The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Polaroid to foray into digital segment
AFTER a three-year lull during which the company was trying to consolidate its existing business in India, Polaroid India, is now all set to expand its operations in the country by foraying into the digital photography segment by June next ... More

Choice chain plans to launch 50 hotels
CHOICE Hospitality (India) Pvt Ltd plans to start 50 hotels in the next two years under all of its brands: Clarion, Quality Inn, Comfort Inn and Sleep Inn, according to Mr Sandeep Gupta, Executive Director of the company. Mr Gupta said that at ... More

It pans out, with data mining
An analysis of the data warehouse of a telecom company based in South India revealed that while doctors are heavy users of mobiles, they pay very late — often as much as six months late! The company came out with a plan for maximising its ow n returns, thanks to business intelligence. More

ADVERTISING

O&M affiliate rmg david's chief quits — Plans to start new ad agency
RAJIV Agarwal, the head honcho of Ogilvy & Mather's affiliate ad agency, rmg david, has put in his papers and plans to start an advertising agency on his own. Confirming this development to Business Line, Mr Agarwal said, "I think ... More

Showcasing Santro in a drive to push Wagon R
BUY a Santro and get a tank full of free petrol from Maruti. Sounds unbelievable? But that's precisely what a prospective car buyer in Visakhapatnam can get, going by the latest ad campaign released by Varun Motors, Maruti's dealer in Andhra ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Kinley launches privilege card
COCA-Cola India has launched Kinley Vishwas Club Privilege Card in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The card would be exclusively available to the clientele of Kinley water connections. Every Kinley water connection holder would be entitled to the ... More

RETAILING

RSH to retail New Balance athletic shoes
THE second largest sports shoe company in the US, New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc, has tied up with Royal Sporting House (RSH) in India for retailing the New Balance (NB) range of athletic shoes through RSH's exclusive showrooms in Delhi and other ... More

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