Posted on February 12, 2020 by EPR Retail News Editors

Surprise your BAE with beautifully curated gift options from Giftstoindia24x7

KOLKATTA, India, 2020-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — It is that time of the year when the whole world celebrates the spirit of love on Valentine’s Day. Couples who live across boundaries often miss the chance to keep up with the joy of this day. Giftstoindia24x7.com, an e-commerce gifting platform is helping customers to send Valentine Day gifts to India and surprise their special one and enjoy this day. GiftstoIndia24x7, is an e-commerce platform which caters to the needs of non-residential Indians and allows them to conveniently send gifts to their loved ones back in India.

GiftstoIndia24x7 offers a great product range to its users. It has a specially curated category for Sending valentines day gifts to India for their loved ones. To provide customers with utmost convenience, the portal offers 24X7 customer service support, these experts curate a personalized experience and help customers pick the best gift option for their loved ones. The Valentine’s Day category boasts of 1000+ personalized gifting options in addition to the array of other gift products. To amplify the gifts options, give users the best shopping experience and enable them to send the best Valentine’s day gifts to India, the portal partnered with gifting start-ups across India. Additionally, Carvaan products from SaReGaMaPa are available for the music lovers giving customers more options to make Valentine Day gifting truly special for their significant other.

From classic gifts like Luxury Bouquet Boxes, teddy bears, cushioned hearts, jewellery, etc to specially curated hampers for food lovers, grooming set for the grooming addicts and hampers for the fashionistas; GiftstoIndia24x7 has something in store for every person who wishes to shower love and Send valentines day gifts to India for their significant other. Additionally, it also has personalized options like personalized calendars, select-experiences and dining vouchers, personalized mugs, t-shirts amongst others. For those who want to keep it simple, it offers an option to Send specially curated arrangements of flowers to India from USA on the same day.

With its premier offerings and strong delivery network, GiftstoIndia24x7 spreads smiles across 1500+ locations in India. With services like exclusive delivery options like same day delivery and midnight delivery, an easily accessible portal and 10,000+ gifting options, GiftstoIndia24x7 is helping couples celebrate love across distances.

About GiftstoIndia24x7

Established in 1999, GiftstoIndia24x7 is India’s premier gifting platform specially curated for the gifting needs of non – residential Indians. The e-commerce portal offers its users about 20,000 gift options for multiple occasions along with same day delivery and mid-night delivery options. The e-commerce platform delivers has the largest distribution network and delivers to 1500+ locations in India. The platform boasts of a 24X7 customer service support which gives customers across the globe a personalized gifting experience, making them feel more connected with their family and friends back home.

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Posted on January 30, 2018 by Retail News Editor

SPAR India opens its sixth hypermarket in Bangalore, its 19th overall in the country

India, 2018-Jan-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR India has launched its sixth store in Bangalore, its 19th overall in the country. The new SPAR Hypermarket offers customers an innovative shopping experience at the Vega City Mall in the south of the city. The store spans 5,100 m² and has over 50,000 products with 25 checkout counters.

Commenting on the launch, Mr Rajeev Krishnan, SPAR India Managing Director & CEO, said: “At SPAR, our aim is to enrich the shopping experience of our customers. The new SPAR store at Vega City Mall is a big step in this journey. It has been designed to offer value in an engaging and interactive environment. We have used technology and product in new ways to deliver a truly amazing experience. We are on an incredible journey which started in Bangalore 10 years ago and we never cease to be delighted by the love and affection of the city. As we open our 19thstore here, we would like to thank our customers and partners for their support in making this store a reality.”

A highly targeted digital campaign was launched on 7 January for Bangalore residents with the prime objective of creating awareness and excitement about the new store launch. The highlight of this campaign was an integrated online-offline idea – LOOTMAAR – an opportunity to do a 60 second shopping dash in the new SPAR Vega City store. The participants were asked to take part in a game where they had to choose the right route to reach a shopping cart, tag three friends who are in Bangalore and tell us why they should be chosen as SPAR’s no. 1 “lootmaar”. From the entries on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, five lucky winners were chosen to take part in the shopping dash on 13 January.

Another positive event for SPAR India recently was its hashtag trending campaign, #SPARVegaCity, which ranked second overall on Twitter in India. Twitter users discussed the various features of the new store and showed appreciation for the fact that SPAR has opened in this new location. The campaign gained more reach through coverage by some well known bloggers and Facebook communities.

SPAR seeks to deliver on its four core pillars of Freshness, Choice, Value and Service. The new store at Vega City Mall fulfils all of these principles with the addition of new categories such as the Wonder Years entertainment section for kids, a new Beauty department, Grandma’s Corner with products that remind one of their childhood, Taste of India, Taste the World, SPAR Natural and more.

The store also makes use of innovative technologies such as self-assist kiosks to help customers navigate the store and an interactive digital SPAR Studio, which gives customers a 3D experience of products they wish to purchase before making their final choice.

The technology team has also improved the back-end efficiency for faster billing and self checkout counters have been installed to save customers time. As an added convenience feature, home-delivery is offered through SPAR India’s omni-channel service, allowing customers to shop online.

As a commitment to the community, all staff members have been hired locally.

The biggest tradeshow on retail design and in-store marketing in India to be held in Mumbai from 22 to 24 February 2018

Biggest tradeshow on retail design and in-store marketing in India
Over 150 exhibitors with 4,000 sqm are expecting around 7,500 visitors
In-Store Asia offers comprehensive package of trade fair, convention, design award and VM competition

DUSSELDORF, Germany, 2018-Jan-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — In November 2016, Messe Düsseldorf India and the Indian company Thought Shows & Events Pvt Ltd. founded a new company, Excosa, thus paving the way for a joint focus of the specialist trade fair In-Store Asia. Now the time has finally come: for the first time, from 22 to 24 February 2018 In-Store Asia will take place under joint management, and the event will also be its first time as a member of the EuroShop family.

In-Store Asia is the biggest tradeshow on retail design and in-store marketing on the Indian subcontinent. For over a decade is has helped decisively in keeping up with trends, innovations and developments throughout the world. Now In-Store Asia is set to become a member of the EuroShop family. For EuroShop, the World´s No. 1 Retail Trade Fair, this market début is ideal in view of the healthy growth rates on the Indian retail market.

Everything is going extremely well for In-Store Asia 2018: having attracted over 125 exhibitors and filling 4,000 sqm net exhibition space so far, the trade fair is already 30 per cent up compared with the previous event. Around 7,500 trade visitors are expected to come to the Bombay Exhibition Centre on the three days of the event. This year a large number of new exhibitors have registered and, what is more, the share of international exhibitors has risen by 20% and is currently the highest ever, including companies from the United States, China, Italy and Taiwan.

One trade fair – four highlights

Expo: In-Store Asia will feature a large range of products and services, comprising POP displays, shopper marketing, retail technology and signage as well as digital printing, retail design, visual merchandising, lighting, materials, fittings and accessories.

Convention: The simultaneously held convention is expected to attract 350 decision-makers from the retail trade, including brand manufacturers, retailers, retail designers, visual merchandisers and shopper marketing agencies. More than 20 Indian and international speakers will be giving presentations on current issues in the industry.

