Mithali Raj Honoured by Australian Diamonds Retail Partner Senco Gold & Diamonds

India – Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team and the official ambassador for Rio Tinto’s Australian Diamonds programme, was honoured with the Senco Gold & Diamonds, Swarna Samman award at a star-studded event held in Kolkata on Friday 21st December.

 

Swarna Samman is an annual award by leading retail JewellerSenco Gold & Diamonds to recognise outstanding achievers in the fields of art, culture and sports. This year Mithali Raj is honoured for her excellence and contribution to women's cricket in India.

 

Speaking at the event Ms Raj said, “I am delighted to be the recipient of Senco Gold & Diamonds, Swarna Samman. When I first started playing cricket, there was no recognition of female players in India. I have had to strive for all that I achieved and I’m honoured to have represented my country and taken it to the pinnacle of world cricket.”

 

The award was presented by Shaankar Sen, Chairman and Managing Director, Senco Gold & Diamonds in the presence of Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian men’s cricket team, and Brand Ambassador for Senco Gold & Diamonds.

 

Suvankar Sen, Executive Director, Senco Gold & Diamonds, said, “Swarna Samman is our way of recognising exemplary individuals who have dedicated their lives to their chosen field. We wish to thank them for enriching our lives and being an inspiration to society. This year we are honoured to present the award to an icon of Indian cricket, MsMithali Raj.”

 

The following day at the Senco Gold & Diamonds, Moulali showroom Mithali Raj unveiled an exclusive collection of Australian Diamonds jewellery from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Western Australia. Comprising both bridal and fashion jewellery, the Australian Diamonds collection is available at all Senco Gold & Diamonds stores.

 

Central to Rio Tinto’s Australian Diamonds initiative is a leading-edge system to track Rio Tinto’s rough diamonds from its Argyle mine in Australia through to jewellery in India, thereby celebrating Rio Tinto’s diamond heritage and pedigree from a clean, traceable source of diamonds.

 

Vikram Merchant, Director of Rio Tinto’s Diamond Sales and Marketing activities in India said, “We are delighted to work with leading retailer Senco Gold & Diamonds and honoured that Mithali Raj is the official ambassador for Australian Diamonds, helping promote the popularity of diamonds in fashion and bridal jewellery, particularly for younger Indian consumers.”

Spread Christmas Cheer with Fabelle’s Heart of Gold Collection

Tis the season to be jolly! Christmas and New Year are around the corner and celebrations will be incomplete without presenting gifts to your loved ones. If you're looking for the perfect stocking stuffer or something to share with the whole family this Christmas, ITC's Fabelle Exquisite Chocolates are guaranteed to add a dash of indulgence to the festive season. Fabelle recently unveiled India’s first luxury chocolate crafted with 24k edible gold – The Heart of Gold Collection. The elegant collection of pralines is handcrafted by Fabelle's Master Chocolatiers and Michelin Star Chef Marco Stabile.

The confluence of rich expertise brought forth by Chef Stabile’s global experiences, learnings, and sensibilities in collaboration with the brand’s unique capability and craftsmanship of Fabelle’s master chocolatiers has led to the creation of Fabelle Heart of Gold Collection.

Each box of the limited edition Fabelle Heart of Gold collection comprises an intricately crafted set of chocolate pralines with five different multi-textural fillings, all accompanied with 24k edible gold-coated crisps at its core.

Each praline offers a rich, multi-sensory experience - filled with ruby mousse, almond - hazelnut with rich dark mousse, soft notes of milk choco mousse paired with alphonso mango conserve, a pristine white mousse with a hint of lemon, and a golden caramel-filled hazelnut-almond praline.

Since its launch in 2016, Fabelle has been the torchbearer of innovation in chocolate-making. Renowned for its revolutionary launches each year, Fabelle keeps luxury at the forefront and has the most decadent chocolate collections that are unique and indulgent. Their creations over the years have enabled Fabelle to put India on the global chocolate map.

Organized Retailers Association Appoints T S Sridhar as President

 

Ropes in Sales & Distribution veteran T S Sridhar as President of ORA

Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Organized Retailers Association, today announced the appointment of Mr. T S Sridhar as the President of ORA (Organized Retailers Association). 

