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Has Noel Tata done enough to step into Ratan's shoes?

by Brian Carvalho |Oct 23, 2009

The only one with the coveted family name to be heading a group business, Noel N. Tata is seen as one of the more likely candidates to step into Ratan Tata's shoes. But has he done enough?

Noel Tata's decisions help Trent come out at the top

by Brian Carvalho |Oct 23, 2009

Trent has plodded on for a decade to crawl up to sales of a little under Rs 1,000 crore. But Noel Tata's two crucial decisions-with regard to profitability and private labels- ensure it is the most vi...

"The plan A for India is digital"

by Brian Carvalho |Jun 8, 2010

A reporter, a foreign correspondent, an overseas bureau chief, a deputy editor, a managing editor, an editor and publisher-and now Chief Executive! That's a splendid career graph and it belongs to Joh...

Footprint for footfalls

by Brian Carvalho |May 29, 2008

With Croma,Westside,Titan and Tanishq stores, and much more, the Tatas have a formidable retail presence.

Hyperactive

by Brian Carvalho |May 29, 2008

Hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores, rural business hubs…Reliance is on a retailing blitzkrieg, but is it on the right track?

The man who saw tomorrow

by Brian Carvalho |May 29, 2008

He has a head start in retail, but Kishore Biyani may have already begun to gravitate towards his next big squeeze: Financial services.

Indian pharma majors betting it big

by Brian Carvalho |Jan 8, 2008

India’s handful of innovation-driven pharma companies are running through hundreds of crores of rupees in their endeavour to put a new drug on the global market. There have been a few setbacks a...

New CEO, new HUL

by Brian Carvalho |Mar 19, 2008

Hindustan Unilever is on a roll again. That HUL has been finally able to stoke up the growth embers, improve profitability, regain market shares, and grow fledgling markets in the past three years, ar...

They're back

by Brian Carvalho |Jan 22, 2008

Two decades after testing Indian waters, the Hindujas are once again in investment mode in India. They’re planning to pump at least $50 billion into a number of sectors in the next five to seven...

'Fidelity International will be in Investing mode for next five years'

by Mahesh Nayak |Nov 26, 2007

<p>Ten years ago, Barry Bateman&nbsp;realised,&nbsp;there was space for&nbsp;a&nbsp;new global consumer finance brand. A decade down the line, Fidelity International&nbsp;is managing assets of $299.4 ...