VM&RD Retail Design Awards: The award ceremony for the 10th VM&RD Retail Design Awards will be the most prestigious event in the Indian retail design community and is due to be held on the second day of In-Store Asia. Top retail designers will be competing in 12 store design categories as well as in 10 special categories. The number of companies applying for this year’s awards has been higher than ever, with companies submitting 360 projects in all.

VM Challenge: Last but not least, In-Store Asia 2018 will conduct its highly popular window display competition, known as the VM Challenge. This year 42 top visual merchandisers from more than 15 top brands will be competing with one another.

For further details or to register as a participant, please go to www.instoreasia.org/#registration

Contact at Messe Düsseldorf India:
Mr.Jitender Sharma
Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd.
Tel: +91 (0) 11 4855 0054
Email: SharmaJ@md-india.com
Web: www.md-india.com

Contact in Düsseldorf:
Dr. Cornelia Jokisch
Senior Manager Press & PR
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Tel.: +49 (0)211 4560-998 or -999,
Fax: +49 (0)211 4560-8548
Email: JokischC@messe-duesseldorf.de, KarlT@messe-duesseldorf.de
Web: www.messe-duesseldorf.de, www.euroshop.de

Source: EuroShop

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Retail News Editor

SPAR India launches online campaign #SayYesToMillets

India, 2017-Dec-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Once a staple food source in India, Millets have fallen out of fashion over the last few decades – replaced by rice and wheat. Now, with the increase in diabetes and allergies such as gluten intolerance, this group of small seed grasses that have been widely cultivated as cereal crops, are making a comeback.

Realising the potential of the hardy, ancient millet seeds, SPAR India introduced a 25 day-long campaign in all SPAR Supermarkets in the country to create awareness about the health benefits and nutritional excellence of millets. In each store, a special zone was set up highlighting the entire millet range available. Nutritional information and delicious recipes were also displayed.

Some 500 school children from all over the country visited the millet zones in the SPAR stores and were informed about why the grains should be part of their diets. In addition to the millet zones instore, SPAR India executed the online campaign #SayYesToMillets, regularly posting nutritional facts, recipes and health benefits of millets on its various social media platforms.

To promote local farmers, the SPAR Natural range offered instore features a variety of products containing locally grown grains. These include savoury, sweet and ready-to-cook SPAR Own Brand products like Dosa mix and Millet-based health drinks.

Millets are a smart way of farming and eating. They can grow on marginal land and under harsh weather conditions. They are rich in nutrients, minerals, and fibre and can reduce the risks of heart diseases and obesity. Millets are also an affordable alternative to trendy, more expensive ‘superfoods’ and SPAR India is delighted to once again be promoting this ancient group of grains.

SPAR India supports local farming community school in Soppahalli village, near Bangalore

India, 2017-Nov-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Community involvement is a key aspect of SPAR’s vision and in India, SPAR has been taking steps to positively impact the lives of employees, customers and other members of the communities it serves. Recently, this led to an opportunity to support a local farming community school in Soppahalli village, near Bangalore.

SPAR India sources most of its fresh fruits & vegetables from the farmers of Soppahalli village, so when the team learnt that the village’s only school was in need of support, they decided to step in.

The school was closed for about six years and was reopened in 2017. At present, there are 16 students and only one teacher and like many schools in rural India, it lacks basic infrastructure.

A team of 20 SPAR India colleagues visited Soppahalli in October – interacting with the villagers and spending time with the school children. The team distributed notebooks and stationery among the students and also donated desks and benches to promote a better educational environment.

During the visit, the mood in the village was upbeat and the students were excited with the new additions to their school: “I like my new notebook and pencils,” said one student, while another added that not having to sit on the ground was a relief.

This was the first of many activities that SPAR India has planned for Soppahalli’s primary school and the village as a whole. The response has been overwhelming and has encouraged SPAR India to carry on adding value to the communities in which it operates with greater enthusiasm.

Alexa and Echo now available in India; will launch in Japan later this year

The Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service also now available for developers in India
Amazon also announced this week that Alexa and Echo are coming to Japan this year

SEATTLE, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (Oct. 4, 2017) announced that Alexa and Echo are now available by invitation in India, and that they are coming to Japan later this year. Read the press release announcing Alexa in India: www.amazon.in/pr.

“Millions of customers love Alexa, and we’re thrilled to introduce her to our customers in India today and Japan later this year,” said Tom Taylor, Senior Vice President, Amazon Alexa. “We’re also excited to expand the Alexa Skills Kit and the Alexa Voice Service, so developers and hardware makers around the world can create localized Alexa experiences for our Indian and Japanese customers.”

Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus are voice-controlled speakers designed entirely around your voice—they’re always ready, hands-free, and fast. Alexa is the brain behind Echo—just ask, and she’ll answer questions, play music, read the news, set timers and alarms, recite your calendar, check sports scores, control lights around your home, and much more. With far-field voice control, Echo can do all this from across the room. Since Alexa runs in the AWS cloud, she is always getting smarter—plus, it is simple and free for developers to build Alexa skills and integrate Alexa into their own products.

The devices will start shipping in India later this month, and Alexa and Echo will be available in Japan later this year.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

Media Hotline:
Amazon-pr@amazon.com
www.amazon.com/pr

Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Retail News Editor

SPAR India opens its 18th store located in the Prozone Mall in the city of Coimbatore

India, 2017-Aug-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR India has officially opened its 18th store – a new and innovative supermarket in the Prozone Mall in the city of Coimbatore.

This next generation SPAR Hypermarket offers customers an exciting shopping experience with the use of state-of-the-art technology. The Coimbatore store spans 2,787 m2 and offers a large product assortment which is good value for money. All staff members have been hired locally to provide personalised customer service, evoking the spirit of shopping at a local, neighbourhood store.

Commenting on the launch, Mr Rajeev Krishnan, Managing Director & CEO, of SPAR India said: “We understand that over the past 10 years, customers have evolved and so have their shopping aspirations. We understand that as we grow, we must not forget the importance of connecting one-on-one with our customers. With our latest SPAR Hypermarket, we have created a shopping experience for our customers that is beyond a transactional operation and is shaped by a personal approach with the needs of our local customers being fully understood. The new SPAR store in Coimbatore aims to offer an experience that appeals to each family member.

“We believe in inclusive growth that takes the local communities into account and as such, we have partnered with farmers, fishermen and small-medium businesses in each region for the sourcing of products that our customers want and need.”

Educate, Entertain & Engage

Our instore ‘Experience Sections’, which are a distinctive new addition, are uniquely designed for customers, depending on the role they play in their family.

Beauty: A beauty section has been added, enabling customers to get a makeover done whilst visiting the hypermarket.

Children: For the first time in the country, SPAR has put all the kids products in the same section called ‘Little Wonders’. An interactive touchscreen has been added to this section with ‘infotainment’ content.

Seasonal products: There are sections such as ‘4 seasons’, displaying the highlights of the season, including regional offers and products.

Refresh: This section brings to life cuisines from 20 different restaurants with handpicked recipes to infuse local flavours. The Head Chef has experience working across premium and small format restaurants to offer a culinary delight to tickle the taste buds.

Home Furnishing: The ‘Home sweet Home’ section houses everything needed for home décor and has an interactive display. This allows customers to try out bedspreads, curtains, and other décor products virtually to choose products that best suit their home.

