Corporate

First blueprint of Bharti Walmart retail store

26 feb 2008

Details of Bharti Wal-Mart’s first retail store in India, as per report of TV Channel CNBC-Awaaz. First store to be opened in Ludhiana in April, 2008. Interestingly Ludhiana is the city where Sunil and Rajan Mittal were brought up.

Reliance Retail partnering Marks & Spencer – compulsion for both

25 feb 2008

The British iconic retail giant, Marks & Spencer which has been operating in India since 2001, is going for a makeover in a bid to widen its portfolio in India to include its food and cafe business.

HDFC Bank acquiring Centurion Bank of Punjab, shape of things to come ahead

22 feb 2008

If it happens, it could be indeed the largest banking sector consolidation ever in India. According to reports on CNBC-TV18 and The Economic Times, HDFC Bank is most likely to takeover Centurion Bank of Punjab and the board is scheduled to meet on February 23 for the decision.

Reliance Retail eyeing Shopper’s Stop – good synergies to drive with

19 feb 2008

Among the pioneers of organised retail in India, Shopper’s Stop may be up for sale if The Economic Times is to be believed. Though the management has dismissed the news as ‘baseless rumours’.

Firangi TV – Foreign programs in local language, is there anything new to it?

19 feb 2008

Sahara One’s new TV channel, FIRANGI due to be launched Febraury 25 is already creating waves about its content and USP. To put in short, the channel will be first of its kind in India as it would bring programmes from different regions of the world, which would be dubbed in Hindi.

Spice Mobile does a Nano, unveils ‘People’s Phone’ at Rs.800

14 feb 2008

Close on the heels of world’s cheapest car, Tata Nano, another breakthrough cost innovation has been achieved by Spice Mobile which has launched a “people’s phone” priced under $20 at the World Mobile Congress, Barcelona.

DLF Indian Premier League – An image makeover attempt by DLF

13 feb 2008

India’s top real estate developer, DLF has bagged the title sponsorship rights for IPL with bid of Rs 200 crore for five years outbidding Hero Honda Motors, Percept D’Mark and Pepsi.

BSNL IPO – Is there more to it than just numbers?

16 jan 2008

In what could be the mother of all Indian IPO’s, state owned telecom company, BSNL is slated to come out with its maiden public offer which could make it the second most valuable Indian company with a market cap of Rs.400,000 crore just behind Reliance Industries and equal the market cap of all 6 listed telecom operators in India put together.

Why a partnership between Carrefour and Reliance Retail makes sound business sense?

06 jan 2008

After its decision to pull back from Indian market, Carrefour had planned entry with various partners such as DLF, Parsvnath and ADAG but nothing materialised till date. However after the Bharti-Wal-Mart deal, world’s third largest retailer would not have shyed away from the growing Indian market.

Tech Reliance – the next growth driver for Anil Ambani

02 jan 2008

Reliance-ADAG is doing what it knows best. It is making a quick entry into the software and IT services business with an impressive initial investment of Rs.8000 crores. The venture is likely to be named ‘Tech Reliance’ and would have 6 development centres across country with aim to become among top 10 IT companies of India to join likes of TCS, Infy, Wipro, Satyam, IBM and Accenture within 2 years.

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