Marketing
Google proposes ad-linked free taxi service to bring shoppers to physical stores
27 Jan 2014
A new Google patent proposes ad-supported free taxi rides for commuters to shop at brick and mortar stores — a move that may help them to be one up on online retailers
Amul launches sale of milk through 'ATMs'
24 Jan 2014
India, Japan sign MoU for tourism promotion
23 Jan 2014
Exxon's Mobil brand to return to Australian petrol pumps four years after sale
10 Jan 2014
ExxonMobil’s Mobil petrol brand is returning to Australia, four years after the sale of its retail assets to retail chain 7-Eleven in 2010
Google's Great Online Shopping Festival website crashes on first day
11 Dec 2013
Great Online Shopping Festival, based on the concept of Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the US, is a Google India initiative that aims to bring together 240 e-commerce sites to offer the best bargains and deals
‘Cheapest car’ tag for Nano a mistake: Ratan Tata
30 Nov 2013
Ratan Tata yesterday told a news channel that tagging the Nano as the ‘cheapest’ had been a mistake
Unilever to sell three hair care brands to Strength of Nature
20 Nov 2013
Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant Unilever Plc yesterday agreed to sell three hair care brands, Soft & Beautiful, TCB and Pro-Line Comb-Thru, to haircare company Strength of Nature, for an undisclosed sum
Apple sells record nine million new iPhones
24 Sep 2013
Apple says it has sold a record 9 million of its new iPhones in just three days and its iOS 7 operating software has been downloaded 200 million times since launch on 18 September, making it the biggest software release for the company
Challenges ahead for Apple from new open mobile operating systems
12 Sep 2013
Telecoms expert Ronald Klingebiel, assistant professor of strategy at Warwick Business School, says new ways apps are delivered on phones could spell trouble for Apple after it unveiled its latest iPhone