Fresh: This section located near the ‘Farmers Market’ offers value-added service where customers can get fresh fruit juices and salads freshly made using vegetables and fruits selected by them. The customers can also have their fruit and vegetables cleaned and cut for them.

Grandma’s corner: This section offers insight into the world of homemade goodies such as pickles, spices and more. This will become a place where the grandmothers of the community can meet to interact and create delicious, homemade treats.

Innovative & interactive technology

The store offers increased interactivity through technology by striking a strategic collaboration with BOSCH. The store has technology layered in three dimensions:

Did you know: This knowledge series helps the customer understand the benefits of various products and provides little nuggets of information about the hypermarket. Information is displayed in different places through digital signage and tablets, which help the customer make informed shopping choices.
Virtual reality: This enables customers to gain a 3D experience of products that they purchase, especially in the home furnishing section.
SPAR Playpad: A 55-inch, interactive multi-touch screen that offers ‘infotainment’ content for kids along with providing scope to play around and be creative.

Furthermore, back-end efficiency has been set up for a faster billing system that ensures a better customer experience. The store will also offer home-delivery through its omni-channel service, which enables the customer to order online through: www.sparindia.com

Contact:

SPAR International
Email: info@spar-international.com
Tel: +3120 626 6749

Source: Spar International

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Retail News Editor

SPAR India customers delighted with its latest gift card concept

: SPAR India customers delighted with its latest gift card concept

India, 2017-Jul-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The gifting industry in India is considered to be worth a massive $30 billion a year. Gifting customs have changed but solutions haven’t always kept pace. SPAR India recognise this and aim to grow their share of the $1 billion gift card industry with an innovative solution!

Instead of producing cards which have a corporate look and feel, SPAR is pushing the boundaries by changing the style of their cards and introducing very engaging solutions for special occasions. By taking into account that emotion is behind the sentiment of every occasion card, a game-changing series of gift cards have been developed. Beginning with Mother’s Day, the launch was supported by a digital campaign #LoveYouMaa, celebrating the relationship between a mother and child. The cards resonate with all age groups and focus on the simple message ‘I love you Mom’.

SPAR’s CEO, Rajeev Krishnan shared his perspective on the gift card, saying, “India has long been a sleeping giant when it comes to the gift card industry and Mother’s Day is the perfect day to awaken it, as millions of people in India are searching for the perfect gift that says is it all. #LoveYouMaa was just what the gifting industry needed.”

In comparison to the sales generated through regular gift-cards, the Mother’s Day gift-cards initiative exponentially increased the overall sales. Many SPAR outlets experienced a mammoth jump in gift card sales, leveraging the untapped potential of Tier II markets.

SPAR India have been delighted with customer reactions to this latest concept, which is completely in keeping with their innovative approach to hypermarket retailing. It goes without saying that no matter what the occasion is, SPAR will have an engaging gift card available in all of their 18 stores.

Contact:

SPAR International
Email: info@spar-international.com
Tel: +3120 626 6749

Source: Spar International

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Posted on July 13, 2017 by Retail News Editor

SPAR India CIO Sunil Nair listed in the top 50 CIO’s across all industries in the Indian market

India, 2017-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Individual recognition has been given to Sunil Nair, CIO SPAR India, for his exemplary technology initiatives and IT leadership, earning him a position in the top 50 CIO’s across all industries in the Indian market.

This recognition came from the Big CIO Show, which is an exclusive initiative bringing together global thought leaders and industry gurus alongside the most impactful CIOs from across India, jointly with some of the market’s best technology companies. CIOs are expected to be ‘Chief Innovation Officers,’ embracing next-gen technologies such as Adaptive IT and Agile, Analytics, Digital Ecosystems, Cloud, Mobile and Web technologies.

In what was the first of its kind in India, the Big CIO Show honoured the country’s top 50 CIOs from key industries. The event highlighted their achievements in adapting innovative technology into their businesses and thereby implementing effective solutions which contributed significantly to the world of IT.

The awards also recognised the individual’s efforts in adapting fast-changing IT solutions, ensuring that their business stays ahead of the curve. A total of 50 winners were selected by a jury following a thorough evaluation of the 170 nominees.

The jury was comprised of highly recognised & experienced IT veterans, bringing to the event their considerable technical knowledge and expertise to evaluate all the nominations and identify the best of the best.

Contact:

SPAR International
Email: info@spar-international.com
Tel: +3120 626 6749

Source: Spar International

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Retail News Editor

SPAR India recognized with 6 awards; highlighting the success of their business strategy

India, 2017-Jul-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR India have won within the past few months several key awards – Best Application of Technology Award, Large Format Retailer of the Year, and three Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards, demonstrating great industry recognition for their successes!

One of the key qualities of SPAR India is to continuously innovate, evolve and adapt at a faster rate than the market. There have been many innovations within SPAR India in the past year across different functions and several of these innovations have been recognized by both peers and key associations in the modern retail space in India.

SPAR India’s brand strength revolves around Freshness, Value, Choice, and Service offerings to customers. Time and effort is spent on understanding customer needs in each location where a hypermarket is opened and the product assortment is specifically adapted to suit. This thought process involves not only servicing the transactional requirement of the customer but also in building a sustainable and qualitative relationship.

SPAR India’s core belief is that the customer has evolved over time and that innovation is not an option but a requirement. Everything that is done in SPAR India is built around this thought process which has led to recognition from various segments.

Some of the awards which SPAR India received recently includes the ‘Best Application of Technology Award’ & ‘Large Format Retailer of the Year’ from Franchise India as well as three Coca-Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2017 for ‘Most Admired Food & Grocery Retail Innovation of the Year’, ‘Most admired Category Performer of the Year – Meat, Fish & Livestock’ and ‘Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year – Human Resource Policies & Innovations’.

SPAR India are delighted with these awards, highlighting the success of their business strategy and inspiring the entire team to continue building on success.

Contact:

SPAR International
Email: info@spar-international.com
Tel: +3120 626 6749

Source: Spar International

Posted on May 24, 2017 by USN Retail Editor

GiftsbyMeeta.com Introduces Fresh Collection of Presents for the Kids on the Website

Delhi, India, 2017-May-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kids, the very special species on the planet enjoy most any festive occasion around our home and their grins, laughter, warm hugs or even their cute crying all are the major themes which have been incorporated while Launching overhauled category named Gifts for kids on GiftsbyMeeta’s website.

GiftsbyMeeta, gifting website that has years of expertise in offering relationship-centric presents, location-centric presents, the age group specific products has now launched the improved version of the Kids based gifting category on the website. The gifting firm in its latest development has added the hundreds of the products exclusive made for kids between 3 to 10 years, which can be explored for various occasion around a kid such as a housewarming, birthday, Christmas, New Year and so on. The gifting firm with pan India home delivery networks has categorized many of the precuts exclusively for a particular age group such as for kids, newborn babies, teens, youngsters, parents or grandparents and so on.

