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Peter England & Ayushmann Khurrana launch a video film to raise awareness about wearing face masks

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Bengaluru; 26th May 2020: Bollywood Actor Ayushmann Khurrana in association with Peter England posted a short video emphasizing the importance of wearing face masks while stepping out during this pandemic. This video marks the beginning of the versatile actor’s association with Peter England, India’s largest menswear brand from the house of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited.

Ayushmann in this video is seen highlighting the importance and necessity of wearing face masks to contain the spread of the pandemic. This initiative by the talented & successful actor, who is admired and loved equally across age groups and demographics, would go a long way in spreading the message of “wearing masks as a part of our everyday routine” across the country.

Link of the Video Campaign:

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Speaking on this novel association, Ayushmann Khurrana says, “As a socially conscious citizen of India, I wish to spread constructive messages on matters that require vital and urgent attention, like health and safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic. I‘m glad to be a part of a campaign where a hugely important message is being communicated by Peter England which aims to make people aware about the importance of wearing face masks. With face masks taking centerstage in this pandemic, it is a thought in the right direction to raise awareness on how we should be conscious of our health and in turn also take care of the health and safety of the community-at- large. I’m glad to begin my association with Peter England, an iconic brand that has redefined the men’s fashion industry, with this social video. The brand’s persona and attributes appeals to me and makes this association something I dearly look forward to.”

Commenting on this collaboration, Manish Singhai, COO, Peter England said, “As a responsible brand, we have strived to do our part in this collective fight against this global pandemic. Various studies show that wearing face masks as part of everyday routine is now crucial to contain the spread of COVID-19. Hence we have leveraged our strengths and skillset to produce high quality cloth-masks which are the need of the hour. We have collaborated and begun a long journey with Ayushmann Khurrana and our association marks the union of two iconic brands that are synonymous with honesty and authenticity. Our journey starts with a message for a special cause, to raise awareness about the importance of wearing cloth based face masks. We believe that Ayushmann, being a popular style and youth icon, will help in getting this social message delivered to large set of Indians across the country”

Peter England has announced Ayushmann Khurrana as brand ambassador to augment the brand’s continuous growth in the menswear sector. Ayushmann Khurrana is widely known for his extraordinary performances in the Indian film industry. He, being a style icon among millennials, would complement the legacy of the brand Peter England to connect with young consumers.

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Paytm Travel sees 85 lakh flight searches as grounded travellers head back home

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Bengaluru, 26th May 2020 : India’s leading financial services platform Paytm Travel, today announced that with the government easing lockdown norms and allowing domestic airlines to resume operations, the company has seen an increase in the demand for air tickets. According to Paytm Travel, a majority of the tickets being sold are of travellers going from metropolitans to tier-II and smaller cities. 

The flight search volume on Paytm Travel in the last few days has been trending at close to 200% of the average daily search volume witnessed before the lockdown began in March. Since the bookings opened up, there has been over 85 lakh searches for flight tickets with a surge in demand happening over the weekend. The searches hit a peak of 1.77 lakh requests per hour during the last three days.

Due to the last three consecutive lockdowns, several travellers had to stay back in metro cities mainly New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru which they might have visited for some work. They are now taking this opportunity to book a flight back to their home towns in non-metro cities including Patna, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Guwahati, among others. Few of the sectors such as Delhi-Patna, Mumbai-Varanasi, Bengaluru-Guwahati are witnessing unusually high demand as compared to typical busy routes like Delhi-Mumbai and Bangalore-Delhi. Paytm Travel is working closely with all airlines and also keeping abreast with all the guidelines of the aviation ministry as well as rules being laid out by the various state governments to ensure that passengers are able to return home safely.

Abhishek Rajan, Senior Vice President – Paytm Travel, “There is a pent up demand for non-metro destinations from metro cities. Eager flyers are booking tickets to go back home. This has led to a jump in searches and ticket bookings on our platform. While there is a surge in demand, we think it will taper down with time.”

Paytm Travel over the last several weeks has taken a number of steps to help travellers who had booked tickets but were not able to fly due to the ongoing lockdown. It was among the firsts to provide the ability to its users to view and use their credit shell refund balance on Paytm for booking any new flight of their choice. Travellers who had booked tickets for these suspended flights were issued a refund by the airlines in the form of a credit shell balance of an amount equal to the cancelled flight ticket value. Users can redeem this balance for booking a flight ticket on the same airline for any future journey date in the next 12 months.

