Tata Group

Essar Oil is giving a facelift to its fuel retail operations, enhancing additional facilities through tie-ups at 1,250 outlets. The Ruias-controlled company, which anticipates movement on a market-linked fuel price mechanism, has classified its outlets under three categories — rural,...

Noel Tata is looking at the option of closing the Hyper Books discount stores that sell books and music. This will be part of a restructuring of the Tata group’s book and music retail business. He also plans to...

The Tata group’s beverages business is rapidly expanding the distribution of its natural mineral water brand ‘Himalayan’. It aims to make the predominantly institutional-focused brand into a retail brand of choice.“From being just restricted to premier hotel chains such...

Sumit K Lal, Director & GM, ECCO Shoes, on how to address the issues of burnout in the footwear sectorAt a time when the economic downturn has become a global concern, one sector in the...

The recent media reports about the UK retail brand – Mothercare – being in talks with Tatas for a potential tie up, may just be a speculation.On being inquired about any such development, in an exclusive interview, Smeeta Neogi,...

BMWs and 800s, Tatas and Toyotas, Hyundais and Hondas, bikes and scooters. Vehicles of all make and size, from almost all countries, run parallel on the same roads in India. Yet, the company's branded clinic or a roadside hakeem...

During India 's misplaced years post-Independence, business and commercial activity was treated as a ‘necessary evil'. Businessmen were labelled as rapacious, self-interested people who needed to be kept under strict control. And shopkeepers were possibly among the lowest on...

(Note: The entire analysis is based on ad volumes in secondages/column*centimetres) Highlights:•  TV and radio medium saw huge rise in ad volumes of cosmetics in Jan-Oct 06 over Jan-Oct 05, whereas hosiery...