Raj Mohan Nair, Distribution Head of Sahara’s five channels -- Sahara One, Sahara Samay and three local news channels (MP, UP and Mumbai) -- has put in his papers. He is slated to join Aaj Tak in the coming days as its Distribution Head.
The RPG group is restructuring its entire retail portfolio. As part of this exercise all initiatives without an existing outside partner would be merged into a retail company, likely to be named RPG Retail.
Tommy Hilfiger, will occupy over 40,000 sq ft of exclusive retail space as it completes one year in India, which is being touted as a "record spread" for the brand in the first year anywhere in the world.
Standard Chartered Bank in association with VISA International has unveiled the Marathon Credit Card. This special card is aimed at celebrating the spirit of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon and to compliment the spirit of fitness.
Casio has launched the world's smallest digital camera with an optical zoom (2.8X) lens, the Exilim Card EX-S100, in India.
ITC's fashion brands, John Players and Wills Lifestyle, have been on a roll of late - stealing the limelight in major fashion awards across the country.
To promote social and cultural activities and to encourage local talent, Siti cable has planned to host Siti Mahotsav from April 5 in the Capital.
Reliance Industries Ltd will set up 2,000 new retail outlets by December 2006. Of these, 1,500 outlets will be run by franchisee partners, a stark departure from RIL's current policy. Almost all of RIL's present 300 outlets are company-owned.
Saregama India Ltd has entered into a strategic alliance with MGM Studios, to make films of the Hollywood studio available on VCDs and DVDs in India from March 2005. The company hopes to generate incremental business to the tune of Rs 3 crore in 2005-06 by virtue of the tie-up.
Alok Mittal, Co Founder and Vice Chairman, JobsAhead, has resigned. Mittal has been with the organisation since its inception in June 1999. Prior to JobsAhead, he was with Hughes Software.
The MRTPC today directed Godrej Appliances, Whirlpool of India, and LG Electronics India, to advertise both the gross and net capacities of their frost-free refrigerator within six weeks from the date of this order.
The Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) has written to Minister of Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy, drawing his attention to the need for a unified representation of the magazine industry.
Apart from being a mega corporate merger, this perhaps is as big as it gets in the realm of brands acquisition. On Thursday, Procter & Gamble signed a deal in the USA to acquire 100 per cent of Gillette for $ 57 billion. The outcome: the creation of a global brand powerhouse comprising 21 billion-dollar brands -- P&G has 16 billion-dollar brands; Gillette brings in five more.