Myntra appoints Shoppers Stop's Venu Nair as chief of strategic partnerships and omnichannel
Myntra has appointed Venu Nair as its new chief of strategic partnerships and omnichannel.
Nair joins Myntra from offline shopping chain Shoppers Stop, where he was the managing director and chief executive officer for about three years. At Myntra, he will be responsible for the international brands portfolio, and for “building strategic partnerships with leading global brands,” the firm said in a statement. Nair will also be managing omnichannel strategy for brands at Myntra.
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Before his work with the Tata Group, Nair was the managing director of Marks and Spencer in India, which runs in a joint venture with Reliance in the country.
The appointment comes at a time when a plethora of brands, especially in the D2C segment, are pursuing an omnichannel strategy that combines online presence with physical stores to boost sales. On the other hand, widening the range of brands, especially popular foreign brands, is an important driver of