The Official spokes Person at GiftsbyMeeta in New Delhi, India briefed about the new development on the Gifts to Kids named category Page on the website: –

“The latest development in the send birthday gift online to kids named category which is accommodating numerous themes of the acts, plays and naughty acts of a kid that normally happens around us. The customized products with will printed with various designs, quotes, many of the cute teddies in the animal shapes and so on are major attract on the products from this category. Additionally, many of the thoughtful products which essentially help children to keep them engaged with as well as help them to exercise their brains. For instance, the cardboard games, finger puppet games, puzzle cardboard, stationery products, designer globes and plenty more. ”

About The Company: –

A mega gifting store on the internet named GiftsbyMeeta was started in 2013 by the years of experienced fashion cum product designer Meeta Gutgutia, wife of Mr. Vikash Gutgutia, owner of India’ biggest floral and plant retails outlets chain in India, Ferns and Petals group. The gifting store with around 25 thousand event specific, location and relationship-specific gifts are leading gifting store in India with same day gifts delivery in More than 300 cities. The impeccable gifting store has classified the products into more than 150 categories on the website and with home delivery services in more than 150 countries. Thousands of the gifting products are made specifically for a particular event, places, and occasion as well as many of that age group or relationship categories. For instance, gifts for kids, gifts for men, gifts for women, for in-laws, father, mother, spouse, sisters, brothers and so on. The gigantic collection of customized and wooden home décor products are the special gifting verities presented on the online store.

Contact Information:
Gifts By Meeta
10MG Road, 1st floor, New Delhi
Opp. Metro Pillar No. 47,
Near to Sultanpur Metro Station, New Delhi
India Phone: +91-9555695556
Pin Code: 110030
Email:support@giftsbymeeta.com
Website: https://www.giftsbymeeta.com

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Retail News Editor

NCR continues to empower financial institutions in India with 200,000 ATMs produced in its manufacturing facility in Chennai

NCR continues to lead the financial services industry in India with innovative technologies that provide exceptional customer experiences

CHENNAI, India, 2017-Mar-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today (March 15, 2017) announced that its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Mahindra World City, in Chengalpet, Chennai has achieved the unique distinction of having produced 200,000 ATMs since the facility’s inception in 2002. This manufacturing facility not only meets India’s domestic market requirements, but significantly contributes to exports.

According to RBR Research’s ‘Global ATM Market and Forecasts 2017’ report, NCR continues to lead the ATM market with over 45 percent share. India currently has a little over 225,000 ATMs and of these, more than 50 percent i.e. about 122,000 ATMs are NCR ATMs. NCR’s omni-channel solutions continue to empower financial institutions (FIs) in India to unlock amazing experiences and grow efficiently.

“This accomplishment reflects the committed efforts of our team at NCR, the support we receive from FIs in India and the government’s vision of promoting domestic manufacturing initiatives,” said Navroze Dastur, managing director, NCR India and South Asia. ”The ATM suite we offer is not limited to cash withdrawal and deposits but also includes ATMs that act as 24×7 available mini bank branches. Our ATM portfolio caters to tech-savvy urban customers and extends to reach villages across rural India to enable financial inclusion”.

India is a growing economy with over 65 percent of the population under the age of 35. The country’s young workforce is well travelled, qualified; with high disposable income and has a voracious appetite for technology. This is driving India to become the world’s fifth largest consumer market by 2025.1

“We are immensely proud to have attained the unique distinction of having manufactured 200,000 world-class ATMs at our India manufacturing facility which is indeed an unparalleled accomplishment,” said C Santhakumar, senior operations director, Manufacturing and Quality for NCR India. “Thanks to the enormous talent pool in India, its strategic location and the additional capacity of our state-of-the-art facility, NCR is in a great position to introduce innovative omni-channel technologies to give today’s time-compressed consumers the freedom to determine not just what services they wish to consume, but exactly how they wish to consume them.”

NCR continues to stay committed to India with service and support centres in over 260 locations, covering about 4,500 contact points in India alone. With its team of over 3,500 professionals, NCR continues to transform into a “hardware-enabled, software-driven” business. The team at NCR’s Hyderabad R&D facility strives to ensure that innovation remains a continuous and unabated process.

About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in omni-channel solutions, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 550 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.

NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Web sites: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation

News Media Contact:
Rakesh Aulaya
NCR Public Relations
912.2619.5483
rakesh.aulaya@ncr.com

Source: NCR Corporation

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Retail News Editor

Starbucks Launches New Digital Platform to Hong Kong and India

: Starbucks Launches New Digital Platform to Hong Kong and India

Seattle, 2017-Mar-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks offers the largest and most robust mobile ecosystem of any retailer in the world, with more than 12 million Starbucks Rewards™ members, eight million mobile paying customers with one out of three now using Mobile Order & Pay, and more than $6 billion loaded onto prepaid Starbucks Cards in North America during the past year alone.

Starbucks has now extended its digital platform to the company’s China and Asia Pacific region with the recent launch of the Mobile Order and Pay program in Hong Kong and today (March 15) offering the mobile app system to customers in India.

A first in India

Tata Starbucks Private Limited introduced the Starbucks® India mobile app across the country giving customers a fast and convenient way to pay for in-store purchases and earn Stars through the loyalty program using their mobile device. The move makes Tata Starbucks the first major retailer in India to offer customers a mobile payment option linked to a loyalty program and further expands Starbucks robust global digital ecosystem.

Available for download on iPhone® and Android™ devices, the Starbucks® India app offers customers the convenience of paying for their favorite Starbucks® beverages with their mobile device by scanning a bar code linked to their registered Starbucks Card. Customers also can register multiple Starbucks Cards onto their account within the Starbucks mobile app.

In addition to mobile payment, the app allows customers to register for the My Starbucks Rewards® program, track their rewards, manage their accounts, and gain access to new product information and promotions, all within one convenient app.

“We are proud to introduce the Starbucks India mobile app to customers in India which will help us meet their needs while serving them seamlessly on our already highly successful My Starbucks Rewards™ program that benefits our loyal customers,” said Mr. Sumitro Ghosh, ceo, Tata Starbucks Private Limited. “This digital innovation underscores our continued commitment to drive innovation and provide an exceptional and convenient customer experience in our stores across the country.”

Meeting the needs of customers in Hong Kong

Starbucks Hong Kong launched Mobile Order & Pay, a new feature of the popular Starbucks Hong Kong mobile app, at participating stores on March 11. Starbucks is the first retailer in Hong Kong to launch mobile ordering feature using its mobile payment technology combined with a deep loyalty program.

The Mobile Order & Pay feature allows customers to choose a store from a map view, browse, select and customize beverage and food items, including the option to modify size, number of espresso shots and dairy selections, view the estimated pick up times, and pre-pay for the order – all within the Starbucks mobile app. Every order is freshly prepared and ready for pick-up in the beverage handoff area. Members can easily collect Stars and earn rewards with Starbucks Rewards™ loyalty program.

“Hong Kong is one of the busiest cities in the world and our customers have a very high expectation of convenience,” said Norbert Tan, executive director, Starbucks Hong Kong and Macau. “Starbucks is committed to exploring digital innovations which deliver meaningful value and convenience that enhance the Starbucks Experience.”

The Mobile Order & Pay feature will be accessible through an update to the Starbucks Hong Kong mobile app. For customers who do not yet have the Starbucks Hong Kong Mobile app, they can download it from the App Store or Google Play. For current customers with the Starbucks Hong Kong app, when the new version is available, the app will prompt an update.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Global
Phone: 206 318 7100
Email: press@starbucks.com

SOURCE: Starbucks Corporation

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Posted on February 8, 2017 by Retail News Editor

Diebold Nixdorf’s global software development center in Mumbai, India awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Management System certificate

MUMBAI, India, 2017-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold Nixdorf, a world leader in enabling connected commerce for millions of consumers across the financial and retail industries, today (08 February 2017) announced that its global software development center in Mumbai, India, has recently been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Management System certificate. This certification is based on quality management principles including sustainable growth, strong customer focus, governance and involvement of top management, process approach, and continual improvement and review for the design, development and support of self-service software products. The audit was conducted by the Bureau Veritas Certification India under accreditation of UKAS.