Mr. T S Sridhar, who has over three decades of experience working in Sales & Distribution teams of various organizations including big corporates like Nokia and Gillette will now be working with ORA to protect the association’s interest on matters related to brands, Government, bureaucrats and legal. 

“We are delighted to have T S Sridhar on board at ORA. He is a seasoned professional with a proven track record in managing Large Format Stores and Organized Retail. In his new role, he will be a key player in building and strengthening relationships of ORA - an organization that represents all leading mobile retail chains of South India with other national and domestic forums and organizations. I am confident that he will bring in a lot of experience and value to ORA and to our leadership team. We look forward to an exciting journey with him and wish him all the success,” says The Committee of Organized Retailers Association. 

Mr. T S Sridhar has worked with Nokia India for over 14 years, managing distribution and sales network. He also handled roles related to Marketing, Finance, and HR functions in Nokia and was responsible for Rs. 4500 crore turnover in the region with overall Profit &Loss responsibility. Prior to this, he worked with Gillette for over 14 years where he specialized in Retail & channel sales. He also in the capacity of sales planning and channel development manager delivered desired sales objectives for the organisation and acted as an interface between sales, marketing and other functions

About Organized Retailers Association

Organized Retailers Association is a forum that represents all leading mobile retail chains in South India. Some of the brands who are part of the organization are Poorvika, Sangeetha, BigC, Pai, Happi, Chennai mobiles, Lot, Celekt, BNew, Supreme, Touch, Darling, Cellpoint.

On an expansion spree, online gifting platform, Winni opens its 150th milestone retail bakery store in Delhi-NCR

 

Set to launch 5000 stores globally by 2025 

An Indian brand – completely bootstrapped since inception – present in over 40 countries 

New Delhi: Winni, India’s fastest growing online gifting and bakery retail chain, achieves a milestone number by announcing the opening of its 150th store today at Kaushambi, Delhi NCR. Winni aims to triple its turnover by 2021-22. With a current revenue of INR 65 crore in FY 21, expected to cross INR 150 crore by March 2022, Winni aims to launch 5000 stores by 2025. 

Bullish about delivering gifts in less than 2 hours, Winni is country’s leading multi-category online gifting and bakery retail company which offers a wide range of affordable quality cakes, fresh flowers, highly personalized gift items, gourmet foods & best range of curated products for every occasion and festivals. 

Feeling excited about this milestone achievement, Winni’s Co-founder & CEO, Mr. Sujeet Kumar Mishra said, “We took a bold decision to enter in retail segment when this country was under the impact of pandemic and it was considered to be a risk for us but within 18 months of our retail journey, we are able to expand Winni’s footprints at pan India level in 23 states and 5 UTs starting from Baramulla to Coimbatore. We have penetrated in almost every big and small tier-2, tier-3 cities & towns. Within a short span we have proved our mettle by opening our 150th retail store in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad. This is just a start for Winni as we are going to be more aggressive and capture a bigger pie in the next 3 years with our global expansion plans intact and I am sure that we will be easily achieving our target of opening 5000 stores worldwide by 2025.” 

Elaborating further, Sujeet Kumar Mishra said “Indian bakery industry is estimated to have 12 Bn dollars market size and a large part of it is still unorganised. Winni Cakes & More is on a drive to redefine the bakery industry landscape by tuning the existing norms, processes, market dynamics & quality control mechanism to ensure affordable quality bakery products for consumers.  Mapping the gaps in the existing market we have built a robust retail chain model that sets the benchmark for delivering the standard quality products across India including tier-3, tier-4 and small towns where people still don’t have access and experience of the real taste of cakes and other bakery products. We have opened our stores in the remotest places like Nirmal in Telangana, Jagraon in Punjab, Baramulla in J&K and Dharmanagar in Tripura. We are going to be more aggressive now in metros and tier-1 cities by diversifying our retail model that offers a variety of stores including master kitchen, hot kitchen, cold kitchen & QSR models. We have recently entered into the premium dine-in Cafe model as well by opening a 2400 square feet outlet in Panchkula, Haryana and very soon we will be opening premium dine-in cafes in Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore.” 

