Coca-Cola India has launched 'Halftime Surprise', a Gemini-powered QR-code campaign with Google offering three AI experiences—Rockstar, Movie Star, and Travel Through Time—that generate personalised visuals and unlock concert, movie, and travel vouchers, sharpening the brand's Gen Z engagement playbook.

CNBC-TV18 · Companies · 5/29/2026, 1:45:21 AM

Comscore's Smriti Sharma told Goafest 2026 that AI is rewiring Indian consumer discovery, pushing marketers from SEO to answer engine optimisation. Indians adopt AI faster than global peers, mixing Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity with Blinkit, YouTube and Instagram across fragmented purchase journeys.

ET Brand Equity · 5/22/2026, 3:23:38 AM

Q4FY26 PAT fell 7.5% YoY to ₹203.6 cr, but revenue surged 45.6% to ₹2,516 cr. India ASP rose 15.9% to ₹1,865, SSSG hit 24.2%, and same-pincode sales grew 31.1%. Lenskart added 542 net new stores in FY26 and is investing ₹53 cr to lift Owndays stake to 97.67%. Jefferies (TP ₹600) and Morgan Stanley (TP ₹576) stay bullish; stock +2% at ₹497.75.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/21/2026, 5:04:03 AM

CIO Prat Vemana is central to Target's reset, deploying Target Trend Brain for design and forecasting and enabling agentic commerce via ChatGPT and Gemini. The push follows comp declines in 11 of 13 quarters and a $6B 2025 investment.

RetailWire · 5/15/2026, 2:06:51 AM

The two beauty retail giants are racing to embed generative AI into the shopping journey via partnerships with OpenAI and Google. The moves come as Circana flags Q1 beauty growth and the category navigates IP fights, including Zara's countersuit against Estée Lauder over Jo Malone naming.

Glossy · 5/15/2026, 1:27:47 AM