Paytm Travel is India’s first horizontal major to enter online travel and has been a pioneer in launching innovative features for flight, bus and train travellers. The company has already launched a free cancellation service that allows users to cancel their travel tickets without requiring to pay any cancellation charges. Other popular features include Live Train Tracking and Voice Search that was rolled out to make train ticket booking, seamless experience for users.

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Godrej Appliances initiates remote selling video assist program and a host of thoughtfully designed offers to accompany their thoughtfully made appliances, amidst COVID-19 crisis

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~The appliance giant makes purchase decision easy for consumers that too without stepping out of the safety of their homes with the newly introduced video-assisted remote selling initiative

Mumbai, May 25, 2020: The Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown have hampered demand and greatly impacted consumer sentiments. Large Appliances segment which is dominated by cooling categories has been severely impacted. With businesses across sectors suffering a dent, consumers are being extremely cautious about purchases on one hand. On the other, appliances are the need of the hour with their ability to provide convenience and comfort at home. 

Godrej Appliances, one of India’s leading Consumer Appliances brand, has announced a string of thoughtfully designed offers to complement their thoughtfully made appliances – providing consumers with much needed financial flexibility during purchase. These exclusive offers include extended warranty for 12 months, cashback up to Rs 3000 (select bank partners), up to INR 10,000 off on MRP, up to 47% off on Annual Maintenance Contracts, Easy EMI Offers like 0% Interest on EMI on all leading credit / select debit cards, Fixed EMI with Bajaj Finance on select AC models and attractive finance offers with 18/4, 10/0 and many options on selected models across categories, for those who are planning purchases as soon as the lockdown is lifted. With exclusive exchange offers on all Godrej Air Conditioner, consumers can bring home cooling comfort at a discounted rate. That’s not all. On the purchase of select models of Godrej Air Conditioners, consumers can avail subsidized installation charges as well, starting at INR 399. 

As a responsible brand, Godrej Appliances is taking all the necessary precautions against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Keeping in mind the safety and wellbeing of its customers and that of trade partners, the brand has shared store opening guidelines and good practices across its trade network espousing social distancing, maintaining hygiene standards, sanitization of appliances and work surfaces at retails shops, staff guidelines, etc. 

The brand has also made arrangements to help consumers buy appliances without having to step out of the comfort of their homes through the new video-assisted remote selling initiative and the nascent initiative is already seeing signs of acceptance. Under this initiative, customers are being provided the option of a scheduled live demo via video call with the brand’s store-based advisors followed by flexible payment options as per the customer’s preference. 

“Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, our consumers are locked inside their homes burdened by the various home chores without adequate help. They need to equip themselves with appliances to minimize their efforts, while they stay in and ‘work from home’. This situation is not going to be restricted to current lockdown but is expected to continue in some form even beyond lockdown for several months. At Godrej, consumers’ safety is our top priority and we are committed to providing maximum convenience to our consumers and their loved ones. Hence, we have proactively worked out this video-assisted selling initiative. We also understand that savings matter a lot to consumers now, across segments. This is why we have worked out a spectrum of thoughtfully designed offers to choose from ranging from long term lucrative finance offers to cash backs and extended warranties, exchange and discounts on AMC. We hope consumers will make use of these options and make the right purchase for themselves so their homestay is made more comfortable and they are better prepared for future.” said Kamal Nandi – Business Head and Executive Vice President – Godrej Appliances. 
 
These offers are launched through trade partner network and via its official website & e-commerce site. The brand has also rolled out e-catalogues through extensive dealers’ network, reaching out to the customer base with these attractive finance offers on select models.
 
Take a look at the array of offers by Godrej Appliances. 

