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Radisson dumps Carlson name, brings new luxury brand to India

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Radisson dumps Carlson name, brings new luxury brand to India

As a part of the brand makeover, US-based Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, which operates 1,400 hotels worldwide under eight brands, rebranded itself as Radisson Hotel Group.

It is also planning to put greater focus on its mid-scale brands in India.

The move is likely to strengthen its brand recall in India and push growth in the mid segment where most international hospitality firms have a strong presence.

“We are assessing some of our existing Radisson Blu hotels to convert to Radisson Collection. We are converting Radisson Blu in Agra to Radisson Collection in the coming months. Besides, we are also looking for newer opportunities,” Rana said, adding around five to seven hotels could be converted with the “right amount of upliftment,” Raj Rana, chief executive officer (South Asia) Radisson Hotel Group was quoted as saying from Livemint.

Existing Radisson brands in India are Radisson and Radisson Blu in the upscale segment; Park Inn and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in the midscale segment; and Park Plaza in the economy segment.

The company is planning to introduce another midscale lifestyle brand—Radisson Red in India at Mohali in the July-September quarter.

Currently, there are 89 hotels which are operational in the country. The group has 140 hotels which include both the ones that are operational and the ones being developed.

Radisson is one of the largest hotel chains in India, besides Taj Group and Marriott Inc.

Welcome Hello Kitty Casio watches! Sanrio inks deal for two new timepieces

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Welcome Hello Kitty Casio watches! Sanrio inks deal for two new timepieces

Sanrio has joined hands with Casio America for a new collection of watches inspired by Hello Kitty. Named the BGA190KT, the watch will be available in two colours.

The watch will feature a minute hand decorated watch with Hello Kitty’s signature red ribbon, a band covered in Hello Kitty-style illustrations and a back plate that showcases an originally designed pilot Hello Kitty.

The partnership also marks the second Baby-G collaboration timepiece for  globe-trotting character.

The watch is now available at Macy’s, select fashion boutiques, the G-Shock Store in New York City. You can also buy it online from the official store – ShopCasio.com.

Food meets Fashion: Aldi stores to open in Kohl’s boxes

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Food meets Fashion: Aldi stores to open in Kohl’s boxes

In what could be termed as a creative partnership, Aldi and Kohl’s joined hands where the former will open in up to 10 Kohl’s stores around the country. The association marks the first pairing of food and fashion. The partnership could be a signal for a new kind of partnership where retailers get creative in finding ways to boost productivity and traffic.

Kohl’s has over 1100 stores, in strip or power center locations. Kohl’s has already begun the process of clearing space in nearly 300 of their stores and the addition of Aldi should add a much-needed traffic boost. In partnership with Amazon, Kohl’s has also in-store kiosks and taking returns in their stores.

Kohl’s started as a Wisconsin supermarket in 1946, became the biggest grocery chain in the Milwaukee area, and only launched its first department store in 1962.

While Aldi is working towards a path of having 2500 stores by 2022, the retailer is also remodeling all of their stores, adding more space and more focus on perishables and a slightly expanded product line.

“We will rightsize approximately 12 stores including a 5-10 store pilot effort with the fast-growing supermarket chain Aldi,” Kohl’s CEO Kevin Mansell was quoted as saying while discussing the company’s earnings.

Sales at Kohl’s stores open at least a year rose 6.3 percent during the most recent quarter, the while profits increased 38 percent.

According to the new plan, Aldi entrance will be separate from the Kohl’s front doors, and shoppers will go outside to get from one store to the other.

Aldi plans to spend USD 3.4 billion over the next five years to open 900 supermarkets, the company has said.

The arrangement allows Kohl’s to gain additional foot traffic without having to figure out how to operate a grocery business and for Aldi, renting space within Kohl’s stores is likely to be less costly than building stand-alone locations.

Now, you can get Levi’s products featuring Snoopy. Here’s how

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Now, you can get Levi’s products featuring Snoopy. Here’s how

Want a t-shirt featuring white colored lazy gullible Snoopy dog? In what can be termed as good news for the cartoon fanatics, Peanuts Worldwide has partnered with Levi’s for a new, co-branded apparel collection featuring Snoopy.

In paying homage to everyone’s favorite lazy K9 cartoon, the Levi’s x Snoopy collection will include a range of men’s and women’s t-shirts, totes, beanies among others.

