Electrolux spared SA gas restrictions

Home products company Electrolux says it has been given the go-ahead to run its Adelaide plant at full production, despite earlier fears of staff stand-downs as a result of the Moomba gas crisis.

Wash machines end dry run

New Delhi, Jan. 5: The good times are back for the washing machine industry. After a gap of two years, the industry has recorded a double-digit growth at 10.7 per cent in 2003.

Selling a “consumer-friendly” proposition

A senior citizen, hands loaded with provisions, slowly scales a steep, winding flight of stairs, halting now and then to catch his breath and survey his progress. On reaching the desired floor, the man shuffles to a door, fishing a key out of his pocket. He bends over, fumbles with the lock for a…