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December 2009
34 - Making the Most of Festival Season
Appliance makers are staging big promotions to spur sales during India’s fall festival season.
September 2009
International Report: India - Verifying Energy Saving
India’s energy savings from Star-rated air-conditioners and refrigerators are beginning to add up.
August 2009
International Report: India - Designed for India
As marketing becomes more global, products are becoming more local.
May 2009
International Report - India - Upbeat in India
While most of the world is reeling from the economic slowdown, the mood is strangely upbeat in India.
May 2009
India Report - Web-Exclusive: Engineering a Life-Saving Stove
It's made of concrete and clay. It burns biomass fuels like wood or dung. And the design? Philips is just giving it away.
February 2009
India Report - India’s Consumer Credit Crunch
The global economic downturn is taking a toll on the consumer durables sector in India.
November 2008
India Report - Asia-Pacific Is In Touch
Even as Internet and mobile telephony boom, Apple may be mismarketing the iPhone in India.
September 2008
International Report: India - Daikin Sets Up AC Manufacturing in India
Air-conditioning activity in India: Daikin invests in manufacturing as ISHRAE and AHRI harmonize standards.
July 2008
New Delhi Report - Online Shopping in India
May 2008
New Delhi Report - Energy Labeling Makes Its Mark
May 2008
New Delhi Report - Budget 2008–2009 Offers Few Incentives to Appliance Makers
March 2008
New Delhi Report - Consumer Durables to Grow in 2008
March 2008
New Delhi Report - Philips India Gears Up
January 2008
New Delhi Report - Flat TVs to Double in 2008
January 2008
New Delhi Report - Durables Retailing Growing Rapidly
November 2007
New Delhi Report - India’s Unique Kitchen Appliances
September 2007
New Delhi Report - Designing Appliances for India’s Unique Needs
July 2007
New Delhi Report - Digital Drive in India
May 2007
New Delhi Report - The New India Budget and its Impact on Appliances
March 2007
New Delhi Report - Business Booms in India for DTH Players
A new development in the Indian television broadcasting market has opened up a new opportunity for makers of set-top boxes, including direct-to-home (DTH) players.
January 2007
New Delhi Report - Commercial Refrigeration: Big Business in India
The air-conditioning and refrigeration markets in India are likely to
witness spectacular growth in the near future. And much of this growth
is likely to take place in the commercial rather than the household
sector.
November 2006
New Delhi Report - The World is Flat
Indian consumers cannot go without their daily dose of TV viewing.
September 2006
New Delhi Report - Retail is on a Roll in India
While organized retail in India is a tiny 2 percent of the total Rs 10 trillion (approx. U.S. $215 billion) retail industry, it is expected to grow 25 percent annually.
July 2006
New Delhi Report - India’s Refrigerator Market Comes to Life
The Indian appliance market is bristling with new launches, especially in the refrigerator category.
May 2006
New Delhi Report - Indians Prefer Foreign Appliances
Fifteen years ago, Indian consumers generally favored foreign-made products, and any consumer product with a Made in India tag might be considered inferior and of poor quality.
March 2006
New Delhi Report - Sustained Growth in India
A new study by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) released in November 2005 highlights growth trends in the consumer durables sector during the period of April 2004 through March 2005.
January 2006
Appliance Industry - New Delhi Report - India Vs. China
The media loves it. So do financial analysts and economists. The India-versus-China comparison invariably rears its head at seminars and conferences and is the flavor of the season for business writers in international media.
November 2005
New Delhi Report - India's Most-Wanted Appliances
India’s Most-Wanted Appliances
September 2005
New Delhi Report - Videocon: Homegrown and Still Thriving
July 2005
New Delhi Report - Consumer Trends in the Indian Market
The Indian market has long been touted as one of the largest markets in the world.
May 2005
New Delhi Report - Can India Emerge as the World's Cellular Handset Factory?