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ಷೇರುಗಳ ಬೆಲೆ ಚೇತರಿಕೆ

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಭಾರತೀಯ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳು ಮೇಲ್ಮುಖವಾದ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಇದ್ದು ಬುಧವಾರ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿಯನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿವೆ. ಶೇಕಡ 2.11 ಅಥವಾ 187.45 ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್‌ಗಳ ಏರಿಕೆಯ ನಂತರ ನಿಫ್ಟಿ 9,000 ಗಡಿ ದಾಟಿದರೆ ಅಂತಿಮವಾಗಿ 9,066.55 ಕ್ಕೆ ತಲುಪಿದೆ, ಸೆನ್ಸೆಕ್ಸ್ ಕೂಡ ಶೇಕಡ 2.06 ಅಥವಾ 622.44 ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್‌ಗಳ ಏರಿಕೆ ಕಂಡು 30,818.61 ಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಚ್ಚಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಏಂಜಲ್ ಬ್ರೋಕಿಂಗ್ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಹೆಡ್ ಅಡ್ವೆಂಸರಿ ಆಮರ್ ದಿಯೋ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಕೋವಿಡ್-19 ಗಾಗಿ ಲಸಿಕೆ ಪ್ರಯೋಗಗಳು ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಹೂಡಿಕೆದಾರರ ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಕೋವಿಡ್-19 ಏಕಾಏಕಿ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಯುಎಸ್-ಚೀನಾ ವಿವಾದವು ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳ ಹೊರತಾಗಿಯೂ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವಲಯ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕಗಳು ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ವಹಿವಾಟು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕಗಳು ಏರುತ್ತಲೇ ಇದ್ದವು.

ವಿಶ್ವದ ಕೆಲವು ಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತೆ ತೆರೆದಿವೆ. ಇದು ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಚಲನೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿದೆ. ನಿಕ್ಕಿ 225 0.79% ಅಥವಾ 161.70 ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್‌ಗಳ ಏರಿಕೆ ತೋರಿಸಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹ್ಯಾಂಗ್ ಸೆಂಗ್ ಶೇಕಡ 0.05 ಅಥವಾ 11.82 ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್‌ಗಳ ಏರಿಕೆ ತೋರಿಸಿದೆ.

ನಾಸ್ಡಾಕ್, ಆದಾಗ್ಯೂ ಎಫ್‌ಟಿಎಸ್‌ಇ ಎಂಐಬಿ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಶೇಕಡ 0.54 ಅಥವಾ 49.72 ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್‌ಗಳ ಋಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ವರದಿ ಮಾಡಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇದು ಸುಮಾರು ಶೇಕಡ 0.12 ಅಥವಾ 26.04 ರಷ್ಟು ಕುಸಿದಿದೆ ಅಂಕಗಳು. ಕೋವಿಡ್ ನಂತರದ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ವಿಶ್ವದಾದ್ಯಂತ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳು ತಯಾರಿ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿರುವ ಭರವಸೆ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಹೂಡಿಕೆದಾರರು ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಆತಂಕದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

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Amazon India is creating close to 50,000 seasonal opportunities across its fulfilment and delivery network to meet customer needs

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Bengaluru, May 22, 2020: As India continues to maintain social distancing to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon India firmly believes it has a unique role to play providing a critical service for the community; to help them get the items they need for their families without leaving their homes. Amazon India today announced that it has opened close to 50,000 seasonal roles to meet the surge in demand from people relying on Amazon’s service, particularly those most vulnerable to being out in public. This will be a variety of roles in their fulfilment centres and delivery network including part-time flexible work opportunities as independent contractors with Amazon Flex.

The associates will join other thousands of associates across Amazon India’s fulfilment and delivery network and assist them to pick, pack, ship and deliver customers’ orders more efficiently.

“One thing we’ve learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is how important a role Amazon and ecommerce can play for our customers as much as for small businesses & the economy. We take this responsibility seriously, and we’re proud of the work our teams are doing to help small and other businesses deliver to our customers through this difficult time. We want to continue helping customers all over India get everything they need so they can continue to practice social distancing. To enable this, we are creating work opportunities for close to 50,000 seasonal associates across our fulfilment and delivery network. This will also keep as many people as possible working during this pandemic while providing a safe work environment for them.” said Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon.

While creating these opportunities, Amazon remains committed to the health and safety of its associates,  partners, employees, and customers, and has implemented a number of measures towards their well-being. The company has made close to 100 significant process changes in their operations for the safety of its people which include mandatory face covering, daily temperature checks in buildings, increased frequency and intensity of cleaning at all sites including regular sanitization of frequently touched areas, and awareness-building among associates on safety requirements around hand-washing and hand sanitization.

For those interested to apply for these seasonal opportunities, they can call 1800-208-9900 or send an email to seasonalhiringindia@amazon.com.

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