Ankur Maskara, Retail Head, Winni said, “We are the only bakery retail chain that has a complete manufacturing process available at store right from baking sponge to garnishing the bakery products and selling it through counters. We are in the process of backward integration by setting up premix plants. We offer end to end support to our franchise partners including retail designing, manpower training, raw material supply and also day to day handling of store management issues. This is the reason why we could open our 150th store in a record time of 18 months. We are happy to share that we have a 98% success rate of store sustainability which sets us apart from other big players in the market like Monginis.” 

With over 150 retail stores operational in tier-1, tier-2, tier-3 cities and small towns of 23 states and 4 UTs Winni is expanding its footprints aggressively. Started in 2012, the bootstrapped start-up offers its services close to 650 cities and towns in India and over 40 countries globally through its 4000+ strong vendor network for its online division. Winni started its retail division to ensure the consistent quality of the bakery products delivered to its online customers. It has a total base of more than 20 million customers.  

About Winni 

The company is headquartered in Panchkula (near Chandigarh) and it has 350+ employees in half a dozen cities of India like Delhi, Pune, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Kolkata. With its fast-paced expansion plans Winni is emerging as a rapidly growing company in this space and it will be soon in the position to challenge the monopoly of existing players like FnP (Fern N Petals) and IGP. 

Wipro Expands Sports, Entertainment, Retail and Transport Offerings with Launch of Wipro VisionEDGE Solution

Expanded strategic partnership with Cisco positions Wipro as a leader in providing solutions & services to the digital advertising industry

NEW YORK and BANGALORE, India: Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) (BSE: 507685) (NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced Wipro VisionEDGE, a dynamic digital signage and omni channel advertising solution, to expand its sports, retail, transportation, and entertainment offerings. Formerly known as Cisco Vision, Wipro VisionEDGE offers a converged platform for innovation, and allow brands to manage, and stream content to deepen customer engagement.

As stadiums, airports, retailers, and other venues seek more efficient ways to engage with customers, Wipro VisionEDGE solution offers the flexibility to deliver a wide range of high-quality video and advertising to transform customer experience. Wipro VisionEdge will leverage the potential of Wipro FullStride Cloud Services to deliver clients the ability to unlock new business value from their brand properties and create new revenue streams.

Wipro has partnered with Cisco to offer the solution to customers through the Cisco SolutionsPlus program and Cisco Global Price List (GPL) in late 2021. In addition, both companies will continue to invest in the go-to-market plans and expand into newer potential applications for the Wipro VisionEDGE solution.

"Wipro's 26-year strategic partnership with Cisco is a testament to our ability to keep pace with the changing business and technology landscape, and deliver value through differentiated offerings and innovative partnership models. The launch of Wipro VisionEDGE through Cisco's SolutionsPlus program will significantly expand our solution and services reach to worldwide customers. We will continue to build new features, capabilities and services leveraging our EngineeringNXT and 5G offerings to deliver value and new business opportunities for our customers. We are excited to enter the next phase of this strategic partnership with Cisco," said Malay Joshi, Senior Vice President & Sector Head – Sports, Communications, Media, Technology, Wipro Limited.

"As the digital advertising market continue to grow and transform, we are excited to build on our partnership to deliver Wipro VisionEDGE and best-of-breed solutions to our customers," said Ken Martin, Managing Director Global Sales - Sports, Media, and Entertainment Industry Group, Cisco. "The sports, media, entertainment, transportation and retail industries are all undergoing major transformations backed by converged networks, wireless technologies, IPTV (Internet Protocol television), IP-fabric, sensors, cloud native applications, 5G, Artificial Intelligence and other groundbreaking innovations that will deliver unprecedented opportunities. We will continue to invest in our solutions portfolio and work closely with our customers and partners to support their evolving needs and adopt the best technologies on the market." 

For more information: https://www.wipro.com/engineeringNXT/wipro-visionedge-a-dynamic-digital-signage-solution/  

About Cisco

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by reimagining your applications, securing your enterprise, transforming your infrastructure, and empowering your teams for a global and inclusive future.

About Wipro Limited

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) (BSE: 507685) (NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 220,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future. 

Bowled over by Pennline’s new 83 Branded Cricket Collection

The exciting new line from William Penn’s homegrown brand Pennline and lifestyle brand 83 is out! Like the upcoming Bollywood movie, this official licensed merchandise captures the spirit of India’s legendary 1983 Cricket World Cup victory. The 83 branded premium office stationery and accessories feature cricket-inspired designs and will bowl over cricket lovers from every generation.

