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Corporate Connections to expand its footprint in Telangana

Apr 5, 2024 by Gayathri Pariti 0 Comments #Chairman & MD, #Corporate Communications is Canada-headquartered, #Corporate Connections, #CorporateConnections members, #Executive Director, #Executive Directors of Corporate Connections, #Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Telangana government, #Kamalesh Gupta, #KVT Ramesh, #KVT Ramesh Master Franchise for Corporate Connections in Telangana and AP, #Mr.Jayesh Ranjan, #Mr.S.P.Reddy, #of Corporate Connections, #S. Sharad Mahiswari, #S. Shard Mahiswari, #Sharad Mahiswari, #Terminus Group

Corporate Connections to expand its footprint in Telangana – Jayesh Ranjan to launch a new chapter of a global networking platform to be launched in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, April 05, 2024.….Corporate Connections, a global community where leaders connect to develop business-building relationships, gain access to advanced professional development opportunities and participate in peer advisory groups is to expand its operations in Telangana.

Mr.Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Telangana government. and Guest of Honour is Mr.S.P.Reddy, Chairman & MD, Terminus Group to launch a new chapter in a function to be held in the city on Saturday evening announced S. Sharad Mahiswari, Kamalesh Gupta, Executive Directors of Corporate Connections and KVT Ramesh Master Franchise for Corporate Connections in Telangana and AP in a press note issued in the city today. We are setting the chapter in Hyderabad and nominations are being accepted from successful business owners and C-Level executives, they added.

About 100 guests including CorporateConnections members and many outstation guests are expected to participate in the launch function. We have the presence of Directors & Members from 18 Cities in India and video messages globally including Global Market President Robert Gervais.

This Chapter is to be launched with an initial membership of 18 individuals/business owners, Ssharad Mahiswari, Executive Director, of Corporate Connections said that they would be limiting the membership to 25 per chapter.

Corporate Communications is Canada-headquartered and has a global presence. Corporate Connections is spread over 4 continents across 29 countries and 65 cities.

It will be a community of successful, and forward-thinking business owners and leaders who are willing to be a part of a rapidly expanding business with unmatched potential and scalability. Combined this results in exclusive and unparalleled access to the world.

CorporateConnections has 600-plus Members in India and plans to expand to various cities in India. We are looking to spread our wings into multiple cities immediately,” said KVT Ramesh

This will be an ideal platform for global business leaders to generate exceptional and measurable results through executive networking opportunities. Our proven model has helped executives build strategic and tactical relationships through a structured and supportive environment and has been a catalyst for change in their businesses and communities.

Further, only one individual from an industry vertical can become a member of a chapter. “to make a safe environment to do business”.

“Corporate Connections is the premier platform for accelerating executive-level connections. It provides global business leaders with the ideal setting for generating exceptional and measurable results through executive networking opportunities.” “Our members join CorporateConnections®️ to develop business relationships, gain access to advanced professional development opportunities and participate in peer advisory groups, said S. Shard Mahiswari.

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Retail’s Brightest Minds Convene at Retail Leadership Summit 2024 to Forge Future Pathways

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March 4, 2024, Mumbai: The Retail Leadership Summit 2024 (RLS 2024), organised by the Retailers Association of India (RAI), took place on February 28 and 29 at the Hotel Westin Powai Lake, Mumbai. This annual event brings together the brightest minds in retail to explore forward-thinking strategies within the industry.

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Welcoming the audience at RLS 2024, Kumar Rajagopalan, Chief Executive Officer, Retailers Association of India (RAI), said, “In 2023, the retail industry witnessed a tale of two halves: robust growth initially, followed by a plateau. This reflects the criticality of aligning with market dynamics and consumer needs. We’re observing a transformative shift, with retailers blending digital and physical experiences to create seamless consumer journeys. The key to future success lies in harnessing the power of omnichannel strategies and understanding the evolving consumer preference for convenience and trust. As we move forward, embracing innovation and agile responses to market trends will be pivotal in shaping the retail landscape.”

Setting the tone for the summit, Bijou Kurien, Chairman, Retailers Association of India (RAI), expressed,  “The retail industry in India is poised for significant growth in the year ahead. Driven by an 8%+ growth in GDP in Q3 FY’24 and based on steady investment by the Government and Private sector, consumption is bound to grow. The combination of online commerce coupled with offline expansion, driven by a more technology savvy consumer with greater aspirations would herald significant changes in retail structure, and channel strategy. Retailers and brands are gearing up for aggressive growth, particularly eyeing tier 2 cities for deeper market penetration. This strategic focus not only indicates a broadening of access for consumers but also signifies a shift towards tapping into the burgeoning demand in emerging urban centres. This optimistic outlook underscores the sector’s resilience and its pivotal role in the broader economic landscape of India.”

