The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 22, 2003

Keeping the coffee hot
It's been about three years since the coffee pub revolution began sweeping the country. Now, as stand-alone coffee bars brew strategies for sustained profitability and market growth, Catalyst takes stock. More

Surf opera
HLL is trying to whip up some excitement around the Surf brand, first with its price cuts and now with its `water conservation' technology. More

At last, retail wags
Lifestyle retail chain stores have finally begun to make profits. They haven't left it at that, though, but have gone on to experiment with formats to suit consumers' needs. Expansion too continues. Have the good times begun? More

Duncans to join hands with Cox & Kings — To sell premium tea to tourists
IN an effort to boost the sales of Duncans Tea House and the chestlets of Marybong Mystique Tea, the G.P. Goenka Group will soon enter into an agreement with the travel agent, Cox & Kings. According to Mr J.K. Majumdar, Senior Vice-President ... More

UPS' logo logistics
UPS, which changed its logo recently, feels it was necessitated by the company's evolution. More

Ogilvy Live takes up guerrilla marketing
TRYING to give a different dimension to ground level promotions, Ogilvy Live, the specialist division of O&M catering to all below the line activities, has decided to implement a new concept— guerrilla marketing. Speaking to Business ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Whytehall unveils new promo for whisky brand
WHYTEHALL India, a Bacardi group company, has announced the rollout of a new property `Whytehall Starry Nights' in order to promote its brand of whisky. The Whytehall Starry Nights concept revolves around special movie screenings and premieres. ... More

RETAILING

K.C. Thapar group plans seafood restaurants
THE city-based Karam Chand Thapar group has decided to set up seafood restaurants in almost all major cities in the country under the brand name `Tiger-Bay'. A new company, Gourmet Delicatessen Pvt Ltd, has been floated by the group for the ... More

Philips opens IT retail counter
PHILIPS India, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics, will set up retail counters for its monitors across the country. The first of the retail counters, called IT Concepts, was inaugurated on Wednesday. On display ... More

BRANDS

GCPL acquires 'Snuggy' brand
IN a bid to enter the baby care segment, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (GCPL) has acquired disposable baby diapers brand Snuggy. The company entered into an agreement with Shogun Diapers Limited for acquisition of trademark and copyright of the ... More

TRENDS

Switchover to CAS may be easier on Chennai viewers
AMID uncertainty over the implementation of the conditional access system (CAS), it seems that the Chennai cable & satellite (C&S) subscriber of Tamil language channels will have easier choices to make compared to the rest of the country, with ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Siemens eyes bigger pie of handsets space — Rolls out 6 new models; in marketing pact with Tech Pacific
GERMAN telecom major, Siemens, has announced plans to expand its handsets market share in the country. It has unveiled as many as six new models. It has also signed an agreement with the biggest IT wholesaler in the country — Tech Pacific, ... More

Brand Quest

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