Sandeep Kataria, the Chief Executive Officer of Bata, has announced that he will be resigning from his role in September to seek fresh prospects. The departure will coincide with the appointment of Panos Mytaros as the corporation’s new Global CEO. Transition…
Footwear brand Bata in planning to launch 100 new stores in India against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. The openings are part of the firm’s plans to have 500 more outlets operating by 2023 in the territory above its current 1500 stores. The move…
As a global leader in shoes, Bata feels a special responsibility towards all its stakeholders including the communities in which it operates across countries and regions. This is why Bata commits to donate 1 million pairs of shoes to frontliners and their…
Footwear retailer Bata India has opened a 6000sqft experiential outlet in Infiniti Mall, Malad. The store hosts a large Sneaker Studio, extensive fashion footwear, and handbags collection, workwear ranges for men and women among others. A highlighted feature…
Bata Malaysia has opened the first Bata Kids concept store at Sunway Pyramid. Located on the first floor of the mall, the store offers children’s footwear and accessories from brands such as Bubblegummers, Disney’s Marvel, Hello Kitty, Barbie, and My Little…
Capillary Technologies, a Singapore-based company that provides consumer insights, personalised engagement, omnichannel commerce and loyalty solutions, has been appointed as a strategic partner of Bata, a leading shoe brand. The partnership will help Bata…
Vietnam’s newest shopping centre, Van Hanh Mall, has opened in Ho Chi Minh City, on Su Van Hanh Street in District 10. Built on a 90,000sqm site, the shopping complex has 55,000sqm of retail space, which is 90 per cent occupied already, by more than 200…
Asia’s first AW Lab multi-label sneaker store has been opened at Suntec City by the Bata shoe company. It is part of a new approach by the 123-year-old Czech brand, now headquartered in Switzerland. “You are going to see things coming from Bata in the next…
Bata Singapore has officially reopened its renovated concept store at VivoCity in line with the company’s global modernisation and its “Me & Comfortable with it” manifesto. Covering 241 sqm, the store carries Bata’s latest Insolia and Made-in-Italy…
In just over a year, clothing retailer Hang Ten has closed more than a third of its stores. The 12 outlets, in suburban malls, had been bleeding money. Consumers were spending less but Hang Ten’s landlords were still charging high rents, said its general…
Partnering with the SM Group, Bata Philippines has opened its first store at SM Megamall in Manila. “We never hesitated,” says Thomas Archer Bata, who attended the launch, referring to the brand’s linking up with the Sy family, which grew a shoe outlet into…
IT’S inevitable that the world’s first family in footwear, Bata, would partner with the Philippines’s premier retail family, the Sys of the SM Group. “First of all, their whole philosophy is business, their heritage coming from footwear. It’s particularly…
Penang will gain its first premium outlet mall, Design Village, next month. In Batu Kawan in mainland Penang, it will be the biggest outlet mall in Malaysia. It was developed by PE Land, which owns and runs The Spring shopping mall in Kuching. The outlet mall…
Datapipe has partnered with footwear retailer Bata to drive its digital transformation by moving its technology infrastructures to the cloud. Bata is seeing strong growth in Asia’s multibillion-dollar footwear market, specifically in India, China and…
Bata Indonesia says it has missed meeting its sales targets despite the nation’s improving retail sales. Sepatu Bata, the local arm of the European shoe giant, owns and operates stores across Indonesia and manufactures sandals and shoes under brands…
With mobility growing at an unprecedented pace, user dependence on smartphones and tablets has intensified. The mobile device, with its dynamic messaging, video conferencing, and voice options, is playing an enabling role to empower communication within the…