Diebold Nixdorf’s global development center underwent a comprehensive analysis by independent auditors from Bureau Veritas. The appraisal recognized the center’s innovative global processes for their high level of detail and maturity. The Mumbai center plays a key role in the company’s position as a leading provider of self-service application software. The center now looks forward to enhancing the certification in 2017 by conforming to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.

“We are delighted to receive the ISO 9001:2008 certification. This major achievement demonstrates strong alignment of our quality processes and business objectives, which lead to enhanced experiences for our customers,” said Jayal Lakhani, vice president, global software engineering for Diebold Nixdorf. “Our commitment to continuous process improvement through engineering excellence enabled this important ISO certification. We are honored to be among the select few development centers in our industry to receive this level of accreditation.”

About Bureau Veritas
Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC), delivering high quality services to help clients meet the growing challenges of quality, safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.

As a trusted partner, Bureau Veritas offers innovative solutions that go beyond simple compliance with regulations and standards, reducing risk, improving performance and promoting sustainable development.

Bureau Veritas core values include integrity and ethics, impartial counsel and validation, customer focus and safety at work. Bureau Veritas is recognized and accredited by major national and international organizations.

About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf is a world leader in enabling connected commerce for millions of consumers each day across the financial and retail industries. Its software-defined solutions bridge the physical and digital worlds of cash and consumer transactions conveniently, securely and efficiently. As an innovation partner for nearly all of the world’s top 100 financial institutions and a majority of the top 25 global retailers, Diebold Nixdorf delivers unparalleled services and technology that are essential to evolve in an ‘always on’ and changing consumer landscape.

Diebold Nixdorf has a presence in more than 130 countries with approximately 25,000 employees worldwide. The organization maintains corporate offices in North Canton, Ohio, USA and Paderborn, Germany. Visit www.DieboldNixdorf.com for more information.

Contact(s):

Michael Jacobsen, APR
Media Relations
Email: michael.jacobsen@dieboldnixdorf.com
Phone: +1 330.490.3796

Steve Virostek
Investor Relations
Email: steve.virostek@dieboldnixdorf.com
Phone: 330-490-6319

Source: Diebold Nixdorf

Posted on January 28, 2017 by USN Retail Editor

India: Enjoy a medley of authentic global flavours with CCD’s new ‘International Burger Carnival’

Mumbai, India, 2017-Jan-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Who doesn’t love a good burger? And who wouldn’t love two yummy burgers of different global flavours on a single plate?!! That is exactly what Café Coffee Day’s (CCD) delicious new menu addition is all about. Burgers in authentic flavours that is juicy and mouth–watering and promises to be epic! The special menu aptly called ‘International Burger Carnival’ introduces a range of six scrumptious burgers in different irresistible international flavours that will take you on a trip around the world just through your tastebuds!

Burgers are one of the most popular food of youngsters in India and worldwide. It hasn’t just seen an evolution in the past few years, but an explosion. No other food has enjoyed anything close to the radical rethinking and re-evaluation that has been applied to burgers. CCD too has experimented with this youth favorite food and introduced a range of burgers, each in a savory international flavour unique only to CCD.

This delicious new menu presents burgers packed with ingredients and seasonings that will leave your taste buds dancing with an explosion of flavours. True awesomeness in every bite! CCD takes youth’s love for international flavours a notch higher with a range of three vegetarian and three non-vegetarian options. The flavours are authentic in its attempt to give one a unique gastronomic experience. The portions come in a serving of two burgers and promises to leave one craving for more.

The vegetarian options are flavoursome. There is Afghan-e-Paneer which brings you authentic Afghani paneer tikka, grilled in butter masala with cheese, onions and lettuce layers into a peri-peri seasoned bun. A bite of Egyptian Falafel will take one back to the Pyramids with its flavourful falafel patty with mozzarella cheese and hummus set in a toasty bun with hot peri-peri seasoning. And of course there is the American Crispy with the traditional crunchy veg patty with cheese, served with tangy red onions, lettuce and chilli salsa topped with nacho chips in a season bun. Every bite of these sliders promises you an escape to different destinations.

Meat lovers can sink their teeth into African Pepper Chicken for that spicy African style food craving. It offers juicy chicken cubes in spicy pepper sauce, topped with tangy red onions and fresh lettuce. Egyptian food lovers can opt for Egyptian Roast. It brings you roast chicken with mozzarella cheese, onions and mayo wrapped in an oven –hot bun straight from spice markets of Egypt. And for the classic burger lovers, there is the American Classic which will bring alive the Native American spirit in you with its freshly baked bun filled with delightfully crispy chicken patty, crunchy lettuce, onions and creamy mayo.

Speaking on the launch of these exceptional burgers, Venu Madhav, CEO, Café Coffee Day said “CCD lovers know how we strive to create experiences that are both delicious and delightful. After the successful launch of winter beverages, Magical Brews, it is food that takes center stage at CCD. With the youth’s love for burger which is gaining more and more popularity, we bring to them ‘International Burger Carnival’ a range of scrumptious burgers in authentic international flavours that is unlike any other. Whether it’s the Egyptian Falafel or the spicy African Pepper Chicken or the Afghan Paneer, every preparation is crafted to exemplify unique taste. We are sure the young customers of CCD will enjoy our latest offering.”

The amazing ‘International Burger Carnival’ menu starts at just Rs. 110/- with two deliciously juicy burgers served in every plate bringing in great value to the customer. So wait no more…experience the world with your taste buds at CCD! The offerings are being launched across the country in a phase-wise manner.

About CCD:

CCD is India’s largest café chain in terms of number of café outlets as of December 31, 2014 (source: Indian Coffee Industry Overview, March 2015, Technopak (“Technopak, March 2015”)) and operates through Coffee Day Global Limited (“CDGL”), a subsidiary of Coffee Day Enterprises Limited. CCD has pioneered the coffee culture in the chained café segment in India (source: Technopak, March 2015) and opened its first café in Bengaluru in 1996. CCD’s menu ranges from a mix of hot and cold coffees and include several food options, desserts and pastries. In addition, CCD brand merchandise and accessories such as coffee mugs, coffee machines, travel mugs, etc. are available at the cafés.

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Retail News Editor

JCPenney announces the appointment of Snehil Gambhir as VP, managing director at its global in-house center in Bangalore, India

PLANO, Texas, 2017-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — JCPenney, one of the United States’ largest apparel and home furnishings retailers, announced today (Jan. 24, 2017) the appointment of Snehil Gambhir as vice president, managing director at the Company’s global in-house center (GIC) in Bangalore, India. Gambhir brings over 20 years of global business and technology experience to JCPenney.

“Snehil is a proven solutions driven leader with extensive experience in global business and technology,” said Therace Risch, EVP and chief information officer at JCPenney. “We’re confident that his leadership will empower our Bangalore team to continue delivering important business and technology capabilities for JCPenney.”

