Hyderabad, Aug.17 (Maxim News): UK and Europe’s leading multi brand retailer of sports fashion and outdoor brands, JD Sports Fashion Plc, expands to India. The Group which has over 1500 stores in over 16 countries now opens an offshore technology development (Global In-house) centre in Hyderabad at High-Tech City, to help the business to offer its global customer a multi-channel experience by developing, testing and supporting various software applications and systems using cutting edge technologies such as web applications, e commerce applications, digital marketing tools etc
Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT, Govt of Telangana, inaugurated the new office. Addressing the gathering Jayesh Ranjan said work environment has direct impact on productivity. He added that Hyderabad is the home for five most valued companies in the world. Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Facebook.
Jayesh told the top leadership of JD Sports Fashion, now that you begun your journey in India, should you think of foraying into retail presence in this country, think of Hyderabad. He wished that they will outgrow in size and run short of space very soon.
It is the only Technology Development Centre for them in India and first one outside UK and second one in the world. The brand-new premises spread over 35,000 sft are located in Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, in Hi-Tech City. It has capacity to accommodate 500 people. Currently 200 are working and soon the number may go upto 500.
K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for IT, who was supposed to come for inauguration couldn’t make it due to mourning for the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, informed Jayesh Ranjan. Dan Finley, Group Multi Channel Director. JD Sports; Paul Maxwell, Associate Director of Multichannel Technology of JD Sports and Becky Carter, Global Training Officer graced the inaugural
As per the Centre Head, Ganesh Sivangula, this facility will house about 500 resources , helping the group meet its technological demands and objectives and will operate 24×7 to support its global business units. JD Sports Fashion Plc invested INR 10 Crores setting up this Offshore India Development Centre. (Maxim News)
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