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Tata CLiQ Luxury partners with bigbasket to launch a luxury gourmet store
Mumbai: TATA Group’s e-commerce brands, Tata CLiQ Luxury- luxury lifestyle platform, and online supermarket – bigbasket have teamed up to launch and grow the luxury gourmet store on Tata CLiQ Luxury.
The platform is offering a curated selection of products from a wide assortment of global and Indian luxury gourmet brands and categories across select staples and specialty categories, it announced on Tuesday.
The brand is promising to provide a luxury gourmet experience to customers’ doorstep at the click of a button, with authentic products and fine ingredients in premium packaging on the same day or the next day. To begin with, this is being rolled out in Mumbai, and in the coming months, the platform will expand its reach for the gourmet store to cities like New Delhi, Bangalore, and other tier-I cities.
The assortment on the platform currently includes cereals, chocolates, biscuits, beverages, cooking oils, dry fruits, sauces, spreads, dips, pasta, soups, noodles, baking ingredients, and more from premium and luxury gourmet brands.
Tata CLiQ business head- global luxury Gitanjali Saxena said, “Gourmet enthusiasts look forward to a holistic shopping experience and are increasingly shopping online. This has encouraged us to launch a dedicated store that offers a diverse selection of the finest international and Indian gourmet brands, curated with the utmost attention to quality. As a platform, we will inspire and educate our valued and discerning consumers on gourmet and lifestyle options and provide an unmatched online luxury shopping experience.”
bigbasket group category head Vishal Das said, “In addition to showcasing the width and quality of bigbasket’s gourmet range, this platform also will serve as an opportunity to address the ever-evolving lifestyle needs of the modern Indian consumer.”
The editorial-led store will also educate consumers not only about the origins of the delicacy but also about the numerous methods in which a product or an ingredient can be cooked, thus inspiring them to experiment with cuisines. It will cover everything, right from the time of gourmet food purchase, its preparation, delivery, and presentation, to how to consume and host it, as per the statement.
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Barista partners Ginny Weds Sunny 2 with mango campaign
Cafe chain blends cinema buzz with summer menu and 20 per cent offer.
MUMBAI: Love may brew slowly, but marketing clearly doesn’t especially when coffee meets cinema and mangoes steal the spotlight. Barista Coffee Company has partnered with the upcoming hindi film Ginny Weds Sunny 2 as its official beverage partner, in a move aimed at tapping into youth culture through entertainment-led engagement. The collaboration is not just a logo placement exercise. Instead, Barista is translating the film’s high-energy vibe into its cafés with a themed summer menu titled “Main Hoon Mango”, accompanied by a limited-period 20 per cent discount on combo offerings across outlets.
Actors Medha Shankr and Avinash Tiwary feature in the campaign, seen engaging with the mango-themed menu inside Barista cafés, a visual cue designed to blur the lines between reel and real-life consumption moments.
The strategy reflects a broader shift in how consumer brands are leveraging hindi film industry not just for visibility, but for immersive, on-ground engagement. By embedding the film’s narrative into its product experience, Barista is aiming to drive footfall, especially among younger audiences who increasingly seek experiential touchpoints over traditional advertising.
Barista Coffee Company CEO Rajat Agrawal described the partnership as both a branding and growth play, focused on expanding reach beyond the existing customer base and aligning with evolving consumer preferences.
The emphasis on a seasonal, flavour-led hook mango, one of India’s most culturally resonant ingredients adds a timely layer to the campaign, aligning with summer consumption trends while riding on the film’s promotional momentum.
For Barista, the move is part of a larger positioning shift. Rather than operating purely as a coffee retail chain, the brand is increasingly framing itself as a lifestyle destination, one that intersects with entertainment, conversation and shared experiences. By integrating cinema into its physical spaces, Barista is effectively turning cafés into micro-extensions of the film’s universe, where consumers do not just watch a story unfold but participate in it sip by sip.
The 20 per cent offer further nudges trial, lowering the barrier for consumers to engage with the themed menu while amplifying recall through a tangible incentive.
Brand-film collaborations are hardly new, but their execution is evolving. Where earlier partnerships relied on co-branded ads or product placements, the current playbook leans towards immersive storytelling and retail integration.
In that sense, Barista’s “Main Hoon Mango” push is less about promotion and more about participation inviting consumers to experience a slice of the film within a familiar, everyday setting. As the film industry continues to act as a cultural amplifier, such partnerships underline a growing truth, in today’s attention economy, it is not enough to be seen brands must be experienced.
And if that experience comes with a mango twist and a cinematic backdrop, all the better.
