The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Toothpastes grow on new price points: HLL
BY introducing new price points, HLL claims to have grown in the declining toothpaste category. The company's toothpaste business grew by 5.4 per cent in the first half of 2003 and by 10.8 per cent for the quarter ending in September. ... More

Kinetic to flag off Kashmir-Kanyakumari rally on Nova
TWO-WHEELER manufacturer Kinetic Motor Co has announced it was flagging off a 3,516-km, 14-day Kashmir to Kanyakumari rally that will test the ruggedness, endurance and mileage of its popular 4-stroke scooter, the Nova. A four-member team of ... More

Tata plans exclusive showroom in Abu Dhabi for its vehicles
TATA International Ltd, which is looking to increase its market share in the buses, trucks and LCVs segment in the UAE and other Gulf States, will launch an exclusive showroom in Abu Dhabi later this week. Delma Motors, part of the Al-Hamed ... More

Parle G's Milk Shakti goes national
AFTER restricting its Milk Shakti variant to Tamil Nadu, Parle G has rolled it out nationally. It will be pitted against Britannia's brand of Milk Bikis. Mr Praveen Kulkarni, Marketing Manager, Parle Products, told Business Line: "We are ... More

Havell's India aims to double presence in AP
HAVING completed its major expansion programmes through inorganic route recently, Havell's India Ltd (HIL), the Rs 650-crore player in the power distribution equipment industry, has now shifted its focus to the marketing arena and plans to ... More

EVENTS

It's Destination India for 'em
IS India becoming the most favoured nation for companies in the consumer durables, electronics and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment? It certainly seems so, observe analysts, going by the flow of funds and global chief executive officers ... More

ADVERTISING

Global players keen on TAM methodology on TV promos
THE technology that TAM Media Research developed to enable advertisers to know how many times and how many people saw their logos on Sachin Tendulkar's jersey has got international interest. TAM's methodology of fusing brand data from Adex ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Marathon: A new track to `run' the brands
`REJOICE, we conquer,' were the words of the first known marathoner, a Greek soldier who fell dead after bringing the news to Athens from Marathon. Come January, India will host its first international city marathon in Mumbai - the Standard ... More

RETAILING

Victoria group enters domestic seafood market
THE Victoria group is setting up a chain of seafood outlets that will sell fish, shrimps and other seafood "fresh off the net", and processed products "matching international standards". The promoters of Victoria Marine and Agro Exports Ltd, a ... More

IOC to spend Rs 120 cr on automation of bunks
INDIAN Oil Corporation (IOC) will spend Rs 120 crore on automating 1,000 retail outlets (petrol stations). The project will facilitate online monitoring of the quality of fuel sold to customers, from a central location. It has tied up with ... More

BRANDS

L&T cement fetches premium but lacks brand value
IN these days of mergers and demergers, it is perhaps best that companies do not lock all their products under a common corporate brand name. The most high profile of recent M&A happenings in India - the merger of L&T's cement business with ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Photon unveils latest solar geysers with Chinese tech
PHOTON Energy Systems Ltd (PESL), city-based solar energy equipment manufacturer, has introduced solar geysers with evacuated glass tube technology in technical collaboration with the Chinese major, Jiaxing Sunergy Electrics Company. Unveiling ... More

Brand Quest

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