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Infidigit, a leading AI-driven digital growth partner, today announced the appointment of Rettwij Hastu as Senior Vice President – Revenue Growth. This strategic appointment reinforces Infidigit’s evolution from a traditional SEO agency to a revenue-focused growth partner, built for the era of AI-driven discovery.

Rettwij will lead Infidigit’s revenue growth function, with a mandate to build a scalable and predictable commercial engine that directly connects marketing investments to measurable business outcomes.

With over 15 years of experience across marketing and business leadership roles, Rettwij brings a strong track record of driving commercial outcomes. His previous roles include leadership positions at HARBOR365, RHAD, EMotorad, and WATConsult, where he successfully scaled marketing into a revenue-generating function across global markets.

At Infidigit, Rettwij will focus on:

• Driving pipeline growth and revenue acceleration
• Strengthening new business and strategic partnerships
• Expanding Infidigit’s presence across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia
• Aligning marketing, sales, and partnerships towards measurable revenue outcomes

Commenting on the appointment, Kaushal Thakkar, CEO of Infidigit, said:

“Marketing today is no longer just about visibility, it must be accountable for revenue.

As AI continues to reshape how customers discover brands, businesses need to build systems that connect search, discovery, and revenue in a measurable way.

Rettwij brings a strong commercial mindset and the ability to scale revenue growth effectively. His addition strengthens our journey towards becoming a true revenue growth partner in the AI-driven era.”

Rettwij Hastu, SVP – Revenue Growth at Infidigit, added:

“Infidigit’s clear focus on driving revenue outcomes in a rapidly evolving landscape is what stood out to me.

As discovery becomes increasingly AI-driven across search engines, AI platforms, and digital ecosystems, brands need to rethink how they approach growth.

I am excited to contribute towards building a scalable and commercially strong growth engine that delivers measurable impact.”

Infidigit’s approach is centred on helping brands grow across AI-driven discovery platforms, where traditional search is evolving into a combination of:

• AI-generated responses and recommendations
• Zero-click search experiences
• Product-led discovery ecosystems

This shift is driving the emergence of Generative Engine Optimisation, aka GEO Services – a new discipline focused on improving brand visibility across AI platforms.

With this appointment, Infidigit further strengthens its ability to help brands navigate this transformation and convert AI visibility into revenue growth.

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Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in immuno-oncology innovation, and BAP Pharma, a global medicines access and clinical trial supply company, today announced the exclusive appointment of BAP Pharma as Agenus’ global partner for botensilimab (BOT) plus balstilimab (BAL) authorized global access programs.

 

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The partnership supports compliant, patient-focused access to BOT+BAL through authorized pathways where permitted by local regulations. Effective immediately, BAP Pharma will serve as Agenus’ exclusive partner for the coordination of BOT+BAL global access program operations, including program requests, case coordination, distribution logistics, and related payment processing.

 

 

These programs include France’s Autorisation d’Accès Compassionnel (AAC) pathway as well as paid named-patient programs (NPPs) in select countries outside the United States. As previously disclosed, Agenus has received more than 270 physician inquiries from more than 30 countries across these pathways.

 

 

“Physicians around the world continue to express strong interest in BOT+BAL through authorized early access pathways, informed by the growing body of clinical data generated to date and the urgent need for better options for patients with serious cancers,” said Garo H. Armen, PhD, Chairman and CEO of Agenus. “Our exclusive partnership with BAP Pharma strengthens the infrastructure behind these programs and reinforces our commitment to act responsibly and efficiently. Where access is permitted, we believe we have a moral responsibility to help enable appropriate, compliant access for patients whose physicians are seeking new alternatives.”

 

 

France’s AAC program provides hospital-based, fully government-reimbursed access to BOT+BAL for eligible patients with MSS metastatic colorectal cancer without active liver metastases, platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer, and certain advanced soft-tissue sarcomas under a nationally defined protocol. These patients typically have advanced cancers for which standard treatment options have been exhausted. Outside France, BOT+BAL may be available in select countries through paid NPPs initiated by treating physicians and governed by local regulations, including where a treating physician determines that BOT+BAL is an appropriate option for an individual patient based on the clinical data generated to date, medical need, and applicable local requirements.

 

 

Physician interest in BOT+BAL access has broadened across regions. Patients have already been treated through regulatory-authorized paid named-patient programs in multiple countries across South and Central America and Europe, including the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Greece, Brazil, and Argentina, with expansion into Spain where permitted by local regulations.

 

 

Under the collaboration, BAP Pharma will coordinate Agenus’ global access operations across these programs. BAP Pharma brings extensive global medicines access experience, a professional and responsive approach to physician and site engagement, and the operational rigor required to streamline logistics, strengthen regional coordination, and support treating physicians navigating country-specific regulatory frameworks.

 

 

“BAP Pharma’s team has demonstrated the professionalism, responsiveness, and operational rigor that are essential in supporting global access programs,” said Kamel Djazouli, M.D., Head of Medical Affairs of Agenus. “Their approach aligns well with our commitment to physicians and patients seeking access through authorized pathways, and we believe this partnership will help strengthen the experience for health care teams around the world.”

 

 

Bashir Parkar, M.D., Founder of BAP Pharma, commented, “Being selected as Agenus’ exclusive global partner is a significant milestone for BAP Pharma. It reflects the trust placed in our ability to deliver compliant, patient-focused access solutions at scale. Our role is to remove complexity and ensure physicians can access critical therapies for their patients with confidence, speed, and full regulatory alignment.”

