Tag: Mukesh Bansal

  • Cure.Fit airs first campaign focussing on healthy food

    Cure.Fit airs first campaign focussing on healthy food

    MUMBAI: Eat.fit, the healthy food vertical of Cure.Fit has rolled out its first ever campaign in partnership with its creative agency Happy mcgarrybowen.

    The campaign is digital-led, but will also make its appearance in cinema screens, print and OOH.

    Cure.Fit was launched in April 2017 by Mukesh Bansal, who also was the head of commerce at Flipkart, and an ex-Flipkart chief business officer Ankit Nagori.

    The campaign is spearheaded with the line #EatfitEveryday, and rightfully so; as the brand promises healthy and tasty home-like food that can be had every day without upsetting your system.

    The campaign takes you through the everyday struggles of food-ordering from regular places where there’s food that puts you to sleep, the greasy type, the sad canteen food, the dabba wala, the type that’s either healthy or tasty but never both. The film humorously captures the hassle of food ordering itself. The film then goes on to show how simple life is after you subscribe to a pack of your liking from eat.fit.

    Cure.Fit co-founder Nagori says, “Our idea was to communicate the ease with which today’s jet setting, young urban professionals can keep up with their busy schedule without compromising on healthy eating. We are pleased with the new-age look of the campaign developed by Happy mcgarrybowen.”

    Happy mcgarrybowen CEO and co-founder Kartik Iyer says, “We have been part of the entire journey of creating the Cure.Fit brand, and one of our biggest efforts has been to create a unique identity and langue for the brand and the experience. With the eat.fit campaign we have only taken that further in the Cure.Fit world. The brand speak is simple, contemporary and artistic. Strategically the eat.fit offering is more than just convenient food at your doorstep. In today’s urban worlds many people feel the need to order-out nearly every meal. The need for it is more today than ever. Hence, the campaign of eat.fit every day.”

    With Cure.Fit branching out into cult.fit, mind.fit and eat.fit, it aims at extending complete support for anyone who wants to lead a healthy life – from body to mind to soul.

    Eat.fit offers calorie counted balanced meals from a menu that comprises of an array of Indian and global dishes that are made with fresh ingredients, and are high in protein and low in fat. Eat.fit also has offerings aimed at specific health goals like weight loss, lean muscle gain, etc. The recipes created by an expert panel of nutritionists and chefs, are rooted in local and global cultures and is prepared with the freshest of ingredients, with high emphasis on locally sourced, seasonal and premium products.

  • Cure.fit signs Rs 1-bn pact with Hrithik’s HRX

    MUMBAI: Wellness startup Cure.fit has announced its Rs 1 billion partnership with the Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, who will promote Cure.fit through his brand, HRX. His iconic status as a fitness idol will amplify Cure.fit’s mass appeal, endorsing the philosophy of holistic health management.

    Cure.fit had bagged US$ 3 million (Rs 192 million) in a round of funding from UC-RNT Fund, a joint venture between Ratan Tata’s RNT Associates and the University of California.

    Cure.fit’s offers customised, integrated health-based solutions on a singular platform. This strategic association is expected to accelerate Cure.fit’s expansion plans, pan India. The company’s growth plan over the next five years includes adding 500 new ‘CULT’ outlets – Cure.fit’s chain of fitness centres – across India. The Cure.fit app’s subscriber base will grow to a million users.

    Cure.fit’s fitness vertical, Cult.fit, is predicted to witness an exponential growth as a result of its association with Hrithik Roshan and the synergy of ideologies between HRX and Cure.fit. As part of the collaboration, Hrithik Roshan’s signature workout – ‘HRX Workout’, designed by him along with his personal trainer under his brand HRX, is available exclusively at all CULT centers and eventually will be made available on the Cure.fit mobile app.

    HRX aims to revolutionise the fitness scenario in India, as a value-for-money, high quality alternative to international brands.

    Cure.fit co-founder Mukesh Bansal said, “Our partnership with HRX will enable us to expand our market presence and consumer base.”

    Roshan said, “I strongly believe in the philosophy of healthy living which is integral to brand HRX – it is not just about being fit, but truly undergoing a transformation in your lifestyle and understanding the connection between mind and body.”

    HRX co-founder Afsar Zaidi said, “The collaboration is a strategic move to grow the fitness community for our brand to propel itself as one of the top home grown fitness brands in the country. In our journey of HRX to touch a billion people of our country, this partnership will play a key role.”

  • Snapdeal’s top Silicon valley talent Anand Chandrasekaran  quits as CPO

    Snapdeal’s top Silicon valley talent Anand Chandrasekaran quits as CPO

    MUMBAI: The eCommerce industry has seen some major tectonic shifts — Snapdeal engineering vp Bhuvan Gupta, Flipkart’s Sharat Singh, Flipkart’s product office Punit Soni, Flipakart’s Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagor; and now, most recently, Snapdeal’s Chief Product officer Anand Chandrasekaran.

    Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal confirmed the news with his tweet on Tuesday that read,  “@anandc proud of the super work by you and the product team. Hard to believe that this was just 1 yr. Farewell, keep rocking!”

    Chandrasekaran soon replied back tweeting,  “@rohitkbansal thanks for the support. We did in 1 what would take 3 years anywhere.”

    While Chandrasekaran refrained from making any official comments on his future endeavors, word has it that he is looking to start his own business.

    A  former Yahoo executive, Chandrasekaran joined Snapdeal last June to integrate more services, like Uber, into the company’s flagship app, a model similar to China’s popular WeChat. This high profile Silicon Valley recruit quit the Indian startup within a year, adding to the increasingly long list of top hires from the valley by the Indian Unicorns who are moving on to start their own businesses. As per a leading daily the industry has witnessed close to 17 major movements between  Flipkart, Snapdeal, Ola, Zomato and Paytm to launch  their own startups.

    When asked to comment on it, Snapdeal’s spokesperson further shared, “Anand has done some stellar work on the product side at Snapdeal. His insights and attention to detail have helped us traverse quickly towards launching and improving products at Snapdeal. We wish Anand the very best for his entrepreneurial journey ahead.” Snapdeal didn’t confirm any possible appointments to fill Chandrasekaran’s shoes any time soon.

  • Snapdeal’s top Silicon valley talent Anand Chandrasekaran  quits as CPO

    Snapdeal’s top Silicon valley talent Anand Chandrasekaran quits as CPO

    MUMBAI: The eCommerce industry has seen some major tectonic shifts — Snapdeal engineering vp Bhuvan Gupta, Flipkart’s Sharat Singh, Flipkart’s product office Punit Soni, Flipakart’s Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagor; and now, most recently, Snapdeal’s Chief Product officer Anand Chandrasekaran.

    Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal confirmed the news with his tweet on Tuesday that read,  “@anandc proud of the super work by you and the product team. Hard to believe that this was just 1 yr. Farewell, keep rocking!”

    Chandrasekaran soon replied back tweeting,  “@rohitkbansal thanks for the support. We did in 1 what would take 3 years anywhere.”

    While Chandrasekaran refrained from making any official comments on his future endeavors, word has it that he is looking to start his own business.

    A  former Yahoo executive, Chandrasekaran joined Snapdeal last June to integrate more services, like Uber, into the company’s flagship app, a model similar to China’s popular WeChat. This high profile Silicon Valley recruit quit the Indian startup within a year, adding to the increasingly long list of top hires from the valley by the Indian Unicorns who are moving on to start their own businesses. As per a leading daily the industry has witnessed close to 17 major movements between  Flipkart, Snapdeal, Ola, Zomato and Paytm to launch  their own startups.

    When asked to comment on it, Snapdeal’s spokesperson further shared, “Anand has done some stellar work on the product side at Snapdeal. His insights and attention to detail have helped us traverse quickly towards launching and improving products at Snapdeal. We wish Anand the very best for his entrepreneurial journey ahead.” Snapdeal didn’t confirm any possible appointments to fill Chandrasekaran’s shoes any time soon.

  • Media, marketing & technology experts to gather for ad:tech

    Media, marketing & technology experts to gather for ad:tech

    MUMBAI: Ad:tech global digital marketing & advertising conference and exhibition, having 14 shows worldwide, will host its fifth edition of the New Delhi Show on 19 – 20 March, 2015. The event will be held at the Leela Ambience Hotel and Residences, Gurgaon where more than 4000 thousand marketing, technology and media communications professionals are expected to attend.

     

    dmg :: events EMEA & India digital marketing head James Drake-Brockman said, “The fifth edition of the ad:tech promises to be a testament to this ever expanding digital market in India. This year the show will have 110 plus speakers and more than 70 exhibitors and sponsors for the event. We have witnessed overwhelming success since ad:tech’s inception and we are confident that this year, the legacy will be continued. At ad:tech New Delhi 2015, you can experience two action-packed days with keynotes, education led by digital marketing’s best and brightest, hundreds of leading-edge suppliers – from established players to the newest startups – nonstop networking and much, much more.”

     

    This year the keynote speakers include: Unilever Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Russia vice president Rahul Welde, GroupM chief digital officer Rob Norman, Myntra CEO and Flipkart head of fashion Mukesh Bansal and BBC news and current affairs director of digital development James Montogomery. 