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Highlights of RLS 2024 included presentations and knowledge reports by RAI-Boston Consulting Group report titled ‘Unlocking the $2Tn retail opportunity by 2030: An activist agenda’, RAI-Deloitte report titled ‘Future of Retail: Profitable Growth through Technology and AI’, RAI-KPMG report titled ‘Achieving seamless commerce in India’ and PWC report titled ‘How India shops online: Consumer preferences in the metropolises and tier-1, 2, 3, 4 cities’. Furthermore, Best Retail Workplaces 2024 report by RAI – Great Place To Work was unveiled and the respective teams were felicitated.

The Summit saw the participation retail leaders, as well as top names in the retail service provider space. Retail stalwarts speaking at the summit included Hari Menon, CEO & Co-Founder, bigbasket, Lalit Agarwal – V-Mart Retail; Sagar Daryani, Co-Founder & CEO, Wow! Momo Foods, Avnish Anand – CaratLane; Avnish Kumar, Director, Neeru’s; Sanjay Vakharia, CEO, Spykar; P Jayakumar – Apollo Pharmacy; Rajiv Nair – Kaya Ltd; Samir Srivastav- Looks Salon; Satyen Momaya, CEO, Celio Future Fashion; Gautam Saraogi, CEO, Go Fashion (India) Ltd (Go Colors); among many others.

Speaking during the panel discussion on RLS 2024, Lalit Agarwal, Founder & MD, V-Mart Retail, discussed creating experiences in retail that resonate deeply with customers, especially budget-conscious customers, to make them feel smart and stylish within their means. He emphasised on emotional connection through personalised service and storytelling, making customers feel valued and understood. Lalit Agarwal advocates for building strong brand connections that extend beyond the store, through all interactions, including advertisements. This approach aims to turn customers into authentic influencers, leveraging word-of-mouth for brand promotion. The key is continuous engagement and storytelling, which ensures customer loyalty and organic growth.

Noting the importance of strategy differences across retail categories, Rajesh Jain, MD & CEO, Sports & Leisure Apparel (Lacoste India), highlighted the approach in the premium fashion segment, emphasising a uniform customer experience across online and offline channels without price differentiation except during season-end sales. He said that this strategy aims to cultivate customer habits and preferences for purchasing channels, whether for convenience online or the experience in-store. By maintaining consistent pricing and service, customers understand the brand’s value proposition, reducing their expectation for discounts and fostering brand loyalty.

Furthermore, Darpan Mehta, Director Tax, APAC International Stores, Amazon (US and India) and Vivek Somareddy, VP, Emerging Markets, Seller Experience and Global Trade, Amazon (US and India) made a presentation on “Unlocking Mechanisms and Working Capital for Business Expansion”.

Additionally, the second day of RLS 2024 featured a keynote speech by David Macadam, CEO of the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres (MECSC) and the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC). This was succeeded by a dynamic panel discussion titled ‘Mahasangram: Retail and Retail Real Estate,’ bringing together prominent figures from both retail real estate and retail industries for an engaging exchange of ideas.

Mall Developers participating in the discussion were Abhishek Bansal, Executive Director, Pacific Group; Dalip Sehgal, CEO, Nexus Malls; Muhammed Ali, CEO, Forum Malls; Rajneesh Mahajan, CEO, Inorbit Malls and Shibu Phillips, Director, Shopping Malls, Lulu group. While on the brands side were Manish Kapoor, MD & CEO, Pepe Jeans; Rajesh Jain, MD & CEO, Sports & Leisure Apparel Ltd; Sanjeev Rao, CEO, Being Human Clothing; Sanjay Vakharia, CEO, Spykar Lifestyles; and Tushar Dhingra, Co-founder & CEO, Dhishoom Cinemas.

In his keynote address at the summit before the Mahasangram Session, David Macadam, CEO, Middle East Council of Shopping Centres (MECSC), International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), shared insights on the evolution of experiential retail and e-commerce. He discussed the challenges and opportunities within the retail industry, emphasizing the importance of adapting to consumer demands for experiential and sustainable shopping experiences. Macadam highlighted the significant role of AI and technology in retail, the impact of mixed-use developments, and strategies for business development. He advocated for embracing change, prioritizing customer experience, and leveraging strategic partnerships to navigate the retail landscape successfully.

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Day 2 of RLS 2024 also had a dedicated D2C segment that saw participation of leaders of top D2C brands namely, Dhiraj Agarwal, Founder, Campus Sutra; Sneh Jain, Managing Director, The Baker’s Dozen; Harsh Lal, Co-Founder, The Souled Store. A scintillating Fireside chat with Parul Gulati, Actor & Founder of Nish Hair (featured on Shark Tank India). This segment explored the unconventional strategies that has enable these brands to achieve immense success in a short frame of time.

