The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 09, 2006

WorldSpace expands to 4 more cities
Goa, Jaipur, Nagpur and Thiruvananthapuram have nearly 2.6 million targeted listener base and a total population of 6.2 million. Nearly 100 retail outlets are there across the new markets and more are expected in the near term, the digital radio ... More

Glenmark inks marketing pact with Aspen US
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has inked a deal with Aspen US, in its second marketing agreement announced this month targeting the pain segment in the United States. Executed through Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc (GPI), the wholly-owned subsidiary of ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Citizen ropes in Dravid
Japanese watchmaker Citizen today said it would invest about $3-4 million over the next two years to expand its business in India. The company also announced the signing on of cricketer Rahul Dravid as its brand ambassador. "For the next two ... More

Singapore Air's holiday offer
Eyeing the holiday market, Singapore Airlines has announced a special promotional fare of Rs 10,425 to Singapore ex-Hyderabad. The `Beat the Monday Blues' offer entails a discount of 30 per cent of the regular economy fare on ... More

DIRECT MARKETING

Facility to promote direct marketing of fruits in offing
A modern permanent facility to serve as a platform for promotion of `farmer-to-consumer' direct marketing concept is to be established in the city. This was stated by Mr Harshvardhan Patil, State Minister for Marketing and Employment Guarantee ... More

RETAILING

Mothercare opens fifth store in Bangalore
Mothercare PLC of UK has launched its fifth store in the country at Shoppers' Stop, Bangalore. As part of an exclusive franchise agreement with Shoppers' Stop in India, Mothercare products which were hitherto available in the grey market, are ... More

ONLINE MARKETING

`E-commerce proves a big boon for entrepreneurs'
Online transactions set to hit Rs 2,300 cr in 2006-07 More

OUTLOOK

Kenstar hopes to double revenues to Rs 700 cr
Targets high-end TV consumers in South More

UB expects slower Bagpiper growth rate
Bagpiper hopes to increase its 30 per cent current market share to nearly 50 per cent to be on a par with its prestige whisky brand, No. 1 McDowell. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Tata Motors launches Tata Ace in Sri Lanka
Tata Motors has launched Tata Ace, the sub-one tonne mini truck developed by the company, in Sri Lanka. Ace, launched in India in May 2005, is powered by a "small and efficient" unique twin cylinder 16PS IDI 700cc diesel engine. Ace has the ... More

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