What’s more interesting is the products will showcase the beagle doing his signature happy dance, in his Joe Cool character and performing his lounge act alongside the Levi’s logo.

The Levi’s x Snoopy Collection will be available for purchase at retailers worldwide and online at the official website — Levi.com.

Who is Snoopy Dog?

Snoopy is a loyal, innocent, imaginative and good-natured beagle who is prone to imagining fantasy lives, including being an author, a college student known as “Joe Cool” and a World War I Royal Flying Corps ace.

He is perhaps best known in this last alternate persona, wearing an aviator’s helmet and goggles and a scarf while carrying a swagger stick.

Snoopy can be selfish, gluttonous, and/or lazy at times, and had his share of moments where he is mocking his owner, Charlie Brown.

Snoopy imagines himself to speak, but never actually does; much like with real life animals, the human characters are unaware of his musings.

Created om October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip.

“Who doesn’t love Snoopy? Snoopy’s own kind of personality and philosophy seems to have some kind of resonance with the sentiment of today as well,” Jonathan Cheung, head of design, Levi’s was quoted as saying.

Mango to showcase artist Frida Kahlo apparel collection

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Mango to showcase artist Frida Kahlo apparel collection

Art Ask Agency has partnered with Spanish fashion retailer Mango for a new line of apparel based on the life and work of the creative artist Frida Kahlo.

The upcoming collection will feature a variety of women’s apparel and is now available.

Established in 1984, the fashion retailer is also based in Barcelona but has an extensive network of 2,200 stores across 109 countries.

“Visibility is high for Frida Kahlo and we are very pleased to be able to give consumers the opportunity to have a little piece of Frida for themselves,” Maria Strid, owner, Art Ask Agency said in a statement.

Ask Art Agency will continue to announce fashion deals and consumer product launches for Frida Kahlo Corporation’s licensing program throughout the year, in addition to Mango.

“This is a perfect match between Mango, clothing for today’s women, and Frida Kahlo, today’s icon for strong women,” as per a company statement.

Specialized in lifestyle brands, culture brands, designers, illustrators, character lines and photographers, Art Ask Agency is an established licensing agency in Spain.

AllSaints ink licensing agreements with Global Brands Group, Revlon

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AllSaints ink licensing agreements with Global Brands Group, Revlon

AllSaints has signed a licensing agreement with the Hong Kong-listed Global Brands Group to expand its accessories range.

As a part of the deal, GBG will design and distribute men’s and women’s footwear, socks, costume jewelry and cold weather accessories for the brand, starting with the fall 2018 collection. The company plans to distribute the new ranges globally across AllSaints stores and major department stores around the world.

The new deal offers an opportunity to connect with customers across multiple product categories.

“With its innovative, contemporary designs and independent spirit, AllSaints is a perfect addition to our strong portfolio of leading consumer brands. As a brand that resonates with consumers globally, we see significant opportunities for growth, and look forward to leveraging our expertise to maximize its potential,” Jarrod Kahn, president of accessories and home at GBG was quoted as saying.

Not only has this, Revlon, Inc., a leading global beauty company, also signed an exclusive global license agreement with AllSaints Retail, Ltd. for the development, marketing, and distribution of fragrances and ancillary products.

The beauty maker has now global right to develop, market and distribution of subsidiary products for the brand.

“We are proud to partner with an industry leader, Revlon, to launch the AllSaints fragrance collection. Revlon’s strategic approach is perfectly aligned with our brand vision and global growth focus. As a brand, AllSaints is recognized globally for its fashion-forward, contemporary, Ready-to-Wear and bag collections and we look forward to creating a fragrance collection with Revlon which embodies these attributes,” William Kim, CEO of AllSaints said in a company statement.

“We are thrilled to partner with AllSaints, and strive to translate their unique perspective on fashion to the world of

Established in 1994, AllSaints is known for its iconic biker jackets and creating apparel and accessories for men and women around the world.

Once retail opens, licensing growth in India will explode: Dream Theatre’s CEO Jiggy George

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Once retail opens, licensing growth in India will explode: Dream Theatre’s CEO Jiggy George

With the advancement of technology, more and more people are becoming brand conscious. How you feel when you spot a cute gullibly red angry bird or one of your favourite characters from ‘The Inside Out’ on t-shirts or bags? Obviously! They look adorable. With more and more brands adopting licensing and merchandising, the space is growing at 10-12 percent.