About Brand 83:

The brand 83 roots the cricketing emotion of India and signifies India's World Cup glory that transformed Cricket from a SPORT into a RELIGION. It is an expression of India’s cricketing passion. The brand resonates confidence, team spirit, triumph, euphoria, self-belief and determination.

About the Collection:

Each design in this collection is inspired by the love of the sport and Pennline’s talent for creating productivity-boosting products has been harnessed to create a line every cricket fan will desire in their homes and lives.

“It’s a moment of pride for William Penn to associate with 83. William Penn is a formidable brand in the premium office stationery space and 83, an exciting sports-lifestyle brand based on the film-83, have come together to leverage their synergies and offer consumers their very own, sports lifestyle merchandise based on Cricket. William Penn and 83 together are on a mission to recreate the buzz and nostalgia associated with India’s 1983 Cricket World Cup victory.”  said Nikhil Ranjan, MD, William Penn (P) Ltd. Bengaluru.

The 83 product range includes personalisable writing instruments, Alpha notebooks with commemorative covers, and power bank organisers that can wirelessly charge your tablet or phone on the go. The budget-friendly product line has something for every cricket fan and is priced between ₹ 395 - 7995. View the entire collection on the William Penn website.

https://www.williampenn.net/83-the-film.html

About William Penn

Founded in 2002, William Penn is widely recognised as a definitive brand for premium writing instruments and men’s accessories, as well as an unparalleled destination for personal as well as corporate gifts. With over 25 exclusive outlets across 8 cities and more than 50 globally renowned brands on offer including the homegrown Pennline and Lapis Bard, William Penn is home to a breathtaking range of innovative writing-essentials and lifestyle products and accessories.

Fractal Appoints Sangeetha Chandru as Chief Practice Officer for Retail

MUMBAI, India: Fractal, (fractal.ai), a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to Fortune 500® companies, today announced the appointment of Sangeetha Chandru as Chief Practice Officer for Retail. Based out of Fractal's global headquarters in New York, Sangeetha will oversee global operations for the retail practice and help drive market growth with particular focus on developing the right capabilities and value to clients.

Sangeetha brings over two decades of experience to this role having served in progressive leadership positions with some notable global retail brands in both industry and consulting. She has deep expertise in leading and managing large scale retail transformations by leveraging insights to drive long term value creation. In the past 10 years, she has served on the executive leadership team of Sobeys as well as her most recent role as Partner, Deloitte Canada where she was their National Operations Transformation and Retail Consulting Leader.

"Sangeetha's longtime retail transformation experience will help take Fractal's retail practice to the next level of growth," said Pranay Agrawal, Co-founder & CEO, Fractal. "I could not be more excited to add her to our leadership team as we continue to expand to meet the needs of our retail clients."

"I am so incredibly excited to join Fractal at such a pivotal time for the retail industry. I am confident that the value we deliver through our capabilities will drive sustained growth for our clients," said Sangeetha.

Sangeetha holds a BA and MA from the University of Madras as well as a MS from Claremont Graduate University.

About Fractal

Fractal is one of the most prominent players in the Artificial Intelligence space. Fractal's mission is to power every human decision in the enterprise and brings AI, engineering, and design to help the world's most admired Fortune 500® companies.

Fractal's products include Qure.ai to assist radiologists in making better diagnostic decisions, Crux Intelligence to assists CEOs, and senior executives make better tactical and strategic decisions, Theremin.ai to improve investment decisions, and Eugenie.ai to find anomalies in high-velocity data & Samya.ai to drive next generation Enterprise Revenue Growth Management.

Fractal has more than 3,000 employees across 16 global locations, including the United States, UK, Ukraine, India, Singapore, and Australia. Fractal has consistently been rated as India's best companies to work for, by The Great Place to Work® Institute, featured as a leader in Customer Analytics Service Providers Wave™ 2021, Computer Vision Consultancies Wave™ 2020 & Specialized Insights Service Providers Wave™ 2020 by Forrester Research, and recognized as an "Honorable Vendor" in 2021 Magic Quadrant™ for data & analytics by Gartner. For more information visit fractal.ai