–Vodafone’s first Global Design Store in tri-city to meet the evolving needs and expectations of the customers

NewZNew (Chandigarh) : Warm, customer friendly design, vibrant colours, easy navigation and enthusiastic customer service executives is what will welcome you the next time you walk into Vodafone’s Global Design Store in Chandigarh.

With the increasing use of smart phones, mobile internet and new technologies, the customer is evolving at a fast pace. To provide this customer with a best in class service experience, Vodafone India one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers today introduced the Global Design Store.

Located at SCO 72-73, Sector-15 D, Chandigarh, the tri-city’s first Global Design Store is in line with Vodafone’s ‘Retail of Tomorrow’ initiative to deliver unmatched retail experience to its customers.

[blockquote author=”Speaking on this new retail initiative, Asit Shekhar, Business Head, Punjab, HP and J&K Circle, Vodafone India said,” pull=”pullright”]“The consumer has always been at the heart of everything we do. Vodafone is at the forefront to introduce innovative concepts, products and services that enrich the lives of our customers. Hence, keeping in mind the trend of increasing smart phone penetration and mobile internet usage, we have taken an innovative approach in retail design. The Global Design Store with an easy & simple design, welcoming and engaging staff will provide a one-stop shop experience platform for our customers.” [/blockquote]

The new Vodafone Global Design Store retail concept is designed and equipped to be warm & customer friendly, to meet the evolving needs and expectations of the customers. The store offers live and engaging retail experience of Vodafone’s wide range of products and services. This store has been specifically adapted and customized after testing and validating a full suite of customer insights, which are relevant to customer needs in India.

Vodafone today has one of the largest exclusive retail footprints in the country with over 9300 stores.

About Vodafone India

Vodafone India is a 100% fully owned subsidiary of the Vodafone Group Plc. with operations across the country serving around 174 million customers. Commencing operations in 2007, Vodafone in its long-term commitment to India, has built a robust business in a highly competitive and price sensitive market. Vodafone India has been providing innovative, customer friendly and reliable products and services by continuously differentiating itself with a strong brand, best quality network, unique distribution and great customer service. This has been acknowledged at several prestigious forums where Vodafone India has won awards and recognition across different segments consistently.

Serving the needs of businesses, Vodafone Business Services provides total telecommunications (Voice and Data) solutions across mobility and wireline platforms. With the advantage of global expertise and experience and the knowledge of local markets, the business is run through the following verticals – Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE), National Corporate (NC), Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and a dedicated vertical for Government customers. Vodafone Business Services has steadily taken leadership position and is currently providing both mobile and wireline services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust and superior network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

M-Pesa is a unique and innovative money transfer service from Vodafone. Serving the needs of the unbanked and under-banked customers, Vodafone M-Pesa is a safe, fast and convenient way of bringing bank to the mobile. With a pan India distribution network of close to 80,000 agents and with more than 2mn customers, M-Pesa is the largest banking business correspondent in the country. M-Pesa today plays a vital role in enabling financial inclusion and m-commerce.

As a value based organization, Vodafone is committed to achieving the highest standards of Health, Safety and Well-being not only for its employees but also for all its partners. For creating such a responsible culture in the organization, the company received the Golden Peacock Occupational Health and Safety Award 2013. At Vodafone, sustainability is an integral part of the company’s mission and strategy, shaping the conduct of business every day. ‘Vodafone Cares’ is a platform to showcase all the good that Vodafone does for the society and has championed several projects and initiatives under the three pillars of Education, Environment and Empowerment. The Vodafone Foundation in India is committed to leverage the potential of mobile technology to address some of India’s most pressing challenges relating to education, health, equality and access. Its activities focus on the 4Ms of empowering individuals – m Health, m Education, m Agriculture and m Women.

Vodafone is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies with over 438 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as of 30 September 2014. Vodafone has equity interests in telecommunications operations in nearly 30 countries and around 50 partner networks worldwide.

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