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| December 31, 2003 |
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Lecoanet Hemant to launch in India
They have dressed up Texan millionaires, Arab princesses, French aristocrats and international film stars. That is not all.
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| December 26, 2003 |
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Bathing in luxury
How does one stand out in the crowd of India's growing tribe of the rich? Well, spending Rs 300,000 in doing up the bathroom can be one way.
Hard rock, Indian style
Tokyo-based diamond merchant Ashok Jain eyes India's branded jewellery market.
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| December 19, 2003 |
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Top-deck dining
Suresh Kilam, CEO of Singapore-based Asia Pulp & Paper Ltd, the fifth-largest paper company in the world, carried fond memories of Srinagar's Dal when he left the country in 1981.
Diamonds: Rocks for all seasons
With the market for diamond jewellery growing rapidly, a number of sight holders are opening outlets to retail their products.
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| December 10, 2003 |
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Holiday on the high seas
To cash in on the small but growing number of Indians sailing for a holiday, several international cruise brands have set up operations in India.
Branding budget hotels
After a slow start, Carlson's Country Inns & Suites has bagged several hotel projects in India.
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| December 05, 2003 |
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The bubbly bazaar
But if you -- along with most other brand watchers -- have primarily associated Moet & Chandon, the world's most popular champagne, with just fashion and fashionistas in India, it is time for a rethink.
Men of steel
Design company Magppie makes its debut in the fashion accessories market.
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| November 21, 2003 |
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Yet another luxury watch!
Arun Malhotra, one of the two exclusive distributors in India, for Franck Muller luxury watches is confident that he'll manage to sell 100 watches in three years.
Pizza Corner plans expansion
For Antoine Bakhache, the founder of Indian quick service restaurant chain Pizza Corner and managing partner of the $10-million Wilsa India Ltd, business means anything that gives him his daily ROTI (return on time invested).
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| November 19, 2003 |
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A polo club with a difference
Located in Bindayika, 26 km from Jaipur, the 31-acre private club is equipped with eight suites and offers chukkas for professionals as well as exhibition matches for high-profile tourists for $225 a night.
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| November 18, 2003 |
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How to buy a home theatre
Technology has made it possible for us to replicate the experience of a theatre in a living room.
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| November 04, 2003 |
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A golden diversification opportunity
The dawn of futures trading in gold in India after almost a gap of 41 years will provide investors an unparalleled asset for diversification of their portfolio.
More paperless cash, anyone?
Oriental Bank of Commerce and IDBI Bank have launched prepaid cards, which do not require a bank account and where the credit limit is set by the user.
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| October 29, 2003 |
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Luxury in the wilderness
Aman Resorts' first property in India, due to open at Ranthambore this weekend, was unveiled by the management earlier this month.
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| October 22, 2003 |
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Retailing Osho
A miniature bronze sculpture based on Mullah Nasuruddin, a character Osho Rajneesh referred to in his discourses. Meditation robes and scarves with Osho's paintings. A silver-copper diya collection named after sufi saint Mevlana.
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| October 15, 2003 |
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Leather upholstery is big business
Meet Sunil Suresh, the high-flying leather seat-dresser from Bangalore. His Rs 25 crore (Rs 250 million) company, Stanley Seating, has been custom-making leather seat upholstery for luxury carmakers
Polo group plans foreign expansion
Business partners and brothers, Balwant and Santokh Chawla, who run the amusement park company Polo group, are gung-ho about their business expansion plans.
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| October 14, 2003 |
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How to set up a restaurant in 100 days
Just in case, you want to go about doing your own thing, here are some handy tips from Delhi-based food consultants Manu and Sonia Mohindra on how to set up a restaurant in 100 days.
Is your kid online? Beware what he surfs
The first way to go about stopping unsolicited mail from reaching children is to use the filters that come in-built with Internet browsers like Internet Explorer.
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| October 10, 2003 |
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Monga bent on setting new standards
When most restaurateurs are experimenting with speciality world cuisine, cordon bleu chef Hemant Monga of Standard Restaurant in Delhi is taking the opposite route.
Benzer fashions a new strategy
Benzer ropes in Bollywood designer Rocky S to launch Benzer Boulevard chain, says Gouri Shukla
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| October 08, 2003 |
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Zeba on expansion mode
Mumbai-based Zeba India Ltd has done a fair share of cladding floors, walls, sofas and windows. Bollywood actresses Pooja Bhatt and Monisha Koirala swear by its home furnishing.
Multiplex to offer disco, creche
SRS World (the entertainment division of BTL Group) is set to make multiplex visits a family affair.
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