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Titan Eyeplus unveils new brand identity, new look stores
BENGALURU Indian eyewear retail brand Titan Eyeplus from Titan Company Limited (Titan) unveiled a new logo designed by Foley Designs Founder Michael Foley. The company says that the new brand identity is meant to rejuvenate one’s experience of retail in the eyewear category. The new identity reflects the movement of the category from a functional requirement to a fashion accessory with exciting lifestyle cues.
Titan Eyewear Division CEO Ronnie Talati said, “As a leader in the eyewear category, at TitanEyeplus we are constantly striving to ensure we stay ahead of the curve. We are focused on innovating and experimenting in order to make eyewear a more desirable product category and to keep offering our customers a new experience. Our new identity reflects the evolving changes in their lifestyle requirements that will allow people to play with their looks.”.
With eyewear moving into the fashion accessory space, the product display mechanism at TitanEyeplus stores has also undergone a change to address the needs of our trendy consumers who look use their eyewear to enhance looks. The new display showcases both the front eye shapes and the temples of each eyewear says the company.
Adhering to international norms, the products on display at Titan Eyeplus stores will be segregated by gender, with specific focus on women. A separate section will be dedicated to the youth and kids. Each of the consumer segments will have products segregated by lifestyle or occasion based requirements such as corporate, fashion, sports, etc. Fashion counters for each segment will showcase collections with current global trending styles. The new identity also offers lifestyle-based lenses from Titan.
“All the 30 new stores that have been launched over the past two months or so carry the new look and logo. A typical store is about 500 to 800 square feet in area and refurbishing each would cost between Rs 15 lakh and Rs 20 lakh (Rs 1.5 to Rs 2 million),” revealed Talati. Of the 395 TitanEyeplus stores in India, about 100 are company owned, while the rest are run on franchisee models.
At present though no specific campaigns have been planned for the new branding for the current fiscal that ends on 31 March,, Talati informed that the new logo would definitely be present on all communications hereon.
O&M currently handles the creative duties, while Maxus handles the media buying for TitanEyeplus.
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NDTV FY26 loss widens to Rs 323 crore, revenue rises
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MUMBAI: NDTV’s numbers tell a tale where the top line is tuning up but the bottom line is still off-key. New Delhi Television Ltd reported a wider consolidated net loss of Rs 323 crore for FY2025–26, compared to a loss of Rs 218 crore in the previous year, even as revenue showed a steady uptick. Total income for the year rose to Rs 540 crore, up from Rs 472 crore in FY25, driven by higher revenue from operations at Rs 528 crore versus Rs 465 crore a year earlier. However, rising costs across production, marketing and employee expenses weighed heavily on profitability.
For the March quarter, the company posted a net loss of Rs 98.6 crore, compared to Rs 61.9 crore in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue stood at Rs 150.5 crore, up from Rs 128.2 crore year-on-year.
Expenses continued to outpace income. Full-year consolidated expenses surged to Rs 855 crore from Rs 689 crore, led by production costs of Rs 251 crore, employee expenses of Rs 185 crore and marketing spends of Rs 243 crore.
Loss before tax for FY26 came in at Rs 320.7 crore, widening from Rs 217.1 crore in FY25, underscoring persistent margin pressure despite revenue growth.
On the balance sheet front, total assets stood at Rs 704 crore at the end of March 2026, while borrowings both current and non-current remained significant, reflecting ongoing capital and operational requirements.
Cash flow trends offered a mixed picture. While financing activities generated Rs 283.6 crore during the year, operating cash outflows remained substantial at Rs 257.9 crore, highlighting continued strain in core operations.
The performance suggests that while NDTV is managing to grow its revenue base, the cost of keeping the broadcast running and expanding continues to outweigh the gains. In a business where eyeballs are everything, profitability, for now, remains a work in progress.
