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Rolex India sales tick up 25 (08 November 12:00) |
| Rolex has been witnessing 25-30 per cent growth in sales of luxury watches in India over the last two-to-three years and is set to grow even further within a span of next two years, accordin... |
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BSNL too offers per second billing (07 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 6 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has joined the ongoing mobile tariff war by announcing a slew of initiatives including a scheme based per second billing. |
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Sachins ton a big hit for viewership (07 November 12:00) |
| The nation loves Sachin Tendulkar and his hundred in Thursday’s match against Australia resulted in a surge in television ratings. According to data from overnight television audience mea... |
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IBS launches business consulting service model for aviation industry (07 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 6 IBS Group, a global IT solutions company to the travel, transportation and logistics sector, has adopted a Business Consulting Service model as a one-stop IT shop for customers... |
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Wal-Mart scion meets PM (07 November 12:00) |
| India has once again ruled out the possibility of allowing international multi-brand retailers to enter the country saying it will stick to the current single-brand foreign investor model. â... |
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Intex launches mobile phones in Kerala (07 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 6 Intex Technologies (India) Ltd, a New Delhi-based company, has launched its mobile phones in the Kerala market. |
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Frito Lay plans mega consumer engagement (07 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 6 PepsiCo India’s Frito Lay division has embarked on a mega consumer engagement programme which aims at getting its potato chips brand Lays’ next flavour from an Indian |
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Reliance Webstore to sell cellphones (07 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 6 Reliance Webstore Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications, is venturing into the distribution of mobile handsets. |
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JK Tyre showroom in Kochi (07 November 12:00) |
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Tata DocoMo talk time offer (07 November 12:00) |
| Tata DocoMo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, has introduced an offer for its prepaid customers, under which, a customer will receive full talk time on each recharge of Rs 100 and above. ... |
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Yellow fever (07 November 12:00) |
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Retailers keep up sales growth (06 November 12:00) |
| The September quarter results of retailers show a continued recovery in consumer spending. |
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Honda to launch 110cc bike with new style mantra (06 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 5 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India’s next offering in the market will be a 110cc motorcycle that will debut during this |
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Jordan woos Indian tourists (06 November 12:00) |
| Recently in Amman (Jordan) At Aqaba, a duty-free port city 300 km away from this Capital city, India and more precisely Bollywood, elicits high interest among downtown shopkeepers. |
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India-Australia series revives advertiser interest in ODIs (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 5 Thanks to the India-Australia series, one-day cricket is back with a bang. The timing of this revival is perfect for the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) which is s... |
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Aegon Religare unveils iTerm (06 November 12:00) |
| Aegon Religare Life Insurance launched iTerm, a new term-plan that will be sold exclusively online. “It is the cheapest term plan currently available in the market, making it the most attr... |
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Samsung signs MoU with Sahitya Akademi (06 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov 5 Samsung India and Sahitya Akademi signed an MoU on Thursday to institute Tagore Literature Awards, named after Rabindranath Tagore, according to a press release by Samsung. ... |
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Consumer spending pattern shifts to discretionary buys (06 November 12:00) |
| Chennnai, Nov. 5 The new age consumer is spending all through the year, and the spending pattern too is changing with the time, says Mr Bijou Kurien, President and Chief Executive (Lifestyle... |
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Legrand rolls out new wiring devices (06 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad, Nov. 5 Legrand India, a subsidiary of France-based Legrand Group, has launched a new range of wiring devices, Arteor, for commercial and residential constructions. |
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Yardley to complement Wipro portfolio (06 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 5 Yardley London, considered a heritage brand, comes with more than 200 years of chequered history and several owners including Lornamead, P&G and Wella. Yardley was part of ... |
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Gemini TV to roll out new Telugu game show (06 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad, Nov. 5 Gemini TV is all set to roll out the international game format, Deal or No Deal, in Telugu, which would be telecast over 26 episodes between 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays a... |
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RCF forays into cement distribution (05 November 12:00) |
| Over 6,000 dealers of public sector undertaking Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers are likely to double up as cement stockists |
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TVS Shriram Growth Fund picks up 25 in Landmark (05 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 4 TVS Shriram Growth Fund I has picked up close to 25 per cent stake in Landmark Ltd, a subsidiary of the Tata group company, Trent Ltd, for Rs 65 crore. |
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Digital media players on consolidation mode (05 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad, Nov. 4 As the younger generation is increasingly getting hooked on to social networking sites on the Internet, giving brand planners in the corporate world a broadening platform f... |
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Royal Enfield to double capacity at Chennai plant (05 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 4 Motorbike manufacturer Royal Enfield said on Wednesday that it plans to invest Rs 65 crore to double the capacity of its Chennai plant from 50,000 to one lakh units by 2013... |