In his role, Gambhir leads all operations at the Company’s first-ever GIC, which opened in August of 2016. His responsibilities include supporting and expanding a variety of key business functions, including IT, digital, store operations, analytics, marketing, infrastructure and merchandise operations.

Gambhir brings an abundance of leadership and technology experience to JCPenney. He most recently worked as chief operating officer for Aviva Life Insurance India, where he was responsible for all strategic and operations leadership of Aviva’s Service Delivery functions. Prior to that, Gambhir spent ten years at GE in roles of increasing responsibility, including contracts and cost out leader for GE Oil & Gas; business leader for GE’s GENPACT Center of Excellence; and quality, operations and digitization leader for GE Corporate, Global Business Services.

Gambhir has a B.E. in electronics and telecommunication from Jabalpur Engineering College and an MBA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

For information related to the Company’s opening of its GIC in 2016, please access the following news release: http://www.jcpnewsroom.com/news-releases/2016/0818_opens_first_ever_global_inhouse_center_in_bangalore.html

About JCPenney:
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), one of the nation’s largest apparel and home furnishings retailers, is on a mission to ensure every customer’s shopping experience is worth her time, money and effort. Whether shopping jcp.com or visiting one of over 1,000 store locations across the United States and Puerto Rico, she will discover a broad assortment of products from a leading portfolio of private, exclusive and national brands. Supporting this value proposition is the warrior spirit of over 100,000 JCPenney associates worldwide, who are focused on the Company’s three strategic priorities of strengthening private brands, becoming a world-class omnichannel retailer and increasing revenue per customer. For additional information, please visit jcp.com.

Media Relations:
(972) 431-3400
jcpnews@jcp.com
@jcpnews on Twitter.

Investor Relations:
(972) 431-5500
jcpinvestorrelations@jcpenney.com

Source: J. C. Penney Company, Inc.

Posted on January 3, 2017 by USN Retail Editor

GiftaLove.com: A Reliable Online Gift Store to Send Valentine Gifts Online!

Delhi, India, 2017-Jan-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Valentine’s Day is heading fast for the lovers to celebrate the awesome feeling of being in love. It is off course the most awaited and romantic day for the lovers to celebrate with their beloved. Couples in love find Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to revive their bond of love. Thus, greeting cards, flowers, heart shape cushions, balloons, cakes, soft toys, chocolates and many such gifting options are high on demand among the lovers during the approaching time of Valentine’s Day. Valentine gift is the most important thing shared between lovers to confess their heartiest feelings in an impressive way.

GiftaLove has thus introduced its latest range of Valentine’s Day Gifts 2017 for the people of India to find awesome and romantic token of love for their respective beloved. The range is full of amazing and impressive Valentine gifting stuffs to make choice for gifting him/her on the special day. Most importantly it is offering the ease to send Valentine Gifts to India for the lovers who are in a long distance relationship.

In a discussion about the facility to send Valentine Gifts online, the official representative of the portal commented, “Gifting is undoubtedly the best part of the Valentine’s Day celebration. A Valentine Gifts in fact helps a lover to express his hearty feelings, to confess his/her feelings to someone desiring, to make the special one feel special being in love and does lot more. Thus at GiftaLove, we consider all these facts and come up with Valentine Gifts that are thoughtful, heart winning and impressive. However, our services for Valentine Gifts delivery in India and abroad helps lovers across India and worldwide to send their token of love to their beloved residing far away.”

On the portal, there are plenty of attractive online Valentine Gifts catalogues that are inclusive of thousands of attractive Valentine gift selections like Ravishing Red Roses, Delights Only For You, Passionate Red Blooms with Greeting Card, 30 Romantic Blooms with Chocó Treats, Candles of Joy, Affectionate Combo, Express It with Flower Hamper, Hamper Full of Surprises, The Million Love, Heart Shape Flowers, View All, Heart for You, Romantic Red Heart, Heart Shape Roses for You, My Heart for You, Rosy Chocolaty Gift, Golden Love Combo, Sweet & Rosy Surprise, Hugging Pair, Kissing Couple on Boat, An Affectionate Gift Hamper, Essence of Love and many more.

Further in a discussion, the official spokesperson of the portal stated, “At GiftaLove, we focus on offering best gift selections online to the customers. Therefore, our gifting experts keep in tune to the latest gifting trends and keep on updating the ranges of gifts, flowers as well as cakes with most trending and heart winning options. In addition to all this our prompt delivery services across the globe, offer quick gifts delivery in India and across the globe.”

For the upcoming New Year 2017 celebration, the portal is now offering wide range of New Year Gifts which has to offer amazing gift option like Adorable New Year Hamper, Cherishing New Year Hamper, Mighty New Year Hamper, New Year Celebration, Yellow Festive Blooms, Inspirational New Year Hamper, New Year Golden set, Blissful New Year Hamper, Tree Of Life, Peace Divine New Year Hamper, Eminent New Year Hamper, New Year Card with Cad bury Celebration, Flower Hamper N Greeting Card, Relishing New Year Hamper, Romantic New Year Surprise, New Year Surprise, Sweet Mix Roses and much more.

About the Company:
GiftaLove is one-stop destination for everyone in search for impressive, unique and heartwarming gifts online. The portal offers gifts, yummy cakes and beautiful flowers for celebrations and occasions across the year. Now for upcoming Valentine’s Day, it is offering the facility of Valentine Gifts to India. People can also search for fabulous New Year and Christmas Gifts available online at the portal for online shopping at never before prices.

Contact-Details:
MR. Bharat
Marketing Head / PR
Primo Gifts Pvt. Ltd.
(91) 8882001155
support@giftalove.com
Website:- http://www.giftalove.com/

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Retail News Editor

Starbucks announces its first single-origin Reserve coffee from India now available for a limited time

: Starbucks announces its first single-origin Reserve coffee from India now available for a limited time

Seattle, 2016-Nov-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Nullore Estate in India, owned by Tata Coffee Limited, is one of the largest arabica plantations in the Coorg coffee growing region, and it’s where Starbucks sourced its first single-origin Reserve coffee from India.

Starbucks Reserve® India Tata Nullore Estate is available for a limited time at Starbucks Reserve® Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle, Washington. It is also offered in select Starbucks stores across the U.S. while supplies last.

It took several months to cultivate Starbucks Reserve® India Tata Nullore Estate, which was isolated from the regular estate coffees, handpicked and sun-dried prior to roasting. As a small-batch coffee, only limited quantities are available.

“This coffee is the perfect complement to our existing line-up of Starbucks Reserve® coffees,” said Andrew Linnemann, Starbucks vice president, Global Coffee Quality. “It’s a sublime coffee with sweetness, chocolatey notes and a creamy mouthfeel with the perfect balance of flavor and character.”

Starbucks Reserve® coffees are a line of premium, one-of-a-kind small batch coffees sourced from small coffee-growing regions in Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific. These coffees are roasted at the Starbucks Reserve® Roastery and Tasting Room.

“Our Starbucks Reserve coffee program is all about firsts,” said Linnemann. “It’s about connecting people with coffees they’ve heard about but never had a chance to try or exposing them to a coffee they didn’t know exists. We’re excited to share Starbucks Reserve® India Tata Nullore Estate with our customers.”

