ITC's Classmate bets on digital integration to defend its turf in a Rs 16,500 crore stationery market
Facing digital classrooms and price-sensitive regional rivals, ITC's Classmate pursues an omni-channel play—eduGAMES, QR codes and NEP 2020 alignment—while leaning on the Bhadrachalam paper mill. Consumers already spend over Rs 1,000 crore on the brand launched in 2003.
ITC's Classmate stationery brand pursues an omni-channel, digital-integration strategy (eduGAMES, QR codes, NEP 2020 alignment) to stay relevant amid digital classrooms, leveraging ITC's Bhadrachalam paper mill while navigating a price-sensitive, regional-player-dominated market.
Why this matters
Continues Classmate's recurring push on premiumisation, QR-code eduGAMES and omni-channel plays to stay relevant in a screen-first, digital-first India against price-sensitive regional rivals.
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