Parallelly to RLS 2024 was an extensive session of ‘Retail Store Design’ that saw participation of top retailers and brands deliberating on topics such as ‘Future of Retail Design: Exploring Emerging Trends and Technologies’, ‘Balancing Design and Functionality in Retail Spaces’, a captivating Fireside Chat and  a Masterclass on ‘The art of curating memorable and meaning customer journey’.

The advisory board of RLS 2024 includes Anujj Puri, ANAROCK, Ashwin Khasgiwala, Reliance Retail Limited; Avjit Mitra, Croma, Infiniti Retail; Hari Menon, bigbasket; Johnson Verghese, Fossil India; Nissan Joseph, Metro Brands; Rajneesh Mahajan, Inorbit Mall; Sagar Daryani, Wow! Momo Foods; Venkatesalu P, Trent.

The first day of RLS 2024 came to a close with the grand felicitation of the crème de la crème of the retail industry with India’s Retail Champions Award 2024 and the Retail Start-up Awards 2024, both evaluated by eminent personalities from the industry as the Jury.

Winners of India’s Retail Champions Awards 2024 were:

 

Categories Name of the Company Name of the Brand
Apparel & Lifestyle The Souled Store The Souled Store
Apparel & Lifestyle Raymond Lifestyle Ethnix
Apparel & Lifestyle Spykar Lifestyle Pvt Ltd Spykar
Apparel & Lifestyle Brand Concepts Ltd BAGLINE, House of Luxury Bags
Beauty Himalaya Wellness Company Himalaya Wellness
Wellness Wellness Forever Wellness Forever
Wellness Apollo Pharmacy Limited Apollo Pharmacy
Consumer Durables & IT (CDIT) Vijay Sales (India) Private Limited Vijay Sales
Consumer Durables & IT (CDIT) Infiniti Retail Ltd Croma
D2C Cleardekho Eyewear Pvt Ltd ClearDekho
Department store Shoppers Stop Limited Shoppers Stop
Food & General Retail (Large format over 5,000 sq. ft) LULU Group International LULU HYPER MARKET
Food & General Retail (Small format below 5,000 sq. ft) Reliance Retail Limited Reliance Fresh Signature
Footwear Metro brands Ltd Footwear
Footwear Liberty shoes Ltd. Footwear
Home Decor / Home Improvement Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd Godrej Interio
Jewellery Reliance Jewels (Reliance Retail) Reliance Jewels
Restaurant & QSR Apsara Ice Creams LLP Apsara Ice Creams
Restaurant & QSR Dindigul Thalappakatti Dindigul Thalappakatti
Speciality Retail Ample Technologies Private Limited Monobrand Stoes of Apple, ASICS, UA and Bose. Apple Store brand name “Imagine”
Success Story of 2024 Trent Zudio
IndiaAsha Foundation appoints social sector veteran Sujata Borkar as Executive Director of North West Maharashtra Branch
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IndiaAsha Foundation appoints social sector veteran Sujata Borkar as Executive Director of North West Maharashtra Branch

Jun 9, 2022 by Praveen 0 Comments #Executive Director, #IndiaAsha, #North West Maharashtra Branch, #Sujata Borkar

IndiaAsha Foundation, the non-profit organisation operating in health, education, & social welfare sectors in several states of India, on Thursday announced the appointment of Sujata Borkar as the Executive Director of the Northwest Maharashtra branch of the organisation.

Borkar has worked at the grassroot level for more than two decades on various social issues and has been associated with IndiaAsha Foundation for more than one decade. With her passion for social change, IndiaAsha Foundation has successfully implemented many programmes with high social impact.

Appointment of Sujata Borkar as Executive Director of Northwest Maharashtra branch will give renewed thrust to various social activities of IndiaAsha Foundation that has been disrupted during the COVID pandemic period.

“I am honoured to take the new role of Executive Director of Northwest Maharashtra branch at India Asha Foundation that has been doing many pioneering works in the field of health, education and other related fields. Our efforts in rural and tribal areas of various states touch the lives of local communities deeply. Especially, reskilling initiatives for youth and overcoming learning disabilities of students in rural and tribal areas are some of the initiatives, we take pride. With an efficient team and encouraging ecosystem, India Asha Foundation will strive to serve the underprivileged of the society with passion and care,” said Sujata Borkar, newly appointed Executive Director of Northwest branch of MaharashtraatIndiaAsha Foundation.

She said that the organisation would resume many of its social activities that had been severely disrupted due to the COVID pandemic.

