Tariff war: New telcos to face tough times Oct 12, 2009
Between 2003 and 2004, a price war to gain market share had broken out between the two traditional rivals Hindustan Unilever (then HLL) and Procter e in the detergents market. First, it was HLL which reduced the price of Surf Excel in 2003 ... HLL followed suit and reduced the price of Surf Excel further and matched Ariel. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
FALCONS: No LawDog, its Tye Hill to the rescue? Sep 3, 2009
Not sure Hll is the answer, but it is AN answer of some sort. I think one more move for another CB might be a good move. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Retailers plan hiring soon Aug 25, 2009
NIS client list includes HLL, Britannia, Hero Honda and ITC among others, and it is a part of ADAG. According to him, hiring was hit 33% last year, but expects it go to back to its pre-slowdown levels within six months. We currently are training around 7,000 people for this year, for various sectors, he said, adding that this was mostly in the banking, retail and telecom sectors. (India Times)
New H&M store shoots for fall opening Jul 31, 2009
New He shoots for fall opening. New He shoots for fall opening. (AZCentral -- Business)
Citigroup maintains buy on Hindustan Unilever May 13, 2009
We believe HLL is well-positioned to benefit from the structural changes sweeping across India: steady increase in urbanisation, sustained growth in rural and urban incomes, and improving media penetration (especially in rural areas), the foreign broking house said in a report. The company has been aggressively launching new product variants and has also undertaken product relaunches, which we believe will continue. (India Times)
The Wheel of fortune Apr 28, 2009
That was a time when FMCG companies were still the kings of marketing and HLL was the undisputed emperor of all that it surveyed ... Alyque Padamsee, former CEO Lintas (the agency that worked on the detergents portfolio back then), recalls that Nirma was priced at a third of Surf and was as aggressive as HLL. Says Padamsee, Surf was Rs 21/kilo and Nirma was Rs 7/kilo ... Importantly Karsanbhai borrowed a leaf out of HLLs marketing manual and outadvertised us. (India Times)
Octuplets' mom, grandmother face off Feb 25, 2009
Who the Hll going to feed them. By AJC Reader. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
