<p>Myntra on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Pretr, a Mumbai-based end-to-end omnichannel platform for retail. This acquisition will enable Myntra to forge Omnichannel partnerships with brands on its platform and provide a comprehensive solution to retailers to enhance their own omnichannel journey.</p>.<p>Pretr was founded in 2016 by Bhavik Jhaveri and Ankur Joshi, to transform retail and create new experiences by integrating brands’ online and offline segments. Its omnichannel suite, deployed at leading retailers in India and the Middle East, provides retailers with solutions for Endless Aisle, order management, clienteling, store analytics, and more. </p>.<p>Omnichannel is a key priority for Myntra as it enters its next phase of growth and this acquisition will help strengthen its footprint in this segment.</p>.<p>Omnichannel combines the inherent strengths of offline and online retail - the physical store network that serves as customer touch points with the limitless customer reach and convenience of online. With Pretr, a brand’s customers on Myntra will have a unified view of the brand’s inventory online and offline, and will be able to avail value added services such as same day delivery, click and collect, and return or exchange at the brand’s stores. Brands, in turn will be able to increase their sales, improve inventory utilisation and offer richer customer experience across all nodes.</p>.<p>The Pretr Endless Aisle solution will also help retailers increase footfalls at their offline stores, and improve in-store conversions.</p>.<p>Ananya Tripathi, Head Category Business and Chief Strategy Officer, Myntra, said, “Omnichannel - one view of inventory and one view of customer irrespective of the channel, will bring the best of offline and online world to customers - the touch and feel experience of offline and the convenience of online. We are very bullish about the opportunity to transform the industry by creating a seamless technology and operations backbone agnostic of channel. Through the partnership, we are looking to be leaders in this by partnering with 50 strategic brands in the next one year across all their stores and enabling all the Myntra private brand offline stores to deliver the most unique and differentiated experience in the industry to customers.”</p>.<p>Myntra has partnered with over 2,000 leading fashion and lifestyle brands in the country such as Nike, adidas, Puma, Levis, Wrangler, Arrow, Jealous 21, Diesel, CAT, Harley Davidson, Ferrari, Timberland, US Polo, FabIndia, Biba and many more to offer a wide range in latest branded fashion and lifestyle wear. Myntra services over 19,000 pin codes across the country. </p>
<p>Myntra on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Pretr, a Mumbai-based end-to-end omnichannel platform for retail. This acquisition will enable Myntra to forge Omnichannel partnerships with brands on its platform and provide a comprehensive solution to retailers to enhance their own omnichannel journey.</p>.<p>Pretr was founded in 2016 by Bhavik Jhaveri and Ankur Joshi, to transform retail and create new experiences by integrating brands’ online and offline segments. Its omnichannel suite, deployed at leading retailers in India and the Middle East, provides retailers with solutions for Endless Aisle, order management, clienteling, store analytics, and more. </p>.<p>Omnichannel is a key priority for Myntra as it enters its next phase of growth and this acquisition will help strengthen its footprint in this segment.</p>.<p>Omnichannel combines the inherent strengths of offline and online retail - the physical store network that serves as customer touch points with the limitless customer reach and convenience of online. With Pretr, a brand’s customers on Myntra will have a unified view of the brand’s inventory online and offline, and will be able to avail value added services such as same day delivery, click and collect, and return or exchange at the brand’s stores. Brands, in turn will be able to increase their sales, improve inventory utilisation and offer richer customer experience across all nodes.</p>.<p>The Pretr Endless Aisle solution will also help retailers increase footfalls at their offline stores, and improve in-store conversions.</p>.<p>Ananya Tripathi, Head Category Business and Chief Strategy Officer, Myntra, said, “Omnichannel - one view of inventory and one view of customer irrespective of the channel, will bring the best of offline and online world to customers - the touch and feel experience of offline and the convenience of online. We are very bullish about the opportunity to transform the industry by creating a seamless technology and operations backbone agnostic of channel. Through the partnership, we are looking to be leaders in this by partnering with 50 strategic brands in the next one year across all their stores and enabling all the Myntra private brand offline stores to deliver the most unique and differentiated experience in the industry to customers.”</p>.<p>Myntra has partnered with over 2,000 leading fashion and lifestyle brands in the country such as Nike, adidas, Puma, Levis, Wrangler, Arrow, Jealous 21, Diesel, CAT, Harley Davidson, Ferrari, Timberland, US Polo, FabIndia, Biba and many more to offer a wide range in latest branded fashion and lifestyle wear. Myntra services over 19,000 pin codes across the country. </p>