“The COVID pandemic has disrupted social intervention measures worldwide and India is no exception. However, we are resuming our activities with renewed vigour a laser sharp-focus on helping children from rural & tribal areas in overcoming learning disabilities apart from ensuring overall personality development. Given that school dropout rates have been high owing to COVID, we aim to minimise school dropout rates and help children to cope with mainstream education,” Borkar added.

Established in 2001, IndiaAsha Foundation has been working relentlessly to uplift the quality-of-life of people living in rural and tribal areas. In the last two decades, the Foundation is deeply involved in in promoting education, civic duties, healthcare, sustainable livelihood, social causes and civic duties among rural citizens.

In education sector, IndiaAsha’s ‘Indeea’ project has been instrumental in imparting soft skill development and career-oriented computer courses to students in rural areas of Maharashtra. The project also promotes STEM activities through collaboration with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Innovation Centre in the rural areas.

Similarly, the 7-year old Project SHARP (School and Home Applicable Remedial Programme] is another flagship project of IndiaAsha Foundation.Under this initiative, the Foundation facilitates normal development of children with any learning difficulty through specialized remedial coaching. ‘SHARP’ has conducted 5,613hours of sessions in average 15schools constituting 5,379students in which 15trainers had run various awareness campaigns, participative workshops, proactive competitions, psychological counselling and remedial coaching. Out of 5,379 participants, 3,139 students were passed out their final examinations and joined the mainstream education.

IndiaAsha Foundation has been running various healthcare interventions like building AIDs awareness campaign, blood group checkup and nutritional counselling among others. The Foundation has also been promoting environmental awareness programmes, voting rights, no to bribe among others under its civic duties’ initiatives. It also promotes literature & art related activities by organizing various cultural group activities, promotion of books by new artists, running of a magazine that spreads knowledge-based articles among others.

Currently, it has embarked on a journey to establish an exploratory lab for young children, rare books reprinting, and a learning disabilities school for upliftment of rural people. The Foundation is actively seeking patrons and donors, who can generously contribute towards these noble causes.

Commenting on the appointment and various initiatives of IndiaAsha Foundation, Chief Patron of IndiaAsha Foundation, Sanjeev Dahiwadkar said, “India’s prosperity lies in equitable growth, which can only be achieved through upliftment of rural youth and children. All our initiatives are directed at serving rural communities across the spectrum to achieve these goals. With appointment of Sujata Borkar, all our social interventions will resume with new determination. We are confident that the organisation will serve the community better under her leadership and guidance.”

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Bank of Baroda announces the Winners of the 2022 Edition of the #SaluteHerShakti Contest

May 6, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Bank of Baroda, #Executive Director, #Shri Vikramaditya Singh Khichi

Hyderabad, May 2022: Bank of Baroda, one of India’s leading public sector banks, today announced the winners of the 2nd Edition of the #SaluteHerShakti contest. The contest, which was launched on International Women’s Day in March, seeks to recognise and celebrate the inspiring women amongst us. From the number of remarkable entries received, Ms Neelam Rani who hails from Patiala and Ms Kiran Devi Bothra from Delhi were adjudged the winners for the courage shown under adversity and for displaying a heart-warming commitment to helping those in need.

The two winners got a chance to interact with Bank of Baroda’s brand ambassadors PV Sindhu and Shafali Verma virtually. The winner of the Nari Shakti Puraskar for promoting Indian folk music on a global scale, Ms Batool Begum was also present at the event. And the host for the day was Rannvijay Singha, the well-known Indian actor, television personality and VJ.

The story of Ms Neelam Rani is that of a wife, mother and a woman who displayed immense determination and grit when adversity struck her family. When her husband’s business faced a financial crisis, Neelam took it upon herself to start a small cosmetics shop to support her family. After facing challenges early on with no customers, she persevered and her shop is now running successfully and is well-known in Patiala.

The second winning story is that of Ms Kiran Devi Bothra. Not only has Kiran single-handedly raised her daughter after the untimely death of her husband, but during the pandemic, Kiran served the homeless and hungry people in her community with free homemade food.

Shri Vikramaditya Singh Khichi, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda said, “We are overwhelmed with the response received for Bank of Baroda’s #SaluteHerShakti campaign. It was inspiring to hear the extraordinary stories of seemingly ordinary women and they deserve recognition for the strength they have displayed and their determination to make a difference. For Bank of Baroda, it was also exciting for us to host Ms Rani, Ms Bothra and Ms Begum on the same platform as our brand endorsers, PV Sindhu and Shafali Verma and listening to the interaction between these women was truly rewarding.

We hope to take many such initiatives in the future to recognise and encourage women from all walks of life.”

During the interaction, PV Sindhu highlighted the challenges she faced during her younger days and the importance of the role that parents can play in ensuring that girls can achieve their dreams, be it in sports or in any other field. Shafali Verma also added to this and highlighted the support she had from her family that gave her the platform to succeed.