| IIMs' glo-cal dilemma | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Last week's decision by Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal to allow the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to go global is a good idea, provided it does not draw on the manpower and financial resources of IIMs in India. The concept generated heated debate two years ago when Sibal’s predecessor Arjun Singh turned down IIM, Bangalore’s proposal to set up a campus in Singapore at the suggestion of that country's government. Singh’s argument then was that the IIMs should first concentrate on meeting domestic demand. Sibal has since reversed that stand, saying the IIMs would be free to go abroad provided they amended their memoranda of association. Rather than set up foreign campuses, IIMs should look at the franchise option to build their brand globally. |
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| Bhupesh Bhandari: The scent of oil | 03-JUL-09 |
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| There are very few product categories left where home-bred Indian companies still hold sway. Agreed, the two-wheeler market is dominated by Indian players, but the growing influence of Honda and Suzuki cannot be ignored. Multinational corporations lord over most other segments. One exception is that of hair oil. The entire market is controlled by Indian companies like Marico, Dabur India, Bajaj Consumer Care and Emami. But is it worthwhile? Ask any of them and you will be told that hair oil profits are second to no other fast-moving consumer good. |
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| Haier plans to acquire Indian brands | 07-MAR-08 |
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| Haier Appliances India, the wholly owned subsidiary of China-based global consumer durable firm Haier Group Corp (HGC), is planning to acquire Indian brands.
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| LVMH has $560-700 mn for Indian brands | 21-SEP-07 |
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| French luxury goods giant Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) is planning to make private equity investments of $400-500 million ($560-700 million/Rs 2,230-2,790 crore) in Indian retail chains and |
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| Chinese trolleys edge out Indian brands | 20-SEP-06 |
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| It is no surprise that loads of Chinese goods are dumped into the Ahmedabad market randomly but in a new development, luggage manufacturers from China are now studying local demand and distributing |
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| 'Zee will be acquired' | 07-FEB-06 |
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| Jagdish Sheth's resume runs into 35 pages! But when youve got over 200 published books and papers on marketing to your credit, have taught at Columbia and MIT, and are an American |
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| PC sales in H1 up 36 per cent | 06-JAN-06 |
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| Sales of personal computers in the first half of 2005-06 grew by 36 per cent to touch 2.34 million units compared with 1.71 million units in the first half of previous year.
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| Royal Classic acquires `Smash` | 07-APR-05 |
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| Royal Classic Group, the Rs 220 crore Coimbatore-based textile company, has acquired Smash brand from a Mumbai-based textile firm Abbee Company.
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| PC sales seen at 4 mn in `04-05 | 23-DEC-04 |
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| Personal computer (PC) sales are projected to touch the 4-million mark during the current financial year on the back of a record 37 per cent growth to 1.71 million units in the first half of 2004-05, |
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| Retailers may take Brand India abroad | 02-MAR-04 |
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| The Made In India tag is now gaining acceptability in international markets. Global retail chains sourcing from India are offering the option to local companies to sell products under their own |
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