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Thursday, April 11, 2002
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El Nino may benefit Indian AC makers
GLOBAL warming inducer El Nino could well prove beneficial for Indian air-conditioner manufacturers as a 30-day extended summer promises greater sales, Voltas' regional vice president, Mr. R.S.S.N. Raju said. The air-conditioning division of ... More

Rasna promo turns over a new leaf
FAMILIARITY breeds contentment and brand recall, if you ask Mr Piruz Khambatta, the youthful Chairman and Managing Director of Rasna Pvt Ltd. It is this conviction that led him into turning over - and literally turning out - a (new) leaf in ... More

McDowell eyes Scotch rights
LIQUOR major, McDowell & Co Ltd, is open to buying out the brand rights for India or enter into a perpetual licensing agreement with Scotch whisky labels. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Vijay Rekhi, President, UB Spirits Division, said ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS


P&G launches new scheme
CHENNAI: Procter and Gamble Home Products Ltd has launched an Ariel Bar Refund Offer along with its new Advanced Ariel Compact detergent powder. As per the offer, consumers can exchange their detergent bar on purchase of Advanced ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES


Sheela group strengthening distribution
THE Rs 250-crore Sheela group, manufacturer of polyurethane (PU) foam mattresses in India, is in the process of consolidating operations and initiating a slew of marketing-led activities in the current fiscal. Mr Rahul Gautam, Managing ... More

MARKET SHARES


Shaw Wallace threatens Mohan's beer leadership
MOHAN Breweries & Distilleries Ltd (MBDL), Tamil Nadu's largest brewer, came close to losing its leadership in the State beer market during the last financial year, 2001-02. It shed 5.41 per cent market share, picked mainly by Shaw Wallace ... More

RETAILING


CavinKare plans chain of branded salons -- Soaps and detergents launch this year
MINNOW-aspiring-to-be-giant beater, FMCG company, CavinKare Ltd, which experimented with the launch of a menswear salon, Greenie, last year, now plans to extend the concept and start a retail chain of branded salons. It recently put up a salon ... More

OUTLOOK


Durable makers forecast healthy growth this fiscal
AFTER a sluggish 2001-02, consumer durable companies are expecting their fortunes to look up in the current financial year mainly on account of a more conducive economic environment in the country. Says Mr R. Zutshi, Vice-President, Sales, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


Kinetic Motor rolls out Nova
IN a strategy to retain the top slot of the mind recall, Kinetic Motors has been coming up with new models, almost every few months in the two-wheeler market. The latest to join the bandwagon is the Kinetic Nova. A 115 cc, four-stroke vehicle, ... More

Zee launches online lottery show
ZEE Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) is launching an online lottery show, Khelo Number Khelo, to be hosted by television artiste, Ms Archana Puran Singh. ZTL has tied up with the UK-based Chatterbox to design this show for Indian viewers. It is a ... More

Affordable diamonds
COIMBATORE: Kirtilal Kalidas & Co has launched a new collection of diamond-studded jewellery called Dazzling Diamonds. The collection consists of lightweight diamond jewellery, which according to Mr Rajnikant, General Manager, ... More

Oriflame's mini lipsticks
DELHI: Oriflame India Ltd has launched a range of new products which include mini lipsticks called Visions, Mother's Day soaps and Family SkinCare cream. Visions mini lipsticks are supposed to be available in various shapes and are ... More


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