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Chai Point appoints Manmeet Vohra as Chief Brand and Digital Officer

Chai Point, which runs a tea cafe chain, has announced the appointment of Manmeet Vohra as Chief Brand and Digital Officer. With 20 years of strategic brand-building experience and special expertise in the Consumer Retail Lifestyle Industry, Manmeet has led brand building for renowned international brands including Starbucks, Visa, and TAG Heuer.

She started her luxury lifestyle marketing journey with the Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH Group) in 2003 where she worked with TAG Heuer watches for eight years.

At Chai Point, Manmeet will focus on elevating and deepening the Chai Point consumer connection across all its channels, including the brand’s international foray.

Howdyy and Bounce Share join hands to deploy over 10,000 electric scooters

Howdyy, an Indian electric vehicle (EV)-led logistics startup announced its partnership with Bounce Share, the EV rental arm of mobility startup Bounce to deploy over 10,000 electric scooters in the next two years.

The electric scooters will be deployed across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Howdyy forayed into logistics space in 2020 with a vision to amplify the usage of EVs in mid-mile and last-mile deliveries. This strategic partnership will contribute to green deliveries, thus helping to reduce carbon footprints. 

All scooters will come with battery swapping technology. The swapping stations work on similar principles to a fuel station. Here, swapping stations will have charged and ready-to-go batteries that delivery personnel can easily swap with their near-empty batteries in under a few minutes. With this infrastructure in place, delivery personnel wouldn’t have to wait for the scooter to charge, be anxious about the range or remember to charge it. 

(This is an ongoing story and will be updated with the latest updates throughout the day.)