     

    Among the big themes this year will be: M-Commerce, the future of E-Commerce, data fuelled marketing, analytics, fresh insights on programmatic advertising, digital content, media measurement in the digital era and multi-screen world, evolution of native advertising, digital’s impact on entertainment, music & news, experiential e-commerce, performance marketing, the role of data and automation in future media planning, 

     

    This year’s event will be attended by some of the biggest brand from India and the world like Airtel, Oberoi Group, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Thomas Cook, Yes Bank, Olx, HDFC Life, American Express, Indus Ind Bank, Max Life Insurance, Tata Capital, Tata AIG, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, ITC, Star India Pvt Ltd, ITC, FlipKart, GSK, HDFC Life, Mahindra & Mahindra, Wipro, HCL, Madison Communications, GroupM, Lintas and Cheil Worldwide amongst others.

  • Flipkart and Myntra join hands

    Flipkart and Myntra join hands

    MUMBAI: The e-commerce sector saw a purple patch last year and continues to do so.

     

    Recently, LimeRoad raised $15 million series B funding; Jabong too closed a multi-hundred million dollar investment deal and Amazon India entered the fashion and lifestyle category.

     

    Keeping up with the competition is surely going to be tough. Therefore, to bring high quality and affordable lifestyle products to the customers, Flipkart has joined hands with Myntra, an e-commerce platform for fashion and lifestyle products. Bangalore-based Myntra has partnered with more than 650 leading fashion and lifestyle brands in the country.

     

    Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, the co-founders of Flipkart, and Myntra’s founders, Mukesh Bansal and Ashutosh Lawania, are excited to work with each other. In this new association, along with being the CEO of Myntra, Mukesh Bansal will also head the fashion business for Flipkart and join the board.

     

    “We believe that the future of fashion in India is e-commerce. We have known Mukesh for a long time and are delighted to partner with him. Myntra has a strong team with excellent domain knowledge. They also have the best relationships with lifestyle brands. This partnership will strengthen both our positions in the fashion space. We will continue to work as independent entities and grow together as leaders in the Indian fashion and lifestyle industry,” said Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal jointly through a statement.

     

    “We are excited to partner with Flipkart, the biggest e-commerce platform in India. Sachin, Binny and their team have built a pioneering e-commerce platform on a foundation of strong technology and customer centricity. Flipkart is the most powerful e-commerce brand in India and has a very ambitious agenda to build the next generation of retail in India. Leveraging mutual strengths, we will build Myntra into India’s leading fashion powerhouse and create many original fashion brands,” said Myntra co-founder and CEO Mukesh Bansal.

     

    This partnership will support Flipkart’s and Myntra’s shared mission to bring high quality and affordable fashion and lifestyle products to each and every Indian consumer. Post this announcement, Flipkart and Myntra will continue to work as independent entities and grow together as leaders in the Indian e-commerce industry.

  • Myntra.com Exclusively Launches Hrithik Roshans Active Lifestyle brand HRX

    Myntra.com Exclusively Launches Hrithik Roshans Active Lifestyle brand HRX

    MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan joins hands with Myntra.com to exclusively launch and manufacture his active lifestyle apparel and casual wear brand HRX – Push Your Extreme. The HRX collection is the ultimate combination of style and substance with inspiration drawn from Hrithik – the Ultimate Hero himself. HRX represents an extreme state of mind that inspires one to be the best version of themselves! The brand is a mix of his supreme style and passion, and will be sold only on Myntra.com starting 23rd November 2013.

    The range includesextreme casuals and easy actives in apparel along with sports footwear for men. These products are lightweight and made of premium fabrics crafted with a contemporary slim fit. The entire collection sports vibrant colors and brings to you the latest active lifestyle fashion on par with global fashion trends.

    On partnering with Myntra.com, leading Bollywood Actor and the Inspiration behind HRX, Hrithik Roshan said, “I always envisioned HRX to be a platform that could inspire people to bring out their best and to never give up! My team, Afsar Zaidi from Exceed and Sid Shah from The Wild East Group have taken my philosophy and turned it into a brand. Partnering with Myntra.com to launch HRX was the opportune decision as they are in-sync with our philosophy and effortlessly helped in creating the brand, just as I visualized.”

    Speaking on the launch, Mukesh Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder, Myntra said, “We are very excited about the opportunity to build original indigenous brands in India. Hrithik has massive fan base and is widely respected for his passion for fitness. We felt that we can create a very unique and lasting brand by taking inspiration from Hrithik’s work ethic, his incredible story of overcoming various setbacks and of course one of the most stylish actors in Bollywood. HRX is a very innovative brand with leading edge fashion that seamlessly merges active lifestyle, global fashion trends and Indian tastes.”

    Myntra.com’s vast and expanding customer base will support HRX reach out to each and every individual who aspires to be nothing but the best. The range starts from INR 499 for basic tees and goes up to INR 2,499 for fashion bottoms (Jeans and trousers). To shop for HRX products exclusively on Myntra.com, visit www.myntra.com/hrx

  • Farhan Akhtar and Myntra.com partner to promote MARD campaign

    Farhan Akhtar and Myntra.com partner to promote MARD campaign

    MUMBAI: Farhan Akhtar has signed a deal with Myntra.com in order to strengthen his social cause MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination).

