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Samsung to Set Up 15 Premium Experience Stores Across India by 2023-End; Will Offer Unique, Exciting Experiences for Gen Z & Millennials such as Gaming, SmartThings, Customization & Workshops

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Telugu super news,GURUGRAM, India,April 3, 2023:Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, has announced it will set up 15 premium experience stores across top metro cities in India by end of 2023, bringing in exciting new technology experiences for consumers and creating a benchmark in premium electronics retail in the country.

The new experience stores will come up at iconic locations across top metro cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune and Chandigarh.

These stores will showcase Samsung’s complete product ecosystem through exciting zones such as Samsung SmartThings, Smartphones, Audio, Gaming, Lifestyle Screens, Consumer Electronics, Home Theatre and Wearables, showcasing its multi-device connectivity with SmartThings.

The SmartThings zone will showcase how Samsung’s connected living ecosystem can create convenience for consumers in their daily lives. This includes highlighting how a smartphone, refrigerator, AC, home theatre, TV and other devices can connect to each other and provide convenience to consumers. The SmartThings zone will also include scenarios such as Work from Home to show how a Samsung monitor, laptop, tab and smartphone connect to improve productivity, or how you can switch on your ACs remotely so that the your home is cooled even before you reach, or even a home kitchen experience.

For young gaming enthusiasts, these experience stores will have dedicated gaming zones where they can spend time on their favourite games. They can experience the power of Samsung Galaxy S23 flagship smartphones and Samsung’s premium Odyssey Ark gaming monitors as they play.

“As a brand focused on ever evolving customer’s needs, we have seen that demand for our premium products has increased with nearly two thirds of our consumers choosing a premium device at our Samsung Experience Stores. To tap into this growing consumers demand, we are setting up 15 Premium Experience Stores across India that will offer the widest portfolio of Samsung’s curated premium products as well as experiences such as our SmartThings ecosystem, Gaming, Lifestyle Screens, product customization,” said Mr. Sumit Walia, Senior Director, D2C Business, Samsung India.

“These products and experiences will not only provide our customers with an in-person, immersive look at Samsung technology but also help them engage with the brand more meaningfully,” he said.

Consumers, especially Gen Z and millennials, will have the opportunity to attend the many Galaxy Workshops and activities that will be organized at the premium experience stores as part of the Learn @ Samsung initiative. These Galaxy Workshops will be around photography, video-editing, gaming, music, coding, doodling, baking and many other topics, helping young consumers pursue shared interests as well as learn about Samsung’s innovations and how to use their smartphones and other Samsung products more efficiently.

At the customization counter, young consumers can have a DIY smartphone cover customization experience using stickers and other accessories. 

Samsung’s new premium experience stores will also offer a phygital experience through Samsung’s Store+ endless aisle platform. With Store+, consumers can buy any Samsung product, from among 1,200 options across its portfolio, even if they are not available at the stores. Consumers can buy products using a Store+ digital catalogue and it is delivered directly to their home. Consumers can also access Samsung’s digital lending platform Samsung Finance+ and Samsung’s device care plan for Galaxy smartphones, tablets and smartwatches Samsung Care+ at the stores.

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Consumers visiting the premium experience stores will also be able to get hassle-free after sales service for their smartphones and book service calls for their consumer electronics products at home.

Newsroom link: Samsung to Set Up 15 Premium Experience Stores Across India by 2023-End; Will Offer Unique, Exciting Experiences for Gen Z & Millennials such as Gaming, SmartThings, Customization & Workshops  

14th Edition of IGDC set to witness in-person attendance after 2 long years

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Telugu super news,India,20th October 2022: The 14th edition of India’s oldest and biggest game developer conference, IGDC is back to connecting with the audience in its original physical avatar after a covid-induced virtual get-together of 2 years. The conference will be held from 3rd to 5th of November 2022 at HICC, Hyderabad and it is expected that around 3000 people will attend.

Day 1 and Day 2 of the Conference will focus on the developer community. Like always, IGDC will have speakers and participants from the industry, academia, government, and other relevant institutions talking about technology, innovations, future trends, financial aspects, growth, talent and training, and much more. With an eclectic mix of speakers consisting of Art Directors, Project Heads, Studio Heads, CXOs, representing some of the top Indian and International gaming & Investment companies in the World such asActivision Blizzard King, Aream, EA,Glance, Gametion, Gameberry labs, Good Dog Studios, Jet Synthesis, Junglee Games, Lego, Meta, Moon Active, Niantic,Ncore Games, Paradox Studios,Playtika,Play Rovio, RobloxScopely, Simple Games, Super Gaming, Stillfront, Ubisoft,  Unity among others.

A preview of the State of India Gaming report by Lumikai in association with IGDC will be released on Day 1 which will draw interesting insights and growth opportunities for the industry.

Day 3, has a new initiative, named ‘IGDC Futures’, will focus on students, opportunities and upskilling in the game industry and critical themes for the future like gaming and climate change etc. 

IGDC’s flagship initiative – IP connect – is also back in a new avatar. Shortlisted studios will be mentored by a council consisting of representatives from India’s leading game investment firms. The investment and publisher sessions at the event will have one-on-one meetings and speed dating formats. 

IGDC awards will reward winners across five categories – Studio game of the year, Indie Game of the year, Hypercasual game of the year, Upcoming game of the year and Student game of the year. IGDC has also launched a trophy in line with their new logo and will also have a popular choice award giving audience a chance to vote for the most popular game from amongst the shortlisted awards entries 

Rajesh Rao, Convener, IGDC, said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be back in LIVE action. We are excited about the remarkable passion and commitment of speakers, panellists, sponsors, attendees, and volunteers to make this a success. The excitement around this year’s IGDC has been peaking as we are looking forward to gain from the extensively experienced individuals and institutions from across the world, and we hope the event will spur fresh discussion and debates, ideas and insights, and contribute to the growth of the sector.”

The conference will also see workshops focusing on multiple facets like the importance of storytelling, game design and system design, preparing an art deck and using data to grow games, along with the broader role of gaming in combating climate change and imparting positive changes in the society. 

Epic Games’ Unreal Engine is the Presenting Sponsor for this year’s conference, KRAFTON, Inc. is the Platinum Sponsor, AWS is the Gold Sponsor, Rockstar Games &Kwalee partnering as Silver Sponsors; Games24x7 as Experience Partner; Microsoft, Xbox, Ventana Ventures, Arsht Rock, Winzo, Hyper Hippo, Hero Vired, Tezos as Bronze Sponsors; Nazara Technologies is the Awards Sponsor; London Stock Exchange Group, Payoneer, Loco as Associate Sponsors. IGDC Futures is supported by Crazy Labs and PTW while Global Victoria is the Country Partner. Lakshya Digital and Yesgnome are the ecosystem partners. 

Focusing on contributing to going green in its own small-yet-significant way, IGDC has taken special measures. Merchandise made of recycled or natural materials; IGDC will also contribute to the SankalpTaru foundation by planting a tree for every speaker at the conference. The booths in the expo area will only use eco-friendly material for all collaterals. 

IGDC is also the anchor event for IndiaJoy, a weeklong series of events relating to the animation, VFX, e-sports, Film Making and Media sectors that are being championed by the Govt of Telengana.