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  • AdParlor closes down Indian offices and moves staffs

    AdParlor closes down Indian offices and moves staffs

    Digital consultancy AdParlor has restructured its South Asian operation after shutting down offices in India.

    The global firm previously had two bases in Delhi and Mumbai to service its telecommunications clients Airtel and the Axiata owned-Robi and Dialog.

    However, in a bid to bring a ” localised presence” to the telcos’ South Asian markets, AdParlor has now decentralised its India hub and moved operations out into Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The Indian office have since been removed from the company’s website, while the new bases have still to be added at the time of publication.

    According to AdParlor Asia chief executive officer Matt Sutton, all 10 staff from India have either been redeployed to the new markets or will stay to maintain unspecified “shared services”.

    A spokesman for AdParlor added: “AdParlor Asia Pacific confirms that the organisation has decentralised its operations from India to South Asia – with localised presence in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh now set up in order to service our clients in as seamless a manner as possible, bringing our teams closer to our clients’ businesses in those markets.

    “The South Asian operations were previously set-up in India to support our clients in those neighbouring countries. We will be investing further in those markets throughout 2018.

    “The talent and expertise we have in the market will be redeployed within the AdParlor Asia Pacific business in the South East Asian region, whilst shared services will continue to be managed out of India. We are also committed to investing in these markets and are nurturing digital talent there with an open headcount of 30.”

    AdParlor’s parent company AdKnowledge has been part of a joint venture with the Malaysian telco giant Axiata in Asia since 2016.

    A year ago, Axiata completed a major merger with the Indian-based Bharti in Bangladesh, bringing AdParlor’s three clients together under one umbrella in the market.

    According to Sutton, the Asia operation currently has a 30-strong “open headcount” and is growing across the region.

    However, last year, following the departure of AdKnowledge’s chief revenue officer Damien Lavin, the company also said it had an “open headcount” of 45 people across the markets.

    Currently, the company has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines and Taiwan.

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  • Two new floors for Onitsuka Tiger Shinjuku

    Two new floors for Onitsuka Tiger Shinjuku

    Onitsuka Tiger Shinjuku store will open on Friday with an interior design that fuses traditional and futuristic along with eastern and western worlds, reflecting the sports fashion brand’s design philosophy.

    Its black-toned exterior makes its simple white name sign and gold logo stand out, while the entrance is framed with a subtle black and grey weave pattern.

    Staple items and the Nippon Made series are displayed on the ground floor, with clothing and accessories upstairs. The store is close to the NeWoMan shopping complex, Takashimaya Department Store and Japanese lifestyle store Tokyu Hands.

    To celebrate its opening, Onitsuka Tiger Shinjuku will offer a special on its white-and-blue California 78 Vin model. The retro design, based on shoes made when Japan was in the midst of a jogging boom, features tricolour stripes and reflective heels.

    Onitsuka Tiger India last month opened its first monobrand store, in Mumbai’s Palladium Mall.

  • AirAsia to launch Bali-Mumbai route

    AirAsia to launch Bali-Mumbai route

    AirAsia is launching a new route connecting Bali and Indian metropolis, Mumbai.

    The AirAsia X Indonesia service will kick off on May 19, operating seven times per week, using an Airbus A330-300 with 377 seats, 12 of which will be flatbed. Flights are already available for booking. 

    The route won’t be direct—there will be a stopover in KL, AirAsia’s hub, for 65 minutes.

    Dendy Kurniawan, AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Indonesia operations, says the Mumbai flight was added in response to an increasing demand amongst Indian tourists to holiday in Bali.

    The Indian and Chinese markets are two of the fastest growing, after all.

    The Mumbai service won’t be AirAsia’s only new route out of Indonesia. AirAsia Indonesia is also opening up a Jakarta to Macau flight starting August 7 later this year, beginning with three scheduled flights per week.