Media contact:

Global
Phone: 206 318 7100
Email: press@starbucks.com

Source: Starbucks

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Posted on November 8, 2016 by Retail News Editor

INDIA: SPAR opens 18th Hypermarket in Paradise Mall, Nacharam

This is the 18th SPAR Hypermarket to open in the country, spread over seven states and nine cities, and the fourth in Hyderabad.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Building on the SPAR Brand awareness amongst shoppers in Hyderabad, the newest hypermarket situated in Paradise Mall, Nacharam has been enthusiastically welcomed by customers.

The newly built hypermarket is a total of 6,000 sqm and comprises one of the retail offerings in the Mall which is also managed by Max Hypermarkets, holder of the SPAR licence in India. In the retail selling area of 5,400 sqm, customers can enjoy a diverse range of fresh foods from the fish, bakery, delicatessen and Food-to-Go service departments or browse the extensive non-food offer. The wide choice and high standard of products available throughout the hypermarket has seen customers react positively with particular attention on the Home & Living department.

Many of the local customers are traditional families comprising a full target group of babies through to grandparents, requiring a broad range of products. In the build up to the opening on 18 October, SPAR India spread the word through extensive advertising. Customers took advantage of the opening specials with over 1,000 transactions taking place between 4:30 and 10:00 pm on the first day of trading.

Further advertising about the selection of fresh fish, meat and produce has begun together with greater awareness of the full hypermarket offer. Customers have commented favourably on the open layout, wide aisles and the merchandise available.

SPAR India continues to focus on the range instore, building up their own brand products, which currently account for approximately 10% of retail turnover. SPAR India’s Managing Director, Rajeev Krishnan, stated at the opening ceremony that the group intends to expand its footprint by 30% in the next 12-18 months.

SPAR India already offers an online shopping platform available for customers in Bengaluru. The platform offers same day delivery, payment by credit card, cash or food coupons and orders above Rs1,000 are free of charge. The online platform may be extended to other cities in the future. Furthermore, SPAR India continues to invest in the profitability and efficiency of its hypermarkets through the incorporation of new technologies such as the queue-buster solution to enhance the customer experience.

Contact:

SPAR International
Email: info@spar-international.com
Tel: +3120 626 6749

Source: Spar International

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Retail News Editor

NCR to deploy 7,070 SelfServ™ 22e ATM’s to State Bank of India; the single largest order of ATMs in India

MUMBAI, India, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today (October 31, 2016) announced that State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest financial institution, has awarded NCR with the single largest order of ATMs in India. As part of this agreement, which is valued at more than $50 million USD to be executed over the next seven years, NCR will deploy 7,070 SelfServ™ 22e ATM’s, software solutions and provide services support to help SBI further expand its network in the country to reach its financial inclusion goals.

“We congratulate NCR on securing this order and helping us expand our ATM network in India,” said Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, Deputy Managing Director and CIO of SBI. “We are pleased to be associated with market leaders like NCR. This partnership continues to strengthen our ATM channel network of more than 57000 ATMs, of which, NCR has almost half the base supporting more than 4500 locations across India.”

According to the World Bank, as many as two billion people worldwide are underbanked. In India, more than 233 million people have never been to a bank, and just 74,000 of the nation’s 600,000 villages have access to a bank.

“This win reiterates SBI’s confidence in NCR’s ability to handle large complex projects and the trust they place in our technology and services to be a partner-of-choice in their vision of providing banking services to the vast un-banked population in India,” said Navroze Dastur, Managing Director of NCR India. “The ATM is increasingly becoming a global target for crime, and with SBI’s introduction of NCR SelfServ 22e ATMs, embedded with its proprietary Skimming Protection Solutions (SPS), helps to thwart card data breach and notify attacks in real-time, will help SBI to protect its brand reputation and strengthen consumer loyalty.”

The SelfServ™ 22e, was conceptualized and ‘Made in India’ specifically for the Indian market and is intuitively designed to handle high transaction volumes and its compact design makes it easier to be deployed in rural locations. This ATM’s uses low-energy LED lighting and fixed length receipts to minimize power consumption, reduce carbon footprint and paper waste, making it a valuable asset in both achieving environmental goals and reducing total cost of ownership.

The unique self-healing technology of SelfServ 22e helps to recover faster and reduce downtime from hours to minutes making the ATMs available around the clock.

About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is the global leader in omni-channel solutions, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 550 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.

NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Web sites: www.ncr.com | www.ncrsilver.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation

Media Contact:
Rakesh Aulaya
NCR Public Relations
912. 261. 954. 583
rakesh.aulaya@ncr.com

Source: NCR Corporation

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Retail News Editor

NCR Corporation celebrates 20 successful years as the leading ATM services provider in India

MUMBAI, India, 2016-Oct-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, celebrates the completion of 20 successful years of operations in India as the country’s leading ATM services provider. Over the past two decades, NCR has reinvented itself to deliver innovations to meet challenges faced by financial institutions to help transform their businesses and continued to work towards the ‘Make in India’ vision of the government of India.

Contributing to the ‘Make in India’ vision NCR has introduced a host of customized innovations for the Indian market including: Kalpana™, the world’s first Android-based enterprise software for ATMs; NCR SelfServ 23, an ATM featuring a modern and contemporary look and feel, with latest ADA multi-touch capability and higher note capacity; ATMs for the visually impaired, amongst a host of other innovations that is ‘Made in India for India.’

According to the latest Global ATM Markets and Forecasts 2021 by Retail Banking Research (RBR) report, NCR continues to lead the India ATM market with 44% market share with over 100,000 ATMs currently deployed. The number of ATMs in India is forecasted to reach around 407,000 by 2021, which would represent growth of over 90% on the 2015 figure of 214,500 and equal a CAGR of 11%.

“NCR has led the re-invention of how consumers and businesses connect with financial institutions backed by its innovative software solutions and omni-channel technologies to create better experiences for customers, while lowering costs and delivering differentiated banking platforms,” said Navroze Dastur, Managing Director, Financial Services, NCR India. “Today’s consumers want digital, seamless, secure and available banking services and NCR is strategically poised to build the infrastructure for the connected economy with broad, stable solutions.”

This approach of constant innovation in market-relevant technology solutions has earned NCR its market leadership position since its entry in India 20 years ago. NCR provides solutions to serve financial services, retail, telecom & technology industries in India.

About NCR Corporation

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is the global leader in omni-channel solutions, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 550 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.

NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Web sites: www.ncr.com | www.ncrsilver.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation

Media Contact:
Rakesh Aulaya
NCR Corporation
912. 261. 954. 583
rakesh.aulaya@ncr.com

Source: NCR Corporation

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Retail News Editor

BESTSELLER FOUNDATION supports small scale farmers in India with Lawrencedale Agro Processing (LEAF) investment

BRANDE, Denmark, 2016-Sep-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — BESTSELLER FOUNDATION has become shareholder in Lawrencedale Agro Processing (LEAF) that supports small scale farmers at one end and providing top of the range products at the other.

80% of the population in India is involved in farming, but with an average plot size of just under three acres, the farmers as well as the retailers rely on middlemen to buy, transport and process the farm products before they reach the shops.

It is LEAF’s mission to change that. LEAF’s business model is designed to re-engineer the supply chain for farm produce in India – empowering the farmers, the retailers and the consumers.

