The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 17, 2003

AirTel One State, One Rate scheme from July 21
AIRTEL, the cellular phone service of the Bharti group, is introducing local calling rate across both Tamil Nadu and Chennai circles. This means that AirTel subscribers can now call any other mobile number within the State at a single rate — ... More

`FairGlow Cream may be relaunched or removed from the market'
"FairGlow is not unique compared to the FairGlow soap. We are looking at relaunching or removing the cream from the market ", Mr. H.K. Press. More

Samsung's Noida fridge unit set to go on stream
WITH almost all major players in the consumer electronics and durables industry setting up their manufacturing base in India, the market is set to see a wider range of products at a competitive price. Soon, there will be one more joining the ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Tetley Tea plays its music to boost sales
The premium tea brand in its 500-gm pack is accompanied with a consumer offer of two audio cassettes of Monsoon Beats. Monsoon Beats is a collection of a new selection of tracks from hit Hindi films and Hindi-pop tunes. ... More

Horlicks Activity contest for kids in Bangalore

RETAILING

Reliance sets Aug 15 deadline for fully serviced Webworlds
WHILE Reliance Entertainment has technically met its deadline of setting up 250 Webworld stores in 100 cities by December last year, these stores currently do not offer any of the services it had earlier proposed. These Webworld stores ... More

Himatsingka plans big retail foray
SILK fabrics exporting major Himatsingka Seide Ltd. plans to sell its range of furnishing fabrics through exclusive retail chain, to be opened in four metro cities and Bangalore by August-September. The retail foray would be under `Atmosphere' ... More

BRANDS

More brands climb onto fashion bandwagon
JOIN the Fashion Movement' is the rallying cry of the Lakme India Fashion Week with Liberty this year, and a host of brands have taken it to heart. In addition to regulars Lakme, Seagram's (signed on last year for Blender's Pride) and Taj ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

SABMiller launches non-alcoholic malt in select metros
"The market at the moment is small, but we saw an opportunity as there is a large non-alcohol consuming population," Mr Rushton said. More

Himalaya Drugs comes out with `Pure Hands'
IF you have not given too much thought to washing your hands, it's time you do. And The Himalaya Drug Company will aid you in doing so, with its hand sanitiser, `Pure Hands'. A self-drying gel that requires no soap, water or towel, Pure Hands ... More

Ford rolls out Ikon variant
FORD India on Wednesday launched a variant of the Ikon NXT - the SXi, which comes with 14-inch alloy wheels, chrome grill, chrome exhaust rim, chrome deck lid handle and monochromatic sporty front bumper with round fog lamps. The car's ... More