The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 09, 2005

Fortune Brands may enter India
THE $7-billion Fortune Brands may establish a direct presence for its wine and spirits business in the country following its acquisition of Teacher's Scotch Whisky as part of the recent takeover of Allied Domecq Plc with French drinks giant ... More

EVENTS

AAAI plans 2-day seminar to mark its diamond jubilee year
THE Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) will kick off its diamond jubilee year with a two-day seminar titled `Beyond the Horizon,' which will be inaugurated by Mr Andrew Robertson, CEO, BBDO Worldwide, on July 21 in Mumbai. The ... More

ADVERTISING

Home stretch
A rickshaw puller ferrying an advertisement hoarding offering houses and flats in Chennai. Boom in real estate business is proving attractive to banks and other finance companies. ... More

RETAILING

India pips Russia to become most happening retail destination
IN anticipation of the Government allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail industry, the world's top retailers have said India presents the most compelling international investment opportunity for mass merchandising and food ... More

CII (east) to hold meet on retailing on July 14
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (Eastern Region) will organise an exclusive conference on retail and retailing activity in the eastern region on July 14. The conference, which will "analyse the science of shopping", will be addressed by, ... More

100th Tata Indicom True Value Shoppe
TATA Teleservices Ltd, the private telecom operator, has opened one more True Value Shoppe, taking the number of outlets in Andhra Pradesh to 100. Of the hundred, 33 are in Hyderabad and 67 in rest of the State. Tata Indicom has over 1,400 ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

FMCG growth down at 4.4 pc in May
THE fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector witnessed a sharp downturn in May this year, with overall growth dropping to 4.4 per cent — the lowest since July 2004 — but analysts maintain that the sector is very much in the recovery ... More

TRENDS

NSS data puts FMCG market size at Rs 89,000 crore
DATA released by the National Sample Survey suggest that Mr M.S. Banga, former Chairman of Hindustan Lever, may have underestimated the size of the FMCG market when he put the current figure at a mere Rs 40,000 crore during his recent speech at ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Tally Solutions to launch ERP platform
TALLY Solutions, the accounting software company , will shortly launch an Enterprise Resource Planning platform of its own in the country. The company hopes its ERP package will replicate the success of the various versions of its flagship ... More

Horlicks variant launched at Vizag
VISAKHAPATNAM: GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare launched the variant of Horlicks, its nutritional drink, here on Friday. ``Today, Horlicks is one of the best known brands in the health drink segment. The fact is clinically proven in ... More

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