  • GMR Hyderabad Airport Offers ‘Mumbai Central’ delivering the Authentic Street Food from Mumbai

    GMR Hyderabad Airport Offers ‘Mumbai Central’ delivering the Authentic Street Food from Mumbai

    GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), which operates Hyderabad Airport today announced the opening of ‘Mumbai Central’ near EAT at Hyderabad food court at the domestic departures Security Hold Area (SHA) of the airport. With the opening of its outlet at Hyderabad Airport, ‘Mumbai Central’ takes a maiden venture into airport Food & Beverage segment.

    Mumbai Central offers a live counter with a menu distinct from other outlets. It brings to the platter the popular west costal cuisine of India including some of the mouthwatering popular street food from the heart of Mumbai to the passengers flying from Hyderabad Airport. Now the travelers in love with the authentic and popular street food from Mumbai, could savour it when at Hyderabad Airport.

    Mumbai Central has been appealing to the travellers throughout the day, allowing them to relax, enjoy their meal and time at the airport. Mumbai Central brings the bustle of the Mumbai street food culture to Hyderabad Airport, offering high quality, authentic and famous Mumbai delicacies. Offering a quick serve world of cuisine, Mumbai Central is focused on directly triggering the customers appetite and to introduce the beauty of fast and fresh cooking; a lot of food is made and finished in the front of the customers.

    A wealth of fresh ingredients and spices adds spontaneous bursts of tasteful experience and stimulates the senses at every step of the way. Diners can order from the digital menus featuring daily specials, which are updated regularly to continuously delight the customers. Strongly promoting the traditional emphasis on healthy eating, balanced meals and fresh food, Mumbai Central uses the freshest of ingredients for recipes, flavors and spices, developed and preserved for many generations.

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  • Mumbai Duty Free partners with Pernod in BMW drive

    Mumbai Duty Free partners with Pernod in BMW drive

    Consumers at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport T2 who spend more than US$80 on Pernod Ricard’s portfolio – including Scotch whiskies Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Ballantine’s – can enter into the lucky draw by completing a coupon. One winner will then take home a BMW X1 Expedition car.

    “At Pernod Ricard, we have always believed in delivering luxury experiences to our consumers at various touch points,” said Nodjame Fouad, marketing director, Travel Retail Asia Pacific.

    “This promotion at the Duty Free store of Mumbai international airport is one such touch point where consumers can enjoy our luxury brands and experiences.”

    Manishi Sanwal, Mumbai Duty Free managing director, added: “In our constant quest to offer a greater value to our customers, we bring back the very successful ‘Win a BMW Car’ promotion yet again in this festive period of December to January.

    “We are extremely delighted to have partner brands like Pernod Ricard, who are always willing to support with greater excitement and engagement in their promotions.”

    The Taste of Luxury campaign is live now in the retailer’s T2 store and runs until 31 January 2017.

    Mumbai Duty Free is a joint venture between DFS Group and Flemingo International.

    Last year, the retailer partnered with Pernod Ricard to open the first Luxe Boutique concept store.

  • President Jokowi announces Garuda Indonesia`s direct flight to Mumbai

    President Jokowi announces Garuda Indonesia`s direct flight to Mumbai

    National carrier Garuda Indonesia will operate a direct flight from Jakarta to Mumbai, India, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has announced.

    The announcement was made during a joint press conference by President Jokowi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House here on Monday.

    “I am pleased to announce that Garuda Indonesia, beginning today, will fly directly to Mumbai from Jakarta,” he said.

    The direct flight connecting the two metropolitan cities will help strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries, and support economic cooperation as well as people-to-people contact, the president said.

    Garudas maiden Jakarta-Mumbai flight on Monday was a Boeing 737-800 NG with a seating capacity of 156, comprising 12 business class seats and 144 economic class seats.

    The direct flight service is aimed at supporting the Indonesian governments objective of attracting more Indian tourists to Indonesia and strengthening the cultural and historical relations between the two nations.

