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Smartening wardrobes
Are Chennai’s purse-strings ready to loosen for wider purchase of designer-wear? Has the concept of prêt been understood? Where does fashion retailing stand? A report…


What’s that brand?
How hooked are Chennai’s teens to a brand? How important is it to their self-image and perception among peers? We take a look…
Am I presentable?

The newest and hottest USB card reader arrives with a mirror. This is to ensure that you are able to check your own appearance before you step into a meeting! It costs only about 15 dollars, and is foldable.

This card reader is not just ...


Customer driven

According to retail trends guru Nigel Carrier, 2008 is about bright colours set against neutrals like greys, grey/brown and dark blue for interiors. He feels that ceremonies and occasions will grow in importance. Weddings and ...


What’s the good word?
There is a market in English films dubbed into the vernacular and the dynamics of the change of language make it worthwhile we discover…
First take

The day long fast by the film fraternity saw a huge turnout of the younger actors as well. For many it was an opportunity to strut their stuff as well and on display were the varying fashion statements of the stars. Sibiraj wore a t-shirt ...


Going cuckoo!
The first cuckoo clocks were created in Austria…
Never make a film to lose money

On April 9, 2008, M. Saravanan of AVM Productions completed 50 years in Tamil cinema. His long journey began in the year 1958, when he joined the studios to work under his father. He began by working as a production executive on the film Deva ...


Go there do that

Chennai Trade Expo, organized by the Tamilnadu Trade Promotion Organization (TNTPO), is taking place from April 10-20 at the Chennai Trade Centre . This is billed as South India’s biggest trade expo and conducted the fifth year ...


Mom’s cooking is the best
This star cricketer tells us that he is not a foodie; and shares what his favourite dishes are…
Cook easy

Sowbaghya who is a known name in the wet grinder segment has launched a range of electric rice cookers under the brand names Easy Cook and Annam, with a capapcity of 1.8 litres to 20 litres. This overcomes the traditional ways of cooking rice, ...


Cool desktop
Producer Krishnakanth tells us of his newest electronic friend, a whiz desktop
Keeping Time for a Century
Stocking and selling watches for close to a hundred years, this firm is proud of its place in Chennai’s retail history…
Not just a ‘hoarding’?
Retail Plus looks at what hoardings mean to the general public in terms of retail communication…
An eye for a picture
Photographer, then cinematographer and director, K V Anand tells us of his latest venture while he lets us into the economic dynamics of turning professional lensman
Anand speak
Pursuing the art of photography and cinematography
How the market got hyper
How did the concept of the hypermarket begin? A look at the ‘first’ hypermarket in history…



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