Two new Marks & Spencer Reliance stores are expected to be opening in India over the next two to three years. The new stores will be located in shopping malls across the country and will be around…
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GE keen to expand manufacturing base in India
General Electric (GE) India is interested in participating in a multi-billion dollar railway locomotive project, President and CEO of GE India, John Flannery, announced in his acceptance speech of the…
Grey India appoints new national Creative Directors
Grey India has appointed Malvika Mehra and Amit Akali from Ogilvy & Mather Bangalore as national Creative Directors, replacing Shalini Dam who has resigned from that position. The duo will work on…
Mobile internet usage on a roll in India
The number of people hooked on to mobile internet in India, according to Google, showed a significant increase to about 8-10 million in the beginning of 2009. The company said March-April 2009 was the…
Will rural India get a fair deal in 2010 budget?
The Indian budget for 2010/11 is being presented against a background of optimism – the impact of the financial crisis on the Indian economy is waning; the growth rates of gross domestic produ…
Nestlé India to add new facilities to meet demand
With the market coming out of recession, fast-moving consumer goods major Nestlé India is looking to add new facilities to meet the growing demand for its products in the long term. According t…
India’s green revolution wilts
In the 1970s, India dramatically increased food production, finally allowing this giant country to feed itself. But government efforts to continue that miracle by encouraging farmers to use fertiliser…
Bates and Virgin Mobile building a youth brand in India
India’s Bates 141 and Virgin Mobile are due to present the award-winning case study tracking Virgin Mobile’s path into India’s youth market at this year’s Asian Marketing Effec…
Unilever retains Mindshare in South Asia
After a six-month review process, Unilever has retained Mindshare to handle its business in South Asia, which includes India and Thailand, as well as the US, Canada, Western Europe and South and Centr…
TrustPort enters India
Europe-based security software provider TrustPort is making forays into the Indian market through its subsidiary TrustPort India. Addressing the media at the formal launch of its India operations on F…