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Shoppers Stop celebrates EID across its online channels during Lockdown 4.0
National: While COVID-19 has created an unprecedented challenge for brands to connect with their target audience, Shoppers Stop has been consistently engaging consumers with meaningful and entertaining initiatives. The leading retail brand has taken a unique and well-thought-out approach to stay connected while showing empathy with their audience.
As Eid has been approaching, Shoppers Stop first launched the Eid shopping campaign on their website, app as well as on their Facebook and Instagram pages. This campaign hinges on the #selfieidi campaign which encourages consumers to indulge themselves with an ‘eidi’ while also gifting their near and dear ones through online shopping channels.
The Eid shopping campaign has the participation of multiple brands across men’s wear, women’s wear, ethnic wear, kids’ merchandise, beauty, and home amongst others.
During this time, Shoppers Stop has also managed to add new brands to its portfolio while their team works from home including Gap USA (men and kids), FKNS, Swisse, Sandy & Sky, Michael Kors (Jewelry), WOW, Bombay Shaving Company, Miniklub, Marc Anthony, Guerlain, Untaro and Just Herbs.
The brand has roped in Being Human one of its partner brands, and one can see actor Salman Khan, the most relevant icon for Eid from Bollywood, wishing Eid Mubarak prominently on it channels.
Shoppers Stop has once again innovated with its brand identity for Eid and creatively wished their customers. You can take a look at the video here.
This follows its earlier innovations and campaigns for the healthcare workers and the 9pm candlelight event by the prime minister.
Log onto www.shoppersstop.com or download the App to know the latest offers, participate in the on-going #Selfieidi contest on social media and win prizes.
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Tata Sons defers decision on chairman N Chandrasekaran’s third term
Term runs till 2027, but board differences are stalling extension talks
MUMBAI: Tata Sons has deferred a decision on whether to extend the tenure of its chairman, N Chandrasekaran, injecting fresh uncertainty into the leadership timeline of India’s largest conglomerate.
The board had last year cleared a third executive term for Chandrasekaran running until February 2027, when he turned 65. However, deliberations on any further extension were put on hold this week after differences emerged during a board meeting, CNBC-TV18 reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The pause underscores internal strains as the group pushes through an aggressive investment cycle while grappling with uneven financial returns. The Economic Times reported that Chandrasekaran himself asked for discussions on his reappointment to be deferred after some directors raised concerns about mounting losses at several newer businesses.
Those concerns were led by Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, the principal shareholder of Tata Sons. Other board members countered that losses were expected in early-stage, capital-intensive ventures designed to secure the group’s long-term position.
Since taking charge in 2017, following the ouster of Cyrus Mistry, Chandrasekaran has driven a phase of expansion and consolidation. Over the past five years, the tata group has nearly doubled revenue and more than tripled net profit and market capitalisation, while committing about Rs 5.5 lakh crore to investments aimed at making the conglomerate “future fit”, according to its latest annual report.
Recent numbers, however, present a more mixed picture. Tata Sons reported a 24 per cent rise in revenue to Rs 5.92 lakh crore in fiscal 2025, while net profit fell 17 per cent to Rs 28,898 crore.
In its annual report, the company said the year opened with expectations of macroeconomic stability and easing inflation. That optimism faded as uncertainty over global trade policy intensified, complicating the operating environment.
For now, the question of leadership continuity at the apex of the Tata Group remains unresolved and closely watched by investors assessing the cost and conviction behind the conglomerate’s long-term bets.