    As per the deal, Myntra.com has exclusively launched MARD T-shirts. This being a non-profit campaign, the t-shirts are priced at a manufacturing cost of Rs 199 and are available for both men and women.

    Post the Delhi rape incident, Akhtar channeled his anger in the form of a poem called ‘What is this country that I live in‘ which attracted a lot of attention. Amongst the sea of calls Akhtar received, an idea was born with JWT creative director Tarun Chauhan and Bling‘s Atul Kasbekar. The trio came together and created a platform called MARD.

    Myntra co-founder and CEO Mukesh Bansal said, "We believe that the India of tomorrow lies with the youth of today. Social awareness campaigns such as MARD are extremely impactful to educate and change the attitudes of people. We are really excited to be the chosen partner to support such an important cause with Farhan. With the launch of MARD T-shirts on Myntra.com, we want to help spread awareness to a wider audience and encourage our shoppers to stand up for the cause."

    "What is lacking in our society today is basic respect for women which leads to crimes such as rape and gender discrimination. With this campaign, we want to spread awareness across people of all age groups, socio-economic status and educational institutions. Our partnership with Myntra.com to market MARD t-shirts online will help connect with a larger audience and drive home the message that a MARD is he who stands for equality, respect and compassion," said Akhtar.

    Taking the MARD initiative one notch higher, Akhtar attended the IPL Match between Kolkata Knight Riders and King‘s XI Punjab on 26 April. Post the toss, he recited the ‘MARD‘ poem (composed by Javed Akhtar). The poem was also recited in Bengali, by playback singer, Shaan.

  • Myntra acquires online fashion boutique Fitiquette

    Myntra acquires online fashion boutique Fitiquette

    MUMBAI: E-commerce portal Myntra has acquired San Francisco-based Fitiquette, a technology solutions company that aims at solving size and fit issues for online shoppers.

    Through this acquisition, Myntra aims to strengthen and expand its technology platform and drive transformational change in the online shopping space in India by providing world-class experience to its customers.

    Without revealing financial terms of the deal, Myntra said that the acquisition was part cash, part stock.

    This is Myntra‘s second acquisition in a short span of four months. It had acquired Sher Singh, a global private label online brand specialising in sports-inspired lifestyle apparel for men and women and its New York based parent company Exclusively.in in November last year.

    Myntra CEO and co-founder Mukesh Bansal said, “Myntra aims to create the most compelling Fashion Shopping experience for Indian consumers at par or better than global standards. Fitiquette has developed pioneering technology for solving the Fit/Size problem online. This acquisition will not only help us improve the experience significantly, but will also enhance our technology team with addition of top tech talent from Fitiquette.”

    The Fitiquette team will be joining Myntra with Andy heading Myntra‘s newly formed Innovation Labs in San Francisco.

    Fitiquette CEO and co-founder Andy Pandharikar said, “The Indian e-commerce industry is growing at breakneck speed and it is a great time to be a part of this journey. I am confident that Fitiquette‘s powerful technology will benefit Myntra‘s vision of providing world class solutions to online shoppers across the country.

  • Myntra launches virtual trial room with Style Studio

    MUMBAI: Online shopping portal Myntra.com has developed an in-house application called “Style Studio” which is a virtual dressing room aimed at making online shopping fun and interactive for shoppers.

    Myntra’s Style Studio is completely built on HTML 5.

    The application is a part of Style Zone, a one stop shop for all of Myntra’s fashion properties. Other fashion properties within the segment include ‘Star N Style’ which brings celebrity youth icons together to build a connect with customers, ‘Style Mynt’ – Myntra’s style blog and ‘Fashion Stories’ which give insights into the season’s latest trends and will be closely linked with the styles available on Myntra.

    With Style Studio, shoppers can mix and match products, save their favourite looks and share them with their circle of friends using social media channels like Facebook and Twitter. The objective of this feature is to guide the user through their purchase experience and enable them to virtually try before they buy. In the future, users will also receive product suggestions and tips on the latest fashion trends.

    Myntra founder and CEO Mukesh Bansal said, “We realize that customers go to Myntra not only for the largest selection of brands, but they are also looking for advice on how to put products together to create a complete look. Myntra’s ‘Style Studio’ will enable customers to mix and match products and create the desired look on a model before making a purchase decision. We believe this will be a game changer for online fashion shopping in India. On a technology innovation front, Myntra’s Style Studio is one of the most evolved virtual dressing rooms in the country and unlike most products of its kind; it is built on HTML 5 instead of Flash to enhance compatibility across devices.”