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STRATEGY
United Spirits plans acquisitions to increase volumes
Consolidating brand portfolio; working on investments More

Spanco plans biz unit to market ‘Su Rakshaa’
Mumbai, Jan. 24 Spanco Telesystems & Solutions Ltd plans to set up a strategic business unit (SBU) to market ‘Su Rakshaa,’ a product that enables real-time monitoring of vehicles. Spanco intends to market this product to IT/BPO ... More

Piaggio to offer customised variants of LCVs
Hyderabad, Jan. 24 Piaggio Vehicles, part of Italian-automaker Piaggio, on Thursday announced its intent to offer customised variants of their sub-one tonne light commercial vehicles (LCVs), a segment which is growing at a fast pace in the ... More

EVENTS
Kabab festival
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PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
Pyramid Saimira to invest Rs 250 cr in media SEZ
Pyramid Saimira group, the Chennai-based entertainment company, has lined up plans to raise $650 million to fund its growth plans, which include development of a media SEZ and production of films. The company is going to will invest about Rs 800 ... More

Dhoni is FritoLay brand ambassador
PepsiCo India Holdings’ FritoLay Division, that owns brand such as Lays, Kurkure and Cheetos has signed on cricketer and one day captain, Mahender Singh Dhoni as its new brand ambassador. Dhoni will join Bollywood veterans and long-standing ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
REBI appoints franchisee
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MARKET SHARES
Sony Ericsson plans to increase market share
Launches new handsets for Indian market More

RETAILING
Aditya Birla Retail looking at new formats
Bangalore, Jan 24 Aditya Birla Retail Ltd, the retail arm of the Aditya Birla Group, which made a foray into the country’s Rs 32,000-crore retail sector last year with the acquisition of the Fabmall and Trinethra supermarkets, is now ... More

Reliance Retail in talks with global players for new store formats
Launches tenth different format in N. India with Time Out store More

BRANDS
Leading leather brands eyeing India
Chennai, Jan. 24 The Indian leather industry is at a crucial phase in positioning itself as a global leader — leading brands are looking at coming to India but waiting to see how the industry addresses the challenges of high costs driven ... More

TRENDS
Twenty20: IPL reaps a bumper with Rs 2,800-cr bids
Mukesh Ambani, Vijay Mallya vie with Shah Rukh More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Premium-grade paper launched
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Tata maxi van launched in Kerala
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