India is fast emerging as the preferred launch pad for many international marketers of white goods. What’s more, some of the latest product innovations are being tested out in the Indian market ahead of even the U.S., Europe, or Japan.
March 2005
New Delhi Report - Videocon's European Venture
The Videocon Group has unveiled plans to set up a manufacturing hub in Europe.
March 2005
New Delhi Report - DVD Players Doing Brisk Business
The digital video disk (DVD) player market is growing rapidly and today nearly 800,000 units of the product are sold in the organized market annually.
March 2005
New Delhi Report - Voltas to Export Air-Conditioners
Voltas Ltd. is looking at selling its air-conditioners in South Africa, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in 2005.
March 2005
New Delhi Report - Electrolux India Launches Hobs and Hoods
The branded hobs and hoods market in India is small—barely 200,000 units—but Electrolux wants a share of it.
January 2005
New Delhi Report - CTV Sales Light Up During Diwali
It’s festival time once again in India, and the season when consumers give in to their urge to splurge.
January 2005
New Delhi Report - Color TV Options Increase
Flat screen CTVs seem to be passé in India. Today, there is a growing preference for LCD, projection, and plasma TV among affluent homes in Indian metropolitan cities.
November 2004
New Delhi Report - Festival Blues
The Indian festival season has begun on both a positive and a negative note this year. First the good news: the Indian economy is on a roll.
November 2004
New Delhi Report - FTAs Put Appliance OEMs in a Quandary
The Indian government has signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with some countries in South East Asia.
September 2004
New Delhi Report - The Indian Refrigerator Market
July 2004
New Delhi Report - Indian Air-Conditioner Market is Hot
Keeping consumers cool in what is turning out to be one of the hottest summers in recent times is no child’s play.
May 2004
New Delhi Report - Indian Appliance Market Growth to Continue
During 2003, Indian manufacturers of appliances—which include color televisions, washing machines, air-conditioners, refrigerators, and microwave ovens—hoped to encourage consumers to buy their products by offering price cuts.
March 2004
New Delhi Report - Fresh Launches and Strategy for Electrolux
The U.S. $15-billion Swedish appliance giant Electrolux AB is focusing on India in a big way.
March 2004
New Delhi Report - India Becoming Outsourcing Hub
India is increasingly becoming an outsourcing hub for a number of multinational companies.
January 2004
New Delhi Report - Indian Sales Increasing Due to Growing Market
There is plenty of good news for manufacturers of appliances and other household products. This year, the festive season started off with a bang.
November 2003
New Delhi Report - Can India Be A Manufacturing Hub?
A series of articles in the Western and Indian media have been debating the merits of two economic rivals, China and India. Not so long ago, India's economic achievements were considered no match for that of China.
September 2003
New Delhi Report - Electrolux Kelvinator News
CEO Rajeev Karwal is not the only new face among top management.
September 2003
New Delhi Report - Indian Air-Conditioner Producers Are Prospering
Temperatures soar in Indian cities and air-conditioner sales have picked up like never before.
September 2003
New Delhi Report - Refrigerators In Rural India
The price barrier is what prevents refrigerators from becoming a household item in rural India.
July 2003
New Delhi Report - Samsung's R&D Focus in India
India is fast emerging as a global research and development center for appliance companies.
May 2003
New Delhi Report - World Cup Bonanza
The year 2003 started with a bang for the advertising and marketing industries in India.
May 2003
New Delhi Report - Air-Conditioners Ready For New Battles
The World Cup marketing blitz is over in India. As TV sales slump, will refrigerators and air-conditioners fill the void?
March 2003
New Delhi Report - Easy Credit Drives Indian Consumer Durables Market
The rapid growth of the consumer durables sector in India has been attributed to a number of factors, including the entry of multinationals and the competitive strategies adopted by them.
January 2003
New Delhi Report - Cricket Fever
World Cup cricket is to Indian sport and marketing as the Super Bowl is to American marketers.
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