The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 15, 2003

Clued in to Crossword
Crossword's secret of success is not to just offer a wide range of products, but to create an ambience that would get the customer to spend more time, and money, at the store. More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Zee plans to set up film distribution network overseas
ZEE Network which is aligning with France TV and Silhouette Films to co-produce a film, `One Dollar Curry,' is setting up its distribution network overseas to distribute its films as well as other Indian films. This move to extend into ... More

MARKET SHARES

SWC posts 9 pc drop in sales
SHAW Wallace & Co Ltd, the second largest Indian Made Foreign Liquor company, has reported nearly nine per cent drop in spirits sales during 2002-03. SWC's liquor division saw sales drop to 12.7 million cases in 2002-03 from roughly 13.9 ... More

AP emerges as Coke's biggest market
Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the company's biggest market in terms of overall carbonated soft drinks (CSD) sales volumes, Mr Sunil Gupta, Vice President, Coca-Cola India, told Business Line. "Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the single ... More

RETAILING

Gini & Jony eyes export market
THE Rs 60-crore children's wear company Gini & Jony Apparel Pvt Ltd is considering tying up with foreign players to sell its products overseas. According to Mr Anil M. Lakhani, Director, Gini & Jony, the Mumbai-based company already exports ... More

BRANDS

Hind Lever to create product brand for AP
FAST moving consumer goods major Hindustan Lever Ltd plans to create a product brand for the Andhra Pradesh Government which the latter can possibly sell through the public distribution system in the State. Castor, which the State produces a ... More

Desi brand in North joins MNCs in the race for AC pie
IT'S not just multinational brands such as Whirlpool, Samsung, LG, and Hitachi that are trying to capture the domestic air-conditioner market. Joining the race this summer is desi brand `Cool Star' from the stable of Sidwal Refrigeration ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Madura Garments unveils SF Jeans' collections
RIDING on the recent resurgence in denim wear, Madura Garments, a division of Indian Rayon, plans to storm the jeans wear market in the Capital with its new `SF Jeans' range. SF Jeans is targeted at the generation-X i.e. teenagers and ... More

Brand Quest

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