realme's first Global Flagship store comes to Ahmedabad, bringing trendsetting technology to users

New Delhi, June 02: realme, the Most Trusted Technology brand, announced the launch of its first global, premium flagship store in Ahmedabad, re-affirming its commitment to strengthening offline presence across key metro and Tier II cities pan India.It aims to be the cornerstone of the trendsetting and technological lifestyle that all those who Dare to leap and aspire to live. The establishment of the first Global Flagship store marks the evolution of realme's 'Go Premium strategy in India.

Commenting on the expansion, Madhav Sheth, CEO, realme India, VP, realme, and President, realme International Business Group said, "Since Day 1, realme has dared to leap ahead of others and disrupted the industry. We have witnessed tremendous growth in the Gujarat market, emerging as the Top 4 brand in offline sales. The launch of realme's first, Global Flagship store in Ahmedabad is a testament to its deepening presence in the Indian market and bringing luxurious, bespoke, and cutting edge offline experiences experience to customers. We have partnered with Poojara Telecom, one of the largest franchises in the region in the establishment and operations of the first Global Flagship store. I am confident that the initiative will further consolidate our leadership in Ahmedabad and endear the brand to the masses. "

Spread across a massive 13000 sq ft, the realme Global Flagship Store provides a truly immersive experience with a full range of realme smartphones and AIOT products, including the latest flagship innovations. The store decor is modern and aesthetic by nature, with a line lighting design that creates a feeling of being transported into the future. Featuring a three-storey format, the store offers customers a seamless and continuous experience as they move through the store. The store also features a realme Techlife zone, showcasing the power of a connected, futuristic lifestyle with its latest AIOT products such as smart wearables and hearables, laptops and tablets, smart TVs, smart care, and smart home devices. A built-in realme Cafe, offering attractive delicacies, will ensure that visitors have a whole some and holistic experience as well.

Aim to be a socially responsible brand, realme challenge the status quo with the pursuit of sustainability. realme has set the target of net-zero carbon emissions in its corporate operation and zero waste to landfills by 2025 as part of its Go Premium' strategy. The commitment to foster sustainable living is reflected in realme's Global Flagship store in Ahmedabad as well, which has an e waste recycling bin to explore the fusion of technology with sustainability.

As an industry leader, realme believes mainline expansion is critical for long term growth and sustainability. Aligned with its 'Go Premium' strategy, realme will invest significantly in upgrading its offline channels and bringing the latest flagships to consumers. In the future, realme will be partnering with key regional retailers in Gujarat to expand its mainline presence across the state Currently, realme has a distribution of over 40000+ retail stores and 300 exclusive stores in India and aims to reach 50,000+ retail stores in 2022.

About realme

realme is a technology brand that specialises in providing technolo8Y products with a comprehensive superior experience for global users. The brand was officially established on May 4th, 2018 by its founder Sky i and Madhav Sheth in India, together with a young and strong team that has rich experience in the smartphone industry. Committed to creating a smart, connected and trendy lifestyle for the youth, we democratise cutting-edge technology to provide the best technology products in eachprice segment.

As per Counterpoint, among the top five brands, realme was the only brand to register positive growth due to its aggressive portfolio and channel strategy, witnessing 40% YoY growth in Q1 2022.

realmesecured the 3rd position with 16% market share in Q1, 2022, as per Canalys. realme has become world's No.6 smartphone brand in Q2 2021 with a holistic smartphone portfolio from entry-level up to flagship segments including GT Series, Number Series, Narzo Series and C Series. As a 5G leader in India, realme is the first to bring a 5G phone into the Indian market, realme X50 Pro 5G in February 2020 and emergesas the fastest-growing major 5G brand Globally in Q4 2021, clocking a 165% growth in global 5G smartphone shipments, according to Counterpoint Research.

realme has launched realme TechLife Ecosystem, supported by 1+5+T strategy, which is centred on smartphones and extends to 5 key categories of smart TVs, wearables, TWS, laptops and tablets and technoloEY products of realme TechLife brand in 3 categories of Smart Life Care, Smart Entertainment and Smart Connect. realme has been developing more technology products with innovative partners to enrich realme TechLife Ecosystem. As per IDC, realme captured the fifth position in the wearable market with a 6.6% market share in Q1, 2022.