Jiggy George, founder and CEO, Dream Theatre, tells exclusively to Moneycontrol that the licensing in India to become a booming business with the increase in retail segment.

According to the Global Licensing Industry Survey Report 2016, licensing globally is estimated to be worth USD 251.7 billion The India licensing market is estimated at USD 1,260 million in retail. He foresees that India will be one of the top 3 growth markets in the next 5 years along with Brazil and China.

When asked about the rate the licensing industry is growing in India, Jiggy replied that globally the industry is growing at a healthy pace of 4-5 percent annually. However, markets like Brazil, China India are witnessing higher growth rates in the 10-12 percent region.

He feels the contributing factors to the growth of the industry in India are the growing brand awareness among people and the massive youth population. “India is one of the largest youth population with 50 percent of its population below the age of 25 and 65 percent below 35 years; this is the age-band where the majority of the target audience of the licensing consumer sits. Nearly 90 percent of retail being un-organized is the biggest stumbling block. Once retail opens up, licensing growth in India will explode,” Jiggy was quoted as saying from the Moneycontrol.

Speaking about the latest addition to their portfolios, Jiggy asserted that the constant urge to provide consumers the best in the growing the licensing business sets them apart. “This has translated into bringing in new genres of licensing and globally iconic brands to India and we are also taking Indian brands to the world,” he added.

Dream Theatre work with the best brands across three business verticals: Entertainment, Sports and Fashion & Lifestyle. On the entertainment side, they have Pokémon, Angry Birds, Beyblade, Oggy, Oddbods, and Candy Crush among others. On the Fashion side, the company works with Smiley, which is seeing massive traction in India.  Dream Theatre now represents Saban and its iconic fashion brand, Paul Frank. On the Sports side, again they work with the FIFA and Real Madrid.

In addition, the Dream Theatre is also the global licensing agents for Gummybear and ChuChu TV.  ChuChu TV has 15.3 billion views and over 20 million subscribers, whereas, gummy bear has 10 billion views.

The pre-school brand Beebop has an active product line in publishing and baby gift sets and accessories.

Talking about the future initiatives, Jiggy said the company is planning to launch Gummybear programme this summer globally.

“We are excited to take ChuChu TV, a global sensation emanating from India to market across the world. We have FIFA 2018 merchandise launching in March and as a programme, we have seen that grow massively since 2014,” he was quoted as saying from the Moneycontrol.

Speaking on the Xilam and Nazara deal, Jiggy said that the Dream Theatre has facilitated the Oggy collaboration with Nazara Technologies in India and is now a global deal. Nazara will be developing and launching a series of Oggy mobile games.

Bhopal people can now enjoy global brands; Arvind expands Gap’s presence in India

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Bhopal people can now enjoy global brands; Arvind expands Gap’s presence in India

Arvind Lifestyle Brands, the master franchisee of apparel brand Gap in India has announced the launch of 17 Gap shop-in-shops through multi-brand retailers. The move has been taken to accelerate the availability of the products around the country, including several locations in key Tier II and III markets.

This is the first time Gap’s shop-in-shop format will be introduced in India offering one of three product configurations: family destinations with adult, kids and baby assortments; adult only locations; and dedicated kids and baby layouts.

According to the company statement, the shop-in-shops will launch with partners Kapsons Group, Iconic India, and All That Jazz and will open in Jammu, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, and Ranchi as well as existing Gap markets of Pune, Noida, and New Delhi.

“Since Gap launched in India in 2015, the brand has witnessed strong growth in the country driven by its fans. Our latest expansion ensures that more people are able to experience Gap’s iconic American style,” Parag Dani, Gap Business Head at Arvind Lifestyle Brands said in a company statement.

Arvind which has first brought Arrow to India in 1993 currently has 11 standalone Gap stores in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and Indore. Additionally, Gap products are available online on Nnnow.com and Amazon.in/gap.

FICCI Frames 2018: M&E industry to reach Rs 2 trillion by 2020

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FICCI Frames 2018: M&E industry to reach Rs 2 trillion by 2020

The three-day global convention covering the media and entertainment industry, FICCI Frames, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry commenced at Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on March 5, 2018.

The convention cover films, broadcast (TV and radio), print media, digital entertainment, advertisement, live entertainment, animation, visual effects, gaming, digital media and new media. The conference began with a keynote by Viacom18 group CEO Sudhanshu Vats on “Media and Entertainment: The force multiplier at the heart of society.”

