Gold statues
Gold Star Glitters, a subsidiary of RT Diamonds, a diamond manufacturing and exporting house, has launched a new range called Shilp -- a unique collection of hollow gold statues in 24 carat pure gold.

These statues are available in a wide range of weights staring from 2 grams onwards, which is priced around Rs 1,500.

Compaq Presario offer
Compaq Computer India Ltd's exclusive alliance with American Express Bank allows buyers to secure the Compaq Presario range of home PCs up-front for just Re 1 and a 2 per cent service fee. For a limited period, American Express will provide 100 per cent financial support to consumers with an easy repayment scheme through monthly instalments as low as Rs 1,206, spread over three years. According to IDC, 80 per cent of home PC funding comes from household finances. The new scheme applies to all Compaq PCs, from the entry level Celerons to the powerful P-III's and is available immediately through Compaq's retail network in Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai and Bangalore.

Chanting chimes
Shetra Times (P) Ltd has introd-uced Shloka & Mantra (hymns & religious verses) chanting products such as door bells, wall and table clocks and continous chanting boxes (a sort of walkman) in Mumbai. Priced around Rs 400, the products claim to be the first of its kind in India.

Winter fun from Oberoi Oberoi Hotels and Resorts has launched the `Winter Special' and `Weekends' holiday packages in the Indian market. The Winter Special offer is available in seven hotels of the Oberoi Group in India. The offer includes accommodation for two adults, one-way transfer from the airport or railway station, a welcome drink on arrival, bed tea, daily American breakfast, late check-out and a complimentary extra bed for one additional person. The `Weekend Package' is valid at five of the group's hotels. This package for two nights includes accommodation for two, early check in, fruits, flowers and chocolates in the room, daily American breakfast, use of health club facilities and a late check-out till 6 pm.

Reid & Taylor showroom in Mysore
Reid & Taylor has opened its first exclusive retail showroom in Mysore. The showroom, measuring 800 sq ft, is the first in a series of exclusive retail outlets planned by Reid & Taylor. The company is in the process of beefing up its retail distribution network with plans of 300-400 retail outlets in the coming years.

Feedback
``This refers to the article that appeared on our brand `Eva' in The Financial Express dated October 22, 1999. We at Sara Lee TTK Ltd are surprised to know that such an article has appeared without verifying the facts from the company. Your newspaper has not contacted us to verify/confirm the information received from a trainee/student. We would like to state that some points in the article are incorrect and you are not expected to publish what is stated by a trainee student before verifying with the company."

Our correspondent replies: The story on `Eva' was published as part of a series of summer projects presented by B-school students at Prerana '99, an annual all-India Summer Project Contest held by the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE). The idea behind the series was to concentrate on the summer projects only and to recognise the efforts of the students. The presentations were made by students at a public forum, where the Press was also invited, and thus the data was very much in the public domain.