    Around 270 thousand Indian tourists visited Indonesia last year, and 350 thousand this year, President Director of Garuda Indonesia M Arif Wibowo said in a statement.

    “As the number of Indian tourists continues to increase annually, we are sure that Mumbai is a prospective market for us,” Wibowo stated.

    Indian tourists now have better access to fly to Indonesian tourist destinations such as Bali, Yogyakarta, Surabaya (East Java), and Medan (North Sumatra), from Jakarta, he remarked.

    Garuda Indonesias Jakarta-Mumbai flight GA 862 via Bangkok will operate thrice a week. It will depart Jakarta at 5:55 am local time and arrive in Bangkok at 9:25 am local time. It will depart Bangkok at 10:20 am local time and land in Mumbai at 3 pm local time.

    The Mumbai-Jakarta flight GA 861 will also fly three times a week. It will depart from Mumbai at 5:35 pm local time, and arrive in Bangkok at 9:55 pm local time. It will depart Bangkok at 11:35 pm local time and arrive in Jakarta at 3:05 am local time.

    Garuda operates direct flights from Jakarta to various Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Thailand (Bangkok), China (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai), South Korea (Seoul), Japan (Tokyo, Osaka) and Saudi Arabia (Jidda and Madinah).

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  • Garuda Indonesia Opens Jakarta-Mumbai Route on December 12th

    Garuda Indonesia Opens Jakarta-Mumbai Route on December 12th

    Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will open scheduled flights to India starting December 12, 2016. Garuda Indonesia will operate three flights a week from Jakarta to Mumbai via China.

    Garuda Indonesia president director Arif Wibowo said that the flights will make one transit stop in China in first phase of operation.

    “We will see how it goes in two or three months; if the results are good, we will make it direct flights,” he told reporters at a tourism event in Jakarta on Tuesday, December 6, 2016.

    Arif went on to say that India has a huge potential considering its 1.4 billion population. On the other hand, the number of tourists traveling from India to Indonesia is quite significant at 300,000 arrivals per year.

    As such, he is confident that seat occupancy rate of Garuda’s Boeing 737 to operate in that route will reach 70-75%.

    “More so because it will start to operate on the right time, i.e. before year-end holidays,” he added.

    Aside from India, Garuda will also open direct flights from China’s Chengdu province to Bali. Regular flights will commence mid-January 2017.

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  • DHL eCommerce will invest €70 million to expand its air hubs in Delhi and Mumbai

    DHL eCommerce will invest €70 million to expand its air hubs in Delhi and Mumbai

    DHL eCommerce will invest €70 million (US$75.1 million) to expand its air hubs in Delhi and Mumbai, supporting the growing e-commerce industry in India.

    According to DHL, the 5,761m2 Delhi hub and 4,274m2 Mumbai hub will be equipped with automation to handle a daily volume of more than 500 tonnes. The upgrade will allow Blue Dart Express, a subsidiary of DHL, to process more shipments faster and deliver them to Indian consumers by air.

    “The e-commerce industry is an extremely exciting one that offers tremendous opportunities for businesses and consumers alike,” said Juergen Gerdes, CEO of post, e-commerce and parcel at Deutsche Post DHL Group [third from right in photo]. “The global B2C cross border e-commerce market will multiply in size to US$1 trillion in 2020. The growth is driven by increasing consumption from expanding middle classes, greater mobile and internet penetration and improving logistics and infrastructure as consumers increasingly shop online and expect shorter delivery times. With our added focus on innovation such as the StreetScooter and In-Car Delivery, we are gearing up to ensure we stay ahead of the game and be able to anticipate and meet the needs of the overall industry, e-tailers and end customers.”

    Charles Brewer, CEO of DHL eCommerce, said that the completion of the upgrades will mark another milestone in the expansion of the DHL eCommerce logistics network.

