The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 09, 2002

Hotel Sakithyan to target Russian, S. African tourists
THE city-based three star hotel, "Sakithyan", plans to woo tourists from South Africa and Russia. They will be participating in travel mart and have planned road shows in these countries. The General Manager of Sakithyan, Mr G. Vijay Kumar, ... More

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Singapore to host CRM summit from April 29
SINGAPORE will play host to the 5th Annual Billing and Customer Care Asia-Pacific Summit 2002 slated to be held on April 29 and 30. Mobile, Internet and fixed telecom operators, telecom systems and service providers and billing solutions vendors, ... More

ADVERTISING

Sprite's new ad spoofs on Pepsi's Big B-Sachin film
Interestingly, the new Sprite film does not show lookalikes of Amitabh and Sachin, and the spoof theme is situational, agency sources said. More

Handbills inside dailies make good business
SUMMER seems to have lent extra weight to newspapers in Bangalore. Leaves of advertisement handouts — printed on thin cheap papers, written in jarring English — drop in heaps as soon as one opens the dailies. Most of these handbills ... More

RETAILING

Health & Glow rejigs product portfolio
HEALTH & Glow, the chain of health and beauty stores owned by RPG Guardian, is in consolidation mode. Mr Oscar Braganza, Managing Director, RPG Guardian Ltd, told Business Line that the chain had started the exercise 12-odd months ago, ... More

Kerala-based Margin Free gears up for private labels
THE Kerala-based Margin Free discount stores, the `pure retail' chain with arguably the largest presence in the country and raring to go full steam ahead with a major expansion drive, has announced its intention to enter private labelling, which ... More

TRENDS

Brewing a storm
This summer threatens to be a scorching one for coffee pubs in Chennai. With Nestle opening its first Café Nescafé in the city, the `cappuccino wars' seem set to enter a new phase. Chennai, often referred to as the `spiritual home of the coffee ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Usha Intl launches new product range
USHA International Ltd, the consumer durable marketing company of the Siddharth Shriram group, has come out with a range of products to consolidate its market share. Mr Sunil Wadhwa, Managing Director, Usha International, said that while most ... More

Royal Sporting House on an expansion spree
ROYAL Sporting House (RSH), the multi-brand sports and lifestyle products retailer, has launched three globally known brands of apparel for the Andhra Pradesh market. The price range for these brands — New Balance, Umbro & LA Gear-- has ... More

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