The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 05, 2006

mEssence Xplores expansion plans
Mumbai-based brand consultancy and marketing services company, mEssence, which has recently launched the country's first digital experience lounge, Xplore, is on an expansion spree. The company plans to set up four such lounges this year in ... More

Shringar Cinemas shores up presence
Shringar Cinemas Ltd said that it has signed an incremental 33 properties for cinema exhibition since the IPO. Following this, the company's strength would increase to 192 screens and approximately 51,000 seats, including the ... More

Khaitan diversifies into new products
With a total investment outlay of Rs 20 crore, Khaitan Electricals Ltd has diversified into manufacturing and marketing of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), miniature circuit breakers (MCB) and residual current circuit breakers ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Sushmita to endorse S.Kumars' brand
S. Kumars Nationwide Ltd has roped in former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen to endorse its new brand Carmichael House. The brand will offer total solutions in the home textile segment, including bed linen, bath linen, table linen, ... More

RETAILING

Kalyan Silks' Kochi showroom
The Thrissur-based Kalyan Silks, one of the oldest textile retailers in India, is opening a new silk saree showroom in Kochi on Friday. Spanning over 1.25 lakh sq. ft., the nine-storied showroom is set up with an investment of Rs ... More

BRANDS

3i Infotech re-brands banking tool
3i Infotech has announced the re-branding of its banking solutions under the `KastleTM' brand. According to a company release, the exercise is aimed at consolidating its various erstwhile banking products, which would now onwards be known by a ... More

TRENDS

Toy industry puts on muscle
Finally, the toy industry in the country is growing! From stagnating at 5 per cent two years ago, it has been growing by about 15 per cent annually, Mr David Daniel Selvaraj, marketing manager, Funskool India Ltd, told Business Line. The ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Electrolux unveils new range of ACs
Electrolux Kelvinator Ltd Appliances has launched the new range of air-conditioners — Oxigen — eyeing the summer season. Announcing the launch here on Tuesday, Mr Anirudh Dhoot, Managing Director of the company, said Electrolux has ... More

Samsung plans $20-m India expansion
Hopes to achieve Rs 7,560-cr turnover this year More

Wipro unveils PC for rural India
Bridging the digital divide More

Meghadeep directory search tool
Meghadeep Business Solutions, a Hyderabad-based company, has come up with a solution that helps people access a smart search engine through mobile phones or landlines. To access information either about a company or a service, all that a user ... More

Quaker Oats launched
Fritolay, a leading food major, has launched its new breakfast cereal - Quaker Oats. The product comes with unique taste mix sachets in two flavours - sweet and savoury. The new offering marks the company's foray into the ... More

Fastrack unveils Fall collection
Titan Industries' youth brand, Fastrack, has launched The Fall collection, a range of sunglasses. Mr Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Industries said, "Fastrack, the well accepted youth brand from Titan is escalating towards leadership ... More

Padmini unveils new hi-tech fans
Padmini Fans, manufactured by the Sujana Group, has introduced its new series of hi-tech fans called `SatLITE' here. The fans would have features and performance that would lead to a saving of 43 per cent in electricity bills, ... More

VVF launches new skin care soap
VVF Ltd has launched a new brand of skin care soap - Shiff, with "nourishing moisturisers and anti-bacterial properties". Roping in TV host and celebrity Pooja Bedi to endorse its new brand, the company intends expanding ... More

Candico rolls out mint candies
Candico has launched a new range of hard-boiled mint candies. The company had earlier made a strategic decision not to enter the mint category till it came up with a differentiated product offering. "Mint candies are the most preferred candies ... More

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