    “India is a really important market for us and is one of the fastest-growing, with B2C e-commerce expected to grow from €9.6 billion (US$10.3 billion) in 2016 to between €30-40 billion (US$32.2-42.9 billion) in 2020,” said Brewer. “This investment in India, as well as recent investments in the Americas and elsewhere in Asia Pacific this year, showcases our commitment to the e-commerce industry by delivering high quality, reliable logistics solutions to meet the rising demands of e-commerce consumers.”

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  • Dachser India upgrades offices in Mumbai

    Dachser India upgrades offices in Mumbai

    Dachser India has moved to a new regional office in a thriving business area in Mumbai, to be closer to its brand named customers and enable staff from different departments to communicate more effectively.

    “With India’s strong developing manufacturing, automotive, FMCG and e-commerce market, there is an increasing need for quality and integrated logistics solutions. As we focus on India’s positive economic growth and upcoming favorable government reforms, we are very excited about our strategic investment in the new Regional Office in India and look forward to offering more efficient support and promote Dachser’s brand promise to our customers in India,” says Huned Gandhi, Managing Director Air & Sea Logistics India.

    The new open plan office is located in Sakinaka a leading commercial district in the city with easy access to public transport links.

    In another development Dachser incorporated its air, ocean, customs and operations staff under one roof in a new operational office in Mumbai. In total 100 employees will work in the new office which is close to the international airport and its customers in the western region of the city.

    “The western region has always been a consistent market with strong potential and demand. The new office will enable us to gather all our sea and air freight staff in one office thereby strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the branch operations. ”

    Dachser now has 25 offices across the subcontinent with one of the largest country wide logistics networks of any international company.

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  • Direct air link to Indonesia from Mumbai soon

    Direct air link to Indonesia from Mumbai soon

    A direct air link between India and Indonesia is set to become a reality with Garuda Indonesia, the South East Asian country’s national air carrier, considering to launch a service soon.

    Garuda Indonesia plans to introduce direct flights connecting Jakarta-Mumbai. In all likelihood, it should happen this December, Consul General of Indonesia Saut Siringoringo said here on Tuesday.

    He hoped the move would not only address the biggest challenge — absence of direct air connectivity — but eventually also provide a boost to bilateral trade, tourism and people to people ties. Tourism, he added, has considerable potential, particularly in pushing up the number of people from India visiting Indonesia.

    From 2,70,000 Indian tourists last year, which was a 13 per cent growth, the number would cross 3,50,000 this year. “I am very optimistic, this year it could even reach 4,00,000,” the Consul General said, pointing out visa free facility, for stay upto 30 days, was provided on arrival to Indian tourists. Mr. Siringoringo is from the Consulate in Mumbai that covers eight States, including all those in south India. His office, he added, issued around 7,000 working permits every year.

    Bilateral trade

    On the bilateral trade, he said it was around $16 billion and the need for Indonesia was to diversify it beyond the coal and palmoil. Pharmaceuticals and agriculture were two areas that could contribute to the diversification, he added.

    The Consulate, he said, was keen on showcasing Indonesia and strengthening ties with India through programmes. It recently organised a two-day ‘Expo Indonesia 2016’ in Mumbai featuring 37 Indonesian companies. Apart from showcasing a range of products, including furniture, paper, health-care products, food, the event served as a platform to explore business ties. The last time such an exhibition was conducted was in 2007, Mr. Siringoringo said.

    Stating that there is a lot of interest on both sides, he said 130 business delegates from India attended the ‘Trade Expo Indonesia 2016’ last month in Jakarta, an event that witnessed a transaction of $ 84 million.

    Apart from holding another exhibition next year, the Consulate is also getting ready for the visit of a Ramayana troupe comprising 100 dancers from Indonesia.

  • Garuda Indonesia plans to connect Mumbai with Jakarta

    Garuda Indonesia plans to connect Mumbai with Jakarta

    Garuda Indonesia plans to expand its service to India at the end of this year by opening a new route from Mumbai to Jakarta.

