| Wipro: Strengthening Yardley | 17-NOV-09 |
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| With the acquisition of the Asia, Asia-Pacific and North Africa businesses of Yardley from the UK-based Lornamead Group, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCL), Wipro’s FMCG arm, is ready to fast-track its business which contributes around 8 per cent to the overall revenue. It forked out $45.5 million (around Rs 210 crore) for the assets, which is a little over twice their annual revenue. |
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| Wipro acquires Yardley's biz for Rs 210 crore | 06-NOV-09 |
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| To boost its consumer care and lighting business, which contributes close to 9 per cent to its top line, Wipro has acquired the business of Yardley in Asia, West Asia, Australasia and certain African markets from UK-based Lornamead Group for $45.5 million (around Rs 210 crore). The transaction is expected to be completed by mid-December and revenue would start flowing from the March quarter. |
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| Hind Unilever cuts freebies | 27-AUG-09 |
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| Fast moving consumer goods giant Hindustan Lever is reducing promotional offers as it focuses on profitability at a time when volume growth has come back. |
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| Global designers to style Wipro's furniture range | 25-JUL-09 |
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| The premium furniture market in India, dominated by global brands like Herman Miller, Steelcase and Haworth, is set to see an Indian company, in the form of Wipro, aggressively trying to find a space in this segment by roping in international designers. |
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| Wipro drags Featherlite to court for IP violation | 12-MAY-09 |
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| Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting Business, the FMCG, furniture and lighting arm of $5 billion software major Wipro Limited has dragged Featherlite Office Systems, a Bangalore-based office furniture maker, to court for infringement of their registered design. |
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| Wipro looks to expand personal care portfolio | 27-JAN-09 |
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| Aiming to strengthen its presence in the personal-care segment, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting is expanding its skin-care range in the next six months, besides giving a facelift to its existing flagship soap brand Santoor. |
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| Wipro to expands its Unza operations | 22-JUL-08 |
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For the first time after the acquisition of Singapore based FMCG firm Unza, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCL) is going in for a major capacity expansion for Unza by setting up new plants and expanding the capacity of the existing ones. |
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| Wipro Consumer plans furniture plant | 19-APR-08 |
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| From sourcing products to owning manufacturing facilities, thats the roadmap laid out by Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCLG) for its modular office furniture business.
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| Godrej Consumer hits back at Wipro arm | 24-NOV-07 |
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| Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) on Friday received an injunction against an advertisement by Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCL) for its liquid detergent brand Wipro Safewash.
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| Wipro enters glycerin soap market | 22-NOV-07 |
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| Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (WCCL), the consumer care arm of Wipro Ltd., is set to foray into the glycerin soap market by launching a new product.
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