Brands
Digital Brand Fest 2022: Decoding digital transformation for tech-led future
Mumbai: Indiantelevision.com is organising a five-day event ‘Digital Brand Fest 2022’ from 21 to 25 February to explore and understand the new forces driving the digital transformation for a tech-led future. The week-long virtual summit is presented by Voot. Interakt, Josh and Pixis have joined as industry partners.
The industry stands at a crucial juncture today. As the internet empowered consumers with more choices, digital became the new battleground for brands to test their marketing skills and retain their connect with consumers whose preferences were changing faster than ever. Whether it was the boom in influencer marketing or the popularity of short-video platforms, brands did not hesitate in jumping onto the digital bandwagon to up their marketing game.
As we enter into 2022, Indiantelevision.com is taking this opportunity to bring a host of industry experts together on one platform to discuss these trends shaping the future. Digital Brand Fest 2022 will have brands, advertisers, tech platforms discuss all these developments and more. The virtual event will also look at the changes in consumer behaviour and how it has impacted the industry’s growth.
The event will begin on Monday, 21 February with a keynote on ‘Decoding Current Digital Trends’ by Google industry head – telecom, media and entertainment Siddharth Shekhar.
It will be followed by two-panel discussions – ‘Human X Machine’ and ‘SMS, Notifications and Whatsapp Marketing’. The first session moderated by Indiantelevision.com founder CEO and editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari will have Bharat Arora (Taboola), Nikhil Kumar (mediasmart and Affle company), Mehul Desai (Integral Ad Science), Rohan Chincholi (Havas Media Group India) and Salil Shanker (Amnet India) as panelists.
On the second panel moderated by Niraj Ruparel (GroupM) are Ahshad Jussawala (Jio-Haptik), Jayant Kshirsagar (CleverTap), Madhur Acharya (WOW Skin Science), Priya Patankar (PhonePe), Ritesh Ghosal (Soptle) and Suchit Sikaria (SUGAR cosmetics).
The discussion on 22 February will commence with Rapido’s Amit Verma, BigBasket’s Arun Jayaraman, Pixis’ Neel Pandya, Essence’s Sonali Malaviya, Snowflake’s Vimal Venkatraman, and Fresh to Home’s Vanda Ferrao deliberating on ‘Performance Marketing, Partnerships for good ROI’. The panel will be moderated by Xaxis India’s Dimpy Yadav.
The second session will explore ‘Digital Marketing – The New Dynamic Shift Post Pandemic’ with BharatPe’s Ashish Agarwal, Omnicom Media Group’s Bharat Khatri, GoKwik’s Chirag Taneja, Godrej’s Michelle Francis, Adlift’s Neha Pandey and Network 18’s Puneet Singhvi as panellists and Chetan Asher of Tonic Worldwide Media as the moderator.
Day three (Wednesday, 23 February) will witness another insightful session on ‘Engaging Communities and Driving Culture through Social Media’ moderated by Kosal Malladi from Madison Digital. Panellists include Sharechat’s Akshat Sahu, Cleartrip’s Himanshi Tandon, Zivame’s Khatija Lokhandwala, Trell’s Manikanta Yadavalli, Kalyan Jewellers’ Rupesh Jain and Puma’s Shreya Sachdev.
On Thursday, 24 February a TBA-moderated panel will delve into ‘Content Marketing’ trends with Kunal Bhardwaj from Upstox, Maninder Bali from Vedantu, Pallavi Chelluri from Moglix, Samir Sethi from Policybazaar.com and Sharmin Ali from Instoried.
‘CTV 101’ and Gen Z X Short Video’ will be key themes discussed on the last of the summit, Friday, 25 February. The first panel moderated by Anil Wanvari includes Gijsbert Pols from Adjust, Mete Bargmann from Magnite, and Vijay Anand Kunduri from PubMatic.
The second session will have Lenskart’s Anupam Tripathi, OML’s Gunjan Arya, Verse Innovation’s Nakul Puri, Bombay Shaving Company’s Siddha Jain and WATConsult’s Sahil Shah as speakers.
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Brands
Trent posts Rs 19,701 crore FY26 revenue, profit rises to Rs 1,968 crore
Q4 profit at Rs 455 crore; margins improve, net worth climbs to Rs 7,703 crore
MUMBAI: Retail therapy seems to be working for Trent Limited as much as for its shoppers. The Tata Group retail arm reported a steady performance for FY26, with revenue from operations rising to Rs 19,701.41 crore, up from Rs 16,668.11 crore in FY25. Total income for the year stood at Rs 20,075.87 crore, reflecting continued momentum across its retail formats.
Profit before tax came in at Rs 2,511.54 crore for the year, compared to Rs 2,076.62 crore a year earlier. After accounting for taxes of Rs 543.72 crore, net profit rose to Rs 1,967.82 crore, marking a clear improvement from Rs 1,584.84 crore in FY25.
For the March quarter, the company reported revenue of Rs 4,936.64 crore and total income of Rs 4,997.71 crore. Profit before tax stood at Rs 576.46 crore, while net profit came in at Rs 454.75 crore, up from Rs 349.92 crore in the same quarter last year.
On the cost front, total expenses for FY26 rose to Rs 17,538.54 crore, driven by higher stock purchases of Rs 11,170.44 crore and increased occupancy costs at Rs 1,652.69 crore. Employee benefit expenses also edged up to Rs 1,222.04 crore, reflecting continued expansion.
Operationally, the company maintained stable efficiency metrics. Operating margin improved to 11.88 per cent from 11.29 per cent, while net profit margin rose to 9.99 per cent from 9.51 per cent. The interest service coverage ratio stood strong at 16.76, indicating comfortable debt servicing capacity.
Trent’s balance sheet also strengthened during the year. Net worth increased to Rs 7,702.80 crore from Rs 5,914.40 crore, while total assets expanded to Rs 12,225.71 crore. The debt-to-equity ratio improved to 0.33 from 0.38, signalling a more balanced capital structure.
Cash flow from operations rose to Rs 2,630.19 crore, compared to Rs 1,668.26 crore in the previous year, even as the company continued to invest in expansion, with capital expenditure and investments weighing on investing cash flows.
With consistent growth across revenue, profitability, and margins, Trent’s FY26 performance suggests a retailer scaling steadily ringing up gains not just at the checkout, but across the balance sheet.