    Garuda Indonesia’s vice president of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar told that the airline had received support from the Transportation Ministry and the new service would use Airbus 330 and Boeing 777 aircraft. “We are currently planning the route, and considering factors like is it going to be a direct flight or will there be a transit, will it be a daily service or several flights per week,” said Benny in Jakarta on Wednesday.

    The potential of tourist arrivals from India to Indonesia was quite significant, said Benny. “This is a growing market that we should tap into in order to attract more visitors.”

    Indian tourists visiting Indonesia in 2014 amounted to 223,607 people, an upsurge from the previous year’s figure of 201,009, according to the Central Statistics Agency.

  • Oracle to help drive Maharashtra’s digital transformation

    Oracle to help drive Maharashtra’s digital transformation

    Oracle and the government of Maharashtra have teamed up to advance the state’s digital transformation initiatives.

    According to the MoU signed between the two, Oracle Cloud solutions will be leveraged in order to develop Maharashtra’s smart city program, with the goal of making the urban landscape more livable and inclusive, while driving economic growth at the same time.

    A Center of Excellence (CoE) will be set up to help accelerate the state’s smart city program and modernize the government’s technology solutions. The CoE, housed in Mumbai, will serve as a research platform to design, develop and test new capabilities that will deliver better government-to-citizen (G2C) and government-to-business (G2B) services.

    Using the cloud, the CoE will enable rapid innovation with minimal capital expenditures. In addition, the CoE will offer a flexible and scalable common framework, as well as a team of experts, allowing individual cities to scale and replicate its solutions.

    Both Oracle and the government of Maharashtra will invest in IT infrastructure, training and skillset resources as well as management of the CoE. The Maharashtra government launched a programme earlier in April to develop 10 smart cities, adding to the 33 announced by the central government in the 100 smart cities initiative

    “Cloud computing has changed the landscape of governance. It has the power to enable inclusive growth and to transform the state into a digitally empowered society,” said Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister, Government of Maharashtra. “The CoE is a step in that direction and will make more government services available with the click of a button.”

    “We are thrilled to further our commitment in India by working with the government of Maharashtra and the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, to help position India as a world-class design and manufacturing epicenter. The Cloud Center of Excellence powered by Oracle will play a key role in improving the lives of the people of this state,” Oracle CEO Safra Catz added.

    “By moving to the Cloud, the government has the opportunity to create a digitally empowered society and a growing knowledge economy. We look forward to making this partnership a success.”

    This initiative follows Oracle’s recent commitment to support the country’s global digital leadership. Oracle unveiled a massive, state-of-the-art campus centered in Bengaluru, nine incubation centres throughout India, and an initiative to train more than half a million students each year to develop computer science skills.

  • Viviana Mall launches new brand campaign “Celebrate Everyday”

    Viviana Mall launches new brand campaign “Celebrate Everyday”

    Celebrations never end at Viviana Mall. Well known as the leading retail destination mall in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Viviana mall in collaboration with its creative agency Thought Blurb is inviting customers to celebrate their everyday moments in their new brand campaign.

    With the season of festivities in tow, Thought Blurb plans to strengthen the brand’s celebratory proposition by launching their new campaign ‘Celebrate Everyday: Celebrations continue at Viviana Mall’. This campaign celebrates the individuality of Vivana’s customers. Knowing that every customer has different choices, likes, dislikes and preferences; the mall with its plethora of experiences promises every visitor a unique celebration.

    On the development, Rima Pradhan, Head of Marketing, Viviana Mall said, “The mall has always tried and created innovative ideas and campaigns to engage with customers. We regularly look for different avenues to give them a unique experience every day and hence we have collaborated with creative agency Thought Blurb for the ‘Celebrate Everyday’ campaign. We are confident that the campaign would create even stronger bonds with our customers.”

    “The idea behind the campaign is to give customers a reason to celebrate everyday and give them options to unwind themselves.” Ms. Pradhan added further.

