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...Parliament was dogged by rumors that he bribed members of a prominent political party-rumors that he denies. Nor was that his first brush with accusations of financial impropriety. In 1999 Indian officials charged that he had violated the country's strict foreign-exchange rules when he sponsored a Benetton formula-one racing team in the mid-1990s. Those charges were dismissed in court, but they've left Mallya with the feeling that he's being persecuted by India's bureaucrats. "Being chairman of the UB Group counts for nothing in this country," Mallya complains...
...Merloni Elettrodomestici started turning out Ariston appliances--washing machines, dishwashers and refrigerators--with RFID readers that will eventually allow them to communicate with products bearing smart tags. Washers, for instance, will be programmed to read clothing labels for cleaning instructions. But that vision had a setback last spring, when Benetton nixed RFID tagging for its Sisley line because privacy groups threatened a boycott. Benetton is still determined to use RFID for inventory, hoping to replicate a system in place at Prada's New York Epicenter store. Sales personnel there can search inventory without leaving clients, thanks to RFID tags. Next...
...this consumer boom is on full display in Gurgaon, a satellite city south of New Delhi that is rapidly developing into mall-rat heaven. Since December, three mammoth, glitzy malls have opened their doors there, crammed with a collection of stores airlifted straight from America's suburbs--Nike, Benetton, Pizza Hut, Subway sandwiches, even a showroom for Bose audio systems. Two multiplex theaters show such Hollywood hits as The Matrix Reloaded. Five more malls nearby are in the works...
...this consumer boom is on full display in Gurgaon, a satellite city south of New Delhi that is rapidly developing into mall-rat heaven. Since December, three mammoth, glitzy malls have opened their doors there, crammed with a collection of stores airlifted straight from America's suburbs?Nike, Benetton, Pizza Hut, Subway sandwiches, even a showroom for Bose audio systems. Two multiplex theaters show such Hollywood hits as The Matrix Reloaded. Five more malls nearby are in the works...
...just three days. Inside the mall Spanish pop tunes blared from loudspeakers as families pushed strollers along marble floors, past shop windows for large Spanish chain stores like Zara and El Corte Inglés, and over half a dozen international brands such as Nike, H&M and Benetton. As in any mall, teenagers stood in atriums under giant skylights, smoked cigarettes and checked each other out. The McDonald's was packed, as were four tapas bars. Seventeen-year-old Leticia Gonzalez said that while she would still hang out in Madrid at night, she thought she would shop here...