On average fresh produce in India changes hands seven times which results in loss of and damage to produce as well as a reduction in profit at every step. Ultimately that means low profits for the farmer and mediocre products at relatively high prices for the consumer, with minimum profit for the retailer. LEAF’s business model is based on control of every step of the supply chain – from farm gate to shop shelves.

Active contributor to more efficient value chain
Managing Director of BESTSELLER FOUNDATION Kristian Sloth Petersen has great expectations to the social impact of the investment in LEAF:

‘With this investment BESTSELLER FOUNDATION becomes an active contributor to development of a more efficient value chain to the benefit of producers and customers. We believe that LEAF has the right business model and team in place to be able to scale the business across large parts of India in the coming years. As a consequence, thousands of small scale farmers will increase both their production volumes and income which will impact positively on the livelihoods of their families and communities.’

LEAF supplies 300 retailers (and counting) all over Southern India with high quality produce, cleaned and packed. The produce is sourced from 1,500 farmers who receive high quality inputs and training on good farming practices. At harvest time the farmers can sell their produce to LEAF and are thereby guaranteed a profit.

From 2014 to 2015 data collected by LEAF shows a 25% increase in average productivity among the farmers. Until 2020/-21 LEAF aims to grow its network of farmers to include over 10,000 farmers.

BESTSELLER FOUNDATION’s investment represents roughly 20% of the value of the company. BESTSELLER FOUNDATION has one seat on the board of LEAF.

Contact information:
Mikkel Rytter Poulsen
Communication Officer
BESTSELLER FOUNDATION
Mikkel.poulsen@bestsellerfoundation.org
+4599424812

Source: BESTSELLER FOUNDATION

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Justransact

Goods and Service Tax (GST) can Alter Economic Prospects of India: Industry Experts

Chennai, India, 2016-Aug-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The long awaited Goods and Service Tax (GST) has passed the last mile hurdle with country’s upper house of Parliament clearing the Bill on Wednesday, after much deliberations and amendments to appease the strong opposition. How does this tax reform going to benefit the retail sector which has been making a strident growth and become one of the fastest growing sectors? JusTransact.com asked a few industry veterans about the pros and cons of GST implementation. Excerpts…

Baskaramoorthy, VP Sales, Posiflex India: “End users might end up paying additional taxes if percentage of taxes under GST regime is increased from the current VAT level. However, it will help traders and manufacturers to leverage business across India with effective supply chain and distribution of products. The biggest relief is that GST will do away with the current C-form and interstate forms which are presently collected at the end of each year.”

Bhaskar Venkatraman, Director, Millennium India, a veteran in Point of Sale technology in India: “GST in the present format is going to benefit the economy, businesses and consumers alike. As it is going to replace 17 indirect taxes, tax procedures will be more simple and transparent. Apart from pushing up tax revenues, the corruption at check posts and slow-movement of trucks will become the things of the past. Since calculation of tax is going to be uniform across all states, finance people will heave a sigh of relief as they no longer muddle with complex forms while dealing with inter-state goods movements.”

C Anton Jabadurai, Country Head, Bixolon India: “GST will facilitate the possibility of automation in tax calculation and goods processing, which will increase the requirement of POS hardware across India. Apart from smoothening the supply chain management, GST implementation will create a transparent tax regime across all states which will benefit both traders and end-customers. In the long run, the frequent price rise due to high transportation and warehousing cost will come down drastically.”

Anuj Puri – Chairman & Country Head, JLL India: “The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is the most essential taxation reform which is going to alter India’s economic prospects. Single taxation, covering all goods and services, is a welcome change. GST will eliminate cascading effect of taxes, and will boost tax collection while reducing overall taxation levels. However, post GST, the results will be evident only after two-three years from now.”

Slated to increase the country’s GDP by one point, the GST era, which is going to unfurl from April 2017, will surely be the new chapter in India’s tax history post Independence. How far it will benefit the country and common man, one has to wait and see.

Media Contact:

K Ramanathan,

India

+91 09384612789

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Posted on October 21, 2011 by EPR Retail News

TAG Heuer Watches Launch India F1 Special Edition

Always at the forefront of timepiece technology TAG Heuer is also a major player in developing sporting success in the motorsport world.

Not only do the company support upcoming cart drivers through their ‘Junior Ambassador’ scheme, but they also support the likes of the Red Bull Racing team, home of reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel and his team mate Mark Webber. With the growing interest in motorsport in Asia, the group has now issued a special watch to commemorate the inauguration of the Indian GP in New Delhi.

The race is not the first involvement in motor racing for the Sub-continent. Force India entered the Formula One contest in the 2008 season and currently compete with two cars with the lead being taken by German born driver Adrian Sutil. The team currently lies in sixth place in the Constructors Championship.

The watch launched by TAG Heuer in support of the Indian GP also marks 150 years of involvement in high speed racing by the luxury watch manufacturer. The TAG Heuer Carrera Tachymeter Chronograph forms the basis of the special edition.

The special edition will be limited to just 200 numbered pieces world-wide. The limited edition has been adorned with the logo of ‘Mastering Speed for 150 Years’ and features striking India colours – Saffron and Green.

The special ‘Mastering Speed for 150 Years’ logo has been placed on the dial at the 9 ’o clock and also features on the Sapphire Crystal case back. Both the chronograph and the stitching on the leather strap are adorned with traditional Indian saffron colours.

Taking its name from a south-American road race, the Carrera models are designed for drivers and feature an easy to read dial, important when you are driving at F1 or Rally driving speeds. From F1 timekeeping to Le Mans and Indy 500, the company has longstanding partnerships with the greatest events and drivers in the world of timekeeping.

For more information on TAG Heuer watches, visit the Watch Hut at http://www.thewatchhut.co.uk.

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Posted on July 5, 2011 by EPR Retail News

Diamond Jewellery Market Growth in East

Recent figures suggest that the market for diamond jewellery in the near future is expected to be driven by increased growth in India, China and the Gulf.

These emerging Eastern markets have demonstrated significant growth in the past few years, with diamonds proving increasingly popular as both a luxury item and a long-term investment.

By 2015, it is predicted that India, China and the Gulf will equal or surpass the market share of the US, which currently stands at 35 to 40 per cent. In 2010, India and China were already up 31 and 25 per cent respectively.

However, with worldwide reserves of diamonds at an all-time low, this new growth in Eastern countries means the balance between supply and demand is set to become more mismatched than ever; forecasts warn that demand is likely to outpace lower levels of diamond supply for many years to come.

With diamonds only getting rarer, it’s likely that the value of diamonds will continue to ascend on a global scale in the same way that gold and silver prices have already, increasing the natural treasure’s worth in the long term.

Although diamond prices have already begun to reflect the imbalance between supply and demand, the view that diamonds are an ‘investment vehicle’ that has the potential to grow – or at least remain the same – means customers are continuing to buy.

When compared to the inflated prices of gold, diamonds also – for the time being – pose a more affordable alternative in an unsteady economy.

It is yet to be seen how the rising value of diamonds will affect the production and/or prices of popular jewellery brands, popular in both the East and West, which feature diamond-encrusted pieces in their collections. For now, however, fans of Pandora jewellery and the like need not worry.

Visit the Jewel Hut, one of the UK’s leading jewellery websites, today to view an extensive collection of diamond jewellery.

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