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METRO SHOES URGES YOU TO GO LOCAL
The COVID 19 Pandemic has made countries across the globe realize the importance of being self-reliant. While most may fathom the impact of COVID 19, it also gives us an opportunity to step up and showcase our capabilities to the world. Today, it has become more important than ever to support ‘Make in India’. Keeping this sentiment in mind, Metro Shoes , the contemporary Indian fashion footwear and accessories brand, released a digital campaign urging customers to get vocal about going local!
Make in India initiative by Metro Shoes echoes the sentiments of every Indian- to produce locally, and to wear what is local so that more and more Indians get jobs at the grass-root level. Started in the year of liberation, 1947, Metro Shoes, opened its doors to the public in Colaba, Mumbai. Since then, it has catered to the diverse footwear needs of India and become a household name with over 218 stores across 115 cities. In its latest digital campaign, Metro Shoes, thanks the Indian artisans for being a part of its Swadeshi journey and urges customers to support local homegrown Indian brands during these trying times
Over the past seven decades, the company and the brand have become synonymous with unmatched quality, skilled craftsmanship, and high-fashion products in the footwear industry. As a brand that was established in the post-independence era, Metro holds the Swadeshi movement very close to its core. Speaking about going local, Alisha Malik, Vice-President-Marketing and E-commerce, Metro Shoes said, “We at Metro Shoes are very proud of our Indian heritage. We have always believed in the beauty of Indian art and the skills of our karigars. Today, it is important for all of us to support each other to come out strong from the pandemic and going local is a crucial step in being sustainable, equitable, and scalable. We request our customers to walk along with us and support us in our journey ahead.”
On the retail front, the safety of customers and employees remains the top priority for Metro Shoes. They have set up special health helplines that are monitored on a real
time basis. All the warehouses, stores, office premises, and even footwear are being sanitized. They have also set up special teams to train front-end and back-end staff on adopting all necessary safety measures and made provisions for sanitizers, masks, and gloves for all employees at the retail stores. The brand has also taken similar measures for all the e-commerce driven sales as well.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