    Thought Blurb with its team of communication experts have brought to life a vibrant and energetic campaign with a youthful tone of voice. The campaign is a successor of the equally fun ‘Celebrate Everyday’ launch campaign and is crafted to shine a spotlight on the mall’s various offerings and activities. The first phase of this campaign is going live with in-mall, outdoor and magazine releases.

    Commenting on the release of Viviana’s latest campaign, Thought Blurb’s Managing Partner, Vinod Kunj says, “Viviana since inception has been exhorting people to discover a reason to celebrate every day. So much so that today Viviana has become the happiness destination for Mumbaikars spanning all the way from Chembur to Ghatkopar going upto Palghar and beyond. It is the go-to destination for lighter moments of life in Thane. It’s today a reference landmark in Thane.”

    “This new Viviana campaign delves deeper in to core brand proposition of celebration every day. The visual treatment of the campaign celebrates the individual and the individual’s choice. Hence the larger than life imagery of the individual and his/her reason to celebrate. For some it’s that shade of nailpolish they have been searching in the country for, for others it’s a simple joy of popcorn and movie and escape in to fantasy for 3 hours at one of the best theater complexes that’s Cinepolis – 14 screen multiplex. This has been brought alive with interplay of the characters and objectifying the source of celebration.”

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  • Pincon Spirit acquires Singapore-based Orbitol Solutions

    Pincon Spirit acquires Singapore-based Orbitol Solutions

    Pincon Spirit Ltd today said it has acquired Singapore-based Orbitol Solutions, engaged in merchant trading and agriculture business.

    The company’s business is dispersed through Southeast Asia.

    Pincon Spirit did not disclose financial details of the transaction, but plans to make Orbitol Solutions its subsidiary.

    It has also signed a pact for taking over of three operational bottling units in West Bengal for Indian Made Indian Liquor (IMIL).

    This strategic transaction would enable Pincon Spirit to export own liqour brands to the Southeast Asian market.

    Simultaneously, PSL would be importing foreign made liquor and pulses of foreign produce for marketing the same in India, the company said.

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  • Mall of Qatar wins award at Asia Retail Congress

    Mall of Qatar wins award at Asia Retail Congress

    Mall of Qatar has won the Retail Leadership Award in the real estate category at Asia Retail Congress 2016 held recently in Mumbai, India.

    On behalf of Ramez al-Khayyat, managing director of UrbaCon Trading & Contracting (UCC), the award was received by Siva Kumar, estimation and proposal director of UCC, and Patrick Hage-Chahine, PR and events manager at Mall of Qatar.

    “Being developed by UCC’s Doha branch, this super-regional mall spread over 5.4mn sqft of area combines incredible shopping with captivating live entertainment and leisure options,” according to a statement. “An innovative and inspiring architecture, easy accessibility, fascinating new live entertainment concepts and signature restaurants will all capture the imagination of the nation when the Mall of Qatar opens its doors in the third quarter of 2016.”

    The Asia Retail Congress recognises best practices in the retail industry across categories such as fashion, consumer durables, mobile & telecom services, food, travel & hospitality, health and real estate.

    Speaking on the occasion, al-Khayyat said: “We are privileged to receive this esteemed recognition from the Asia Retail Congress. This recognition provides a great incentive to continue our journey to provide best-in-class services and create new benchmarks in the retail industry.

    “One of the major distinguishing architectural features of the Mall of Qatar is the 30m-high, 6,000sqm glassed dome roof that illuminates a captivating central arena called The Oasis, which will become the heart of the project. The Oasis will host live entertainment shows performed daily on a revolving circular stage, set in a pond surrounded by interactive dancing fountains.”

    Expected to receive a footfall of 20mn customers annually, the Mall of Qatar will feature 7,000 underground and surface car parking spaces, 500 shops, including over 100 restaurants, and a 19-screen cineplex, as well as a 200-bedroom luxury and fashion hotel operated by Curio, a Collection by Hilton, the statement adds.

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