Catalyst Brands pilots CGI product imagery from Bengaluru GCC to slash photo-shoot logistics

India's Global Capability Centres are moving from back-office support to AI execution hubs for global retail. J.C. Penney parent Catalyst Brands is testing CGI-generated product visuals out of Bengaluru, while Kimberly-Clark taps AI to surface 'mumfluencers' for Huggies campaigns. The shift reframes India GCCs as creative and marketing engines, not just IT.

— Filed Fri, 5 Jun, 2026, 09:50 IST · Source Inside Retail Asia · Updated

Global Capability Centres in India are scaling AI use across retail and consumer functions. Catalyst Brands (J.C. Penney owner) pilots CGI product visuals in Bengaluru to cut photo-shoot logistics; Kimberly-Clark uses AI to identify mumfluencers for Huggies marketing.

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