The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 14, 2008

STRATEGY
Fox sets up unit to focus on local language films
New Delhi, May 13 Fox Filmed Entertainment International is launching Fox International Productions to produce and acquire local language films for key global territories, including India, where the business will be headed by Mr Vijay Singh, ... More

RURAL MARKETING
Airtel to focus on rural expansion
Madurai, May 13 Airtel, the leading mobile service provider, has planned to increase the pace of its network expansion in rural Tamil Nadu during 2008-09.The network has already covered over 88 per cent of the 15,500 census villages in ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Percept ties up with Future Group to form Bollywood Retail
Mumbai, May 13 Entertainment, media and communications company Percept is forging a 50:50 joint venture with the Future Group to launch Bollywood Retail.Percept had earlier set up Bollywood Corporation Pvt Ltd to create and own IPR ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
‘Tea lounge’ opened in Coimbatore
Showcasing specialty grades for connoisseurs More

RETAILING
‘Ability to differentiate will be key to retailers’ success in India’
New Delhi, May 13 The ability to differentiate will determine the success of a retailer in India. The retail industry is promising and the sector should focus more on supply chain constraint, issues relating to storages and distribution to ... More

Reebok expanding footprint
To have a presence in tier-II,-III cities More

BRANDS
Arvind weighs unlocking value in select brands
To repay debt, fund expansions More

PEOPLE
Ogilvy India appointments
The Ogilvy India board has named Ms Simmi Sabhaney as its new President for O&M Bangalore. Ms Sabhaney has been with Ogilvy for around 18 years and has worked on Unilever’s F&B brands, Titan, Madura Garments, ITC Foods, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Aventis Pharma launches disposable insulin pen
Aventis Pharma Ltd (Group Sanofi-Aventis), world leader and pioneer in diabetes care management, on Tuesday launched SoloStar, a new disposable insulin pen for the injection of Lantus to benefit patients with diabetes in Gujarat. More ... More

New flavour of Pepsi’s Tropicana Twister
New Delhi, May 13 PepsiCo has launched a new flavour of its Tropicana Twister drink, which will be introduced in returnable glass bottles. The new bottle version is priced at Rs 12 for 250 ml. The Apple Rush flavour will be initially ... More

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