LG Electronics is hoping it will be second time lucky as far as laptops are concerned. Two years after withdrawing its laptop models from the Indian market, LG is back but with a key change in its game plan.
British consumer goods major Reckitt Benckiser, which bought over local start-up Paras Pharmaceuticals for a staggering Rs 3,260 crore (Rs 32.6 billion) last year, is converting its acquired Baddi plant in Himachal Pradesh into a global hub for manufacturing over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products.
An eight to nine per cent depreciation of the rupee against the dollar in the last one month means companies have to pay more for components or products they import.
According to media buyers, the demand for integrations is on the rise, thanks to the ability it has to stand out in a cluttered environment, if done the right way.
ITC operates only in the sugar confectionery arena, which limits its size of business.
According to data compiled by media research agency TAM, the rate of growth of advertising on television in terms of the number of hours was half during the January-June period this year in comparison with the corresponding period last year.
A confident Mother Dairy has set an ambitious target now: sales of mishti doi should hit 15 per cent of sales by the end of this financial year and 30 per cent by the next three to four years.
It was a year ago that Nielsen had suspended services to the analyst community following an uproar by companies over inaccurate reporting of market share data.
That's a real big deal for this store-owner in a small village off Agra which goes without power for several days at a stretch.
Devise new strategy to take on competition from multinational brands.
The interested companies include Emami and Dabur.
Small independent agencies in India are slowly but steadily making inroads into large advertiser accounts held by industry majors.
The GSM service arm of Tata Teleservices Limited has invested close to Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) for the campaign featuring Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor.
Japanese firm to retain Camlin, Camel brands.
Morel, who was in India recently, spoke to Viveat Susan Pinto and Priyanka Singh.
Electronic giants like Samsung, LG and Panasonic are all bringing in their range of smart televisions.
At the moment, it has only personal computer monitors in its portfolio.
"From time to time, we do India-specific innovations through products and benefits. Our studies showed that Indian women want a blemish-free skin," says Richa Singh, marketing manager, Garnier India.
Nestle India on Wednesday inaugurated a new manufacturing plant at Nanjangud in Mysore district, Karnataka. The plant, set up with an investment of Rs 360 crore (3.6 billion), will manufacture a range of culinary products.
P&G announced on Wednesday that it was reducing the prices of select stock keeping units of Whisper and Pampers by three and 15 per cent, respectively.
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