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LG forays into education segment with new line of IT solutions (05 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 4 Targeting schools, colleges and other institutions, consumer electronics major LG Electronics India has forayed into ‘education segment’ with a range of products such as ... |
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Godrej aims to get a grip on hand hygiene market with Protekt (05 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 4 Taking a cue from the recent swine flu menace, Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) has introduced a new brand – Protekt — with products such as hand sanitisers, hand washes an... |
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Tale of a Landmark (05 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 4 The Landmark books and music store promoted in 1987 by Ms Hemu Ramaiah as, perhaps, the first of its kind as a large format store on a busy thoroughfare of Chennai had become... |
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RCom extends new tariff plan (05 November 12:00) |
| Reliance Communications has extended its Simply Reliance Initiative, with two new tariff variants, effective November 5. The variants include 1 paise per second for short duration calls and... |
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Consumer durables Sales growth accelerates (05 November 12:00) |
| Even as most of India Inc has struggled to match its sales growth of last year, consumer durable makers have managed to do better. |
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Nikon hopes to click in South (05 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 4 Nikon sees much potential in South India, which contributes almost 30 per cent of its revenues. To get closer to its customers in the region, the company will open a branch o... |
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India-Australia one-day series scores higher ratings than T-20 (05 November 12:00) |
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German brand to retail thru Shoppers Stop (05 November 12:00) |
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Seshasayee Paper launches branded notebooks (05 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 4 Seshasayee Paper and Boards Ltd is getting into the branded notebooks segment with the launch of ‘Success’ brand of students |
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Koutons Retail to finalise plans to raise funds shortly (05 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 4 Koutons Retail Ltd has said that its plan to raise Rs 100 crore through qualified institutional placements is likely to take shape by end of the year. The apparel and footw... |
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Britannia bets big on small packs (04 November 12:00) |
| Ms Vinita Bali chuckles as she recalls her days as a marketing executive in Cadbury when the company introduced éclairs in transparent jars and saw the brand fly. Replicating that experime... |
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Honda launches redesigned CR-V model (04 November 12:00) |
| Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) launched, on Tuesday, a new version of its existing CR-V sports utility vehicle |
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New Sony Vaio X series launched (04 November 12:00) |
| Sony India announced on Tuesday that it plans to begin an aggressive marketing campaign in the country. The Sony India Managing Director, Mr Masaru Tamagawa, told reporters after the launch ... |
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Agro Tech unveils snack (04 November 12:00) |
| Agro Tech Foods Ltd, an affiliate of ConAgra Foods, has announced the launch of ‘Sundrop Snack Break’ – a sweet snack. This marks the company’s entry into the shelf-stable pudding ca... |
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Salora ties up with Mobell to sell handsets in India (04 November 12:00) |
| Salora International Ltd has entered into marketing and distribution tie-up with Singapore based mobile handset manufacturer Mobell to sell its products in |
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Buy a seat on German railway and pay in rupee (04 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 3 Indians will no longer need to exchange rupees for euros to book rail tickets in Germany. |
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Cricket board invites sponsorship bids for Team India (04 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 3 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited bids for sponsorship rights for the Indian cricket team. This includes the men’s and women’s team as well as t... |
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RCom Loop too join per second billing regime (04 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 3 Reliance Communications and Loop Mobile said on Tuesday that they would also bill their mobile telephony subscribers on a per second |
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BSNL to offer per second billing in post-paid soon (04 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad, Nov. 3 After introducing the paisa-per second in the pre-paid segment, the public sector BSNL is now contemplating offering the scheme for the post-paid subscribers as |
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Mahindra tractor sales up 21 (04 November 12:00) |
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Fiat Diesel Drives India campaign (04 November 12:00) |
| Fiat Diesel Drives India campaign by Fiat India Automobiles Ltd (FIAL), to demonstrate the reliability and performance of Fiat’s multi-jet diesel engine, was flagged off from here for the ... |
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Diwali provides the bang to vehicle sales in October (03 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 2 On the back of a buoyant Diwali season and growing exports, Maruti Suzuki posted its highest-ever monthly sales at 85,415 units. |
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Next years blockbusters may be IPL matches (03 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 2 When the IPL season begins next year, the biggest clash to watch out for will be cricket going head-to-head with Bollywood. |
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Rover for a star (03 November 12:00) |
| A dream come true: Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor receiving the keys of his new Range Rover Model 2010 from Mr Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Motors, in Mumbai on Monday. The model has feature... |
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Buy a top-up policy and pay lower premium (03 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 2 You can pay lower premium by buying two health insurance policies instead of one, for the same sum assured. |
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