The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 07, 2003

Piramal Holdings all set to expand real estate biz — Plans to enter food retailing; Crossroads mall soon in Pune
PIRAMAL Holdings Ltd, which has promoted the country's first mall management company, Crossroads, is set to rapidly expand its real estate business and is also finalising plans for a foray from the apparel segment into the foods retailing ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

GRT discontinues marketing franchise with Days Inn
G.R.THANGA Maligai Ltd has discontinued its marketing franchise with Days Inn of America for its flagship hotel - GRT Grand located in one of the Chennai's busiest business districts. Mr M.O. Koshy, Vice-President, GRT Grand, said the ... More

Apollo to take franchise route for dental centres
THE Apollo Hospitals has announced the launch of a chain of specialised dental centres in Chennai. The launch was kicked-off by the inauguration of the first two centres of the chain in Chennai on Wednesday. Apollo Hospitals' role in the chain ... More

RETAILING

Citizen plans more showrooms
CITIZEN Watches (India) Ltd is planning to expand its retail presence by having 30 exclusive `First Citizen' showrooms across the country. Inaugurating its sixth exclusive store in Mumbai, Mr H. Nakazaki, Managing Director, Citizen Watches ... More

Sony set to expand retail presence
BESIDES doubling its adspend for Sony World this year, Sony India plans to expand its retailing to `Pro shops' and take the number of Sony Zones to 500 in the next three years. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, Mr Ravi Katial, ... More

IOC to spend Rs 500 cr in retail infrastructure
INDIAN Oil Corporation plans to invest around Rs 500 crore in the financial year 2003-04 to improve its retail infrastructure alone. "We plan to add another 500 retail outlets in the coming year, apart from revamping some of our existing ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Samsung's Digital Adventure opens in Mumbai
"The principal idea behind this project is to educate the younger generation on advances in digital technology." More

Exide plans new export strategy for `Eternity'
EXIDE Industries Ltd, which has just launched the world's first "warranted for life" car battery - - Eternity - - is exploring the possibility of exporting the new product to other tropical countries. Mr S. Chand, Director-automotive, ... More

RPG Life to launch kidney drug in US
RPG Life Sciences Ltd (RPGLS) is planning to enter the US generic drug market with its offering — cyclosporin — a drug used on kidney transplant patients. A release issued by the RPG group here said that the company is now in the ... More

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