American Swan

American Swan is an online fashion brand owned by The American Swan Lifestyle Company (TASLC).[1] It was established in January 2013 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.[2]

American Swan’s products are available on its website www.americanswan.com

American Swan recently launched its latest fast-fashion, youth collection of apparel and accessories - AS ORIGINAL. The collection is endorsed by Bollywood actors and youth icons Sidharth Malhotra and Kriti Sanon.

Contents  [hide]
1 History and Funding
2 Operations
3 Marketing
4 Awards
5 Brand Ambassadors
6 References
History and Funding[edit]
The American Swan brand was launched in January 2013 by Sanjiv Gupta, Puneet Johar & Anurag Rajpal. American Swan is a part of TO THE NEW (TTN) Ventures an Internet products company creating and operating businesses targeted at social and mobile-first customers.[3][3]

Sanjiv Gupta (Co-founder & Chairman, TTN) has held senior leadership positions in Coca Cola India and Unilever.

As co-founder & CEO of TTN, Puneet Johar is responsible for managing the Asia business for the company. He is also the founder of Tangerine Digital Media Solutions and has marketing experience with organizations & brands such as Reebok, Star and Coca Cola India.

Anurag Rajpal, Director & CEO of American Swan has 17 years' of experience in the Indian & Global fashion and apparel industry. In his last assignment, he was leading Beverly Hills Polo Club in India.Anurag is an alumnus of The Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences and has worked with brands& retailers like Reebok, Ecko Unlimited, United Colors of Benetton, Madura Garments & Spencer's Retail Limited.[4]

Operations[edit]
The company has a central distribution centre close to the International airport in Delhi, India.

American Swan currently ships products across PIN Codes in India through logistics service Providers like Blue Dart, GoJavas, Ecomm Express and others. The total number of States and Union territories covered is 36 including 6139 cities. American Swan also has India Post on board as a delivery service provider which allows delivery to over 20,000 PIN codes.[5][6][7]

Marketing[edit]
The American Swan range of apparel and accessories caters to the core group of 18–34 years men and women of urban demographics.

In March 2016, American Swan relaunched its "ASIAM" digital campaign of 2015 with Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra. The campaign pushed the spring/summer menswear collection as Sidharth's Top 5 Looks of the season, styled by American Swan. Other than the online marketing and print ads, Sidharth Malhotra promoted the collection by wearing some pieces during the promotion of his movie Kapoor & Sons.[8]

In March 2015, in a digital-first campaign American Swan launched a music anthem titled “ASIAM”, featuring Bollywood stars Sidharth Malhorta and Kriti Sanon. The song for the video has been composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and sung by Benny Dayal. The video has been choreographed by Remo D’Souza.[9]

In May 2014, American Swan launched an internet-based reality show called Beauty and the Blogger. It featured eight shortlisted fashion models and fashion bloggers who competed in a multi-round contest. The finalists were selected based on the social media presence they created. The show was hosted by Miss Malini, Cyrus Sahukar and Anusha Dandekar.[10]

In June 2014, American Swan launched aTwitter Store campaign—a digital store on Twitter where users could shop using tweets as currency.[11]

Awards[edit]
In 2014, American Swan was awarded the Online Retail Launch Site of the Year at Asia Retail Congress.[12]
In 2014, Indian e-retailer Award
Brand Ambassadors[edit]
Sidharth Malhotra[13]
Kriti Sanon[14]
Tiger Shroff[15]
Lauren Gottlieb[16]
Shruti Hassan[16]
Unmukt Chand[16]
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "Sidharth Malhotra’s top five summer looks". Indian Express. IANS. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
Jump up ^ "Sidharth Malhotra and Kriti Sanon heat up the dance floor in #ASIAM". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "Sidharth Malhotra, Kriti Sanon team up for music anthem". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "Beauty and the Blogger': Cyrus Sahukar to host, Anusha Dandekar to judge the web reality show". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "Sidharth Malhotra is the brand ambassador for AmericanSwan.com".
Jump up ^ "Sidharth Malhotra to endorse American Swan". Zee News. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
Jump up ^ "Kriti Sanon to endorse American Swan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
Jump up ^ "Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon tattooed in style!". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b c "American Swan ropes in Yo Yo Honey Singh as brand ambassador". Indian Television. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Peter England

Peter England established in India[Madura Fashion & Lifestyle

Peter England is the largest menswear brand in India with over 5 million garments sold every year. First launched by Madura Fashion & Lifestyle (then known as Madura Garments) in the mid-price shirt segment in 1997, the company acquired the world rights for the brand in the year 2000. Today, Peter England has a strong national presence with 643 exclusive stores and over 1600 multi-brand outlets in more than 300 towns.

Peter England is universally accepted amongst its millions of consumers for its standardised fits, superior quality, wide range and 'fashion-right' styles in its segment, making it the most trusted brand amongst consumers in the readymade apparel category, as per a recent study conducted by Brand Equity, Economic Times.

With offerings in the mid-priced value for money range, Peter England brings formal wear for young men in the early years of their career. The product assortment includes shirts, trousers, suits, blazers and accessories for everyday and special occasions.

It also offers relaxed office wear and weekend casual wear through its Peter England Elements line. This is an eclectic and stylish casual wardrobe including washed cotton shirts, denims, cargoes, jackets, sweaters and accessories.

Peter England Elite Peter England also offers a complete range of sub-premium formals through its sub-brand Peter England Elite, meant for the young manager. The wardrobe includes a complete array of fine-crafted formal shirts and trousers, sharp suits and blazers, and accessories. The look is progressive, international, and one of understated elegance.

Peter England partners with the IPL team, Chennai Super Kings, as the official off-the-field apparel sponsor. Building on that relationship, the brand has launched an exclusive product line called PE-CSK, which reflects the sporty-casual attitude of the team.

A recent foray for Peter England has been in the world of clubwear, called Peter England Party. This line offers affordable club wear with mainstream sensibilities

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