on successful ...
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Rly booking thru Indian Bank ATM
Indian Bank and IRCTC have entered into a memorandum of understanding to enable the bank’s customers to purchase railway tickets from its ATM network in the country. – Our ...
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Somfy India expanding in tier-II cities
May consider manufacturing at a later stage
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Shahnaz Herbal branches out to Dubai, Malaysia
To serve as base for Africa, S-E Asia markets
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NDTV ties up with Sri Lankan DTH provider
New Delhi, Aug. 2 NDTV has tied up with Sri Lankan DTH service provider Dialog TV to distribute its English news channel — NDTV 24x7. “We’re confident that 24x7 will be an important source of information and this ...
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Dabur relaunches Odomos range
Chennai, Aug. 2 FMCG major Dabur India Ltd relaunched its Odomos range of mosquito repellents in the personal application category in Chennai today.“The brand has been relaunched after making the formulation more skin-friendly, ...
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CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
‘Parivartan’ programme under way at SBI
Chennai/Madurai, Aug. 2 Customers of State Bank of India can expect to have a positive experience when they visit branches. They can be sure that they’ll be welcomed courteously, greeted with a smile, attended to promptly and their ...
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MARKET SHARES
Whirlpool Onam sales target
To cash in on the ensuing Onam festival season, Whirlpool of India is targeting a sales of Rs 60 crore during the season from Kerala market. The company has unveiled its new products across four categories – refrigerators, washing machines, ...
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RETAILING
Birla Cotsyn forms joint venture with PB Bhardwaj group
Mumbai, Aug. 2 Birla Cotsyn Ltd of the Yash Birla group, is to launch its own range of garments and home furnishing textiles through retail outlets by 2008-09, said Mr Yash Birla, Chairman. “An outlay of Rs 30 crore has been set ...
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Hamleys set for India foray
Hamleys, one of the world’s largest toy shops owned by Iceland-based investment company the Baugur Group, plans to set up its first store in India over the next 12-18 months. According tosources, the company plans a 50:50 joint venture with ...
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BRANDS
Globus Spirits plans Rs 100-cr investment; launching new brands
New Delhi, Aug. 2 Liquor company Globus Spirits Ltd plans to invest Rs 100 crore in capacity expansion and setting up captive power unit in the next one year.The company will take its distillation capacity to 49.8 million litres from ...
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PEOPLE
Radio One gets new CEO
Mr Vineet Singh Hukmani will be joining as CEO of Radio One. A Mid-Day Multimedia and BBC Worldwide joint venture, the FM radio is to start its operations in Ahmedabad, Pune and Kolkata soon. “We are looking to build the FM network of metro ...
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TRENDS
M&M July sales zoom 46%
Mumbai, Aug 2 M&M’s automotive division clocked sales of 19,163 units in July, a growth of 46 per cent over the corresponding previous period.Domestic sales increased to 18,536 units (12,481 units), growing over 49 per ...
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Tata Tele launches phone with dual technology
Tie-up with Samsung to provide CDMA users with GSM technology
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Spice Mobile launches dual phone
New Delhi, Aug. 2 Targeted at consumers who carry two cell phones, telecom company Spice Mobile has launched Spice Dual phone. It comes in two variants — D88 that supports both GSM and CDMA active connections and D80 that supports two ...
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Bajaj rolls out new Pulsar in Vizag
Bajaj Auto launched the new Pulsar DTS-Fi here on Wednesday. Mr N. Venugopala Rao, Manager (Sales), said the new Pulsar had raised the bar in the motorcycle industry with superior technology and features such as engine cooler, digital console and ...
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Seiko Watch launches new lines in Chennai
Chennai, Aug. 2 Seiko Watch India Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese watch maker Seiko Watch Corporation, launched its products in Chennai today. Over 100 watches under three lines – Sportura, Premier and Spring ...
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