The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 02, 2002

Slew of new films from Columbia
COLUMBIA Tristar Films of India Ltd is all set to release around 40 movies in the next one year. These include Men In Black - 2 (MIIB), Resident Evil, Mr Deeds, Triplex, Enough, Stuart Little II, Bad Company and Signs. Charlie's ... More

Ozone Ayurvedic to take on FMCG majors
Keeping alive the trend of small-time FMCG marketers giving big established names such as Hindustan Lever and Godrej Consumer Products a run for their money, here's the Rs 25-crore Ozone Ayurvedics, the Delhi-based marketer of Nomarks anti-scar ... More

Taj , Lakme Lever join hands for beauty salons
The salons will be managed by the Taj and Lakme will be in charge of sourcing equipment, experts and training the staff. More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Campaigning smiles
India's largest photo album boasting 14,000 smiles being unveiled by Anand P. Ramabhadram, Chief (Marketing), Bharti Telenet Ltd, and Sangeeta Iyer, Assistant Editor, Limca Book of Records, in Delhi as part of Touchtel's `Smile Delhi Smile' ... More

BRANDS

No dispute with Kaira union over Amul brand, says Kurien
THERE is no dispute over the use of the `Amul' brand by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) and neither is there any possibility of the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union (which technically owns the brand) ... More

Playwin to launch State-specific brands
THE Subhash Chandra-promoted Playwin Infravest Ltd, India's only online lottery, is going to have new identities in the States it operates in. As per the agreement between the Government of Maharashtra and the gaming agent, E-Cool Gaming ... More

TRENDS

PC sales in semi-urban, rural areas go up
PC sales in smaller towns would have grown by 20-25 per cent in the first half of 2002 as compared to 10-15 per cent in the corresponding period last year. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

All-woman team unveils coir trays
A KARNATAKA-BASED woman entrepreneur has commenced production of trays made of coir fibre on a commercial scale with technical support from the Coir Board. The unit established near Bangalore under the margin money scheme of Khadi and Village ... More

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