As per a EY report released in FICCI, India’s creative industry sector, comprising television, film, OTT and several other related industries, had an overall market size of USD 22.5 billion in 2017, and is set to grow to USD 25.4 billion in 2018. Overall, the sector is projected to grow 12% annually to reach USD 31.1 billion by 2020. The digital segment led growth, demonstrating that advertising budgets are in line with the changing content consumption patterns.

Even as the M&E sector is projected to cross USD 31 billion by 2020, Minister for Information and Broadcasting (MIB) Smriti Irani said it is imperative that the country as a whole projected the economic value that the industry lends to the country’s economy.

Here are some of the key highlights:

The M&E sector continues to grow at a rate faster than the GDP growth rate, reflecting the growing disposable income led by stable economic growth and changing demographics.

As per the report, the TV industry grew from INR 594 billion to INR 660 billion in 2017, a growth of 11.2% (9.8% net of taxes).

Advertising grew to INR267 billion while distribution grew to INR393 billion. Advertising comprised 40% of revenues, while distribution was 60% of total revenues.

As far as Print is concerned, it is accounted for the second largest share of the Indian M&E sector, growing at 3% to reach INR303 billion in 2017. Print media is estimated to grow at an overall CAGR of approximately 7% till 2020 with vernacular at 8%-9% and English slightly slower.

The animation and VFX industry has grown significantly over the years, not only supporting the growing Indian M&E sector, but also serving the world. In 2017, the industry grows by 3% to reach INR 67 billion.

The animation sector in India has been growing at a steady pace over the past few years and reached INR 17 billion in 2017, registering a growth of 13% over 2016. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11% till 2020.

The Indian film segment grew 27% in 2017 on the back of box office growth – both domestic and international – coupled with increased revenues from sale of satellite and digital rights. All sub-segments, with the exception of home video grew and the film segment reached INR156 billion in 2017. The top 50 films contributed approximately 97.75% of the total net box office collection. Box office collections of the top 50 films grew by 11.60% in 2017.

Digital media has grown significantly over the past few years, and continues to lead the growth charts on advertising. Subscription, which was just 3.3% of total digital revenues in 2016, is expected to grow to 9% by 2020.

“Indian M&E sector reached INR1.5 trillion in 2017 led by digital. With digital subscribers expected to reach 20 million by 2020, has Indian M&E reached its digital tipping point? We now need to re-imagine the future of Indian M&E sector,” Farokh Balsara, partner and M&E leader, EY India was quoted as saying.

The convention was attended by 2000 Indian delegates and 800 foreign delegates encompassing not only the entire world of media, but also industry stakeholders and government policy makers across the world.

Soon, India to witness Live Quiz show; actor Rohit Roy turns host

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Soon, India to witness Live Quiz show; actor Rohit Roy turns host

Viaan Industries Ltd has signed an exclusive licensing deal to launch a digital live trivia game show for India ‘iQ Live’.

Except the studio audience, the new trivia show will be similar like other shows such as ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’. The show will be telecasted twice a day at 1.30 pm and 9 pm respectively.

The show starts on March 12 at 9 pm and will be hosted by TV and Bollywood actor Rohit Roy.

The trivia will have a series of 12 multiple-choice general knowledge questions. Whoever gets all 12 questions right, will win a share of the daily cash prize pool which will go into lakhs. However, get a single question wrong, and you are out of the show. The best part is there is no cost involved to play this game and is absolutely free of cost.

The company funds the daily prizes through advertising and marketing tie ups. This is Viaan Industries second live game show, the first was ‘Aunty Boli Lagao Boli’ on Colors TV.

Advertisers will be able to see the actual number of viewers watching their ads and promote products within the game show before every question to millions of dedicated viewers. Market research companies will benefit from instant data research on their brand integrated questions enabling them with knowledge of where to spend more marketing dollars.

“We are excited to partner with Viaan Industries Ltd to have our platform power iQ Live in India. Our technology combined with Raj’s teams expertise in Entertainment is a perfect partnership,” Stream Live Inc CEO Will Jamieson was quoted as saying.

CMD Raj Kundra said, “Our iQ Live app will rapidly become appointment to view programming termed as disruptive advertising for the entertainment sector. The digital ads market is blowing up and advertisers need new and engaging ways to reach out to their customers.”

Shares of Viaan Industries Ltd was last trading in BSE at Rs.38.85 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 39.6. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 5921197.

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