 

 

Rebecca Bibby, Group Director, Medicines Access at BAP Pharma, added, “This partnership demonstrates the growing importance of well-structured global access programs in today’s clinical and regulatory environment. By combining Agenus’ innovative therapies with BAP Pharma’s global operational expertise, we are enabling a more seamless, reliable pathway for physicians and patients navigating early access options.”

 

 

Agenus’ early access efforts complement its ongoing clinical development strategy for BOT+BAL, including the global Phase 3 BATTMAN trial in refractory MSS/pMMR metastatic colorectal cancer. Until marketing authorization is granted, BOT+BAL is available only through clinical trials and authorized access pathways where permitted and available under local regulatory frameworks. Visit Agenus’ website for more information on patient access at Access to Investigational Medicines Policy.

 

 

About Agenus

 

 

Agenus is a leading immuno-oncology company targeting cancer with a comprehensive pipeline of immunological agents. The company was founded in 1994 with a mission to expand patient populations benefiting from cancer immunotherapy through combination approaches, using a broad repertoire of antibody therapeutics, adoptive cell therapies (through MiNK Therapeutics) and adjuvants. Agenus has robust end-to-end development capabilities, across commercial and clinical cGMP manufacturing facilities, research and discovery, and a global clinical operations footprint. Agenus is headquartered in Lexington, MA. For more information, visit www.agenusbio.com or @agenus_bio. Information that may be important to investors will be routinely posted on our website and social media channels.

 

 

About Botensilimab (BOT)

 

 

Botensilimab (BOT) is a human Fc enhanced multifunctional anti-CTLA-4 antibody designed to boost both innate and adaptive anti-tumor immune responses. Its novel design leverages mechanisms of action to extend immunotherapy benefits to “cold” tumors which generally respond poorly to standard of care or are refractory to conventional PD-1/CTLA-4 therapies and investigational therapies. Botensilimab augments immune responses across a wide range of tumor types by priming and activating T cells, downregulating intratumoral regulatory T cells, activating myeloid cells and inducing long-term memory responses.

 

 

Approximately 1,200 patients have been treated with botensilimab and/or balstilimab in phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials. Botensilimab alone, or in combination with Agenus’ investigational PD-1 antibody, balstilimab, has shown clinical responses across nine metastatic, late-line cancers. For more information about botensilimab trials, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.

 

 

About Balstilimab (BAL)

 

 

Balstilimab is a novel, fully human monoclonal immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) designed to block PD-1 (programmed cell death protein 1) from interacting with its ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2. It has been evaluated in more than 900 patients to date and has demonstrated clinical activity and a favorable tolerability profile in several tumor types.

 

 

About BAP Pharma

 

 

BAP Pharma is a global partner to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, delivering clinical trial supply and medicines access solutions. Its core focus is Medicines Access, enabling timely, compliant access to critical therapies through early and managed access programmes worldwide. Across its services, BAP Pharma aims to deliver certainty—removing complexity and ensuring confidence for sponsors, physicians, and patients.

 

 

Website: https://bappharma.com/

 

 

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/bap-pharma

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding its botensilimab and balstilimab programs, expected regulatory timelines and filings, and any other statements containing the words “may,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” “will,” “establish,” “potential,” “superiority,” “best in class,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the factors described under the Risk Factors section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2025, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Agenus cautions investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Agenus undertakes no obligation to update or revise the statements, other than to the extent required by law. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

 

 

Source: Agenus Inc. & BAP Pharma

 

 

 

 

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The current geopolitical situation once again highlights the risks of depending on fossil fuels and the increasing need to transform our energy supply. Solar and wind power have long been established as cost-efficient energy sources, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted a global 2.6-fold capacity growth between 2022 and 2030. Against this backdrop, The smarter E Europe alliance of exhibitions will spotlight the feasibility of a renewable energy system from June 23–25 in Munich. The Special Exhibit Renewables 24/7 uses best practices, presentations and live demos to show how a round-the-clock renewable energy supply can be achieved. To kick off the exhibition on June 23, The smarter E Europe will present an exclusive accompanying study, conducted in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, that dispels common myths about system stability and provides scientific proof that such an energy system is viable. The study, Pathways to a Renewable Energy Supply – uses Germany, where 60 percent of electricity is already generated by renewable sources – as an example to demonstrate the supply security of a renewable energy system in leading industrial nations. More than 2,800 exhibitors and over 100,000 visitors from all over the world are expected to attend Europe’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry.

 

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Interested visitors can immerse themselves in the special exhibit’s four thematic areas: industry, commerce, residential applications and mobility. In each area you can experience how power generation, storage, flexibilization and digitalization work together. While wind and solar are volatile and do not provide a constant power supply, solutions and technologies are already available today that allow companies, utilities, and consumers to manage fluctuations and surplus generation. “Electricity from solar and wind is already unbeatably cheap. The energy transition is unstoppable and delaying it will only damage the economy. Companies can reduce their energy costs long term and ensure competitiveness through renewable energy. Secure supply is guaranteed through flexibilization, the combination of intelligent storage, digital grid solutions and sector coupling,” says Markus Elsässer, Founder and CEO of Solar Promotion GmbH.

 

The energy system of the future

 

 

The key to transforming the energy supply is the electrification of all areas – from transportation and heat generation to industry. Electrification will act as a driver for innovation and economic growth. This, in turn, will increase added value, much more than through imported crude oil and gas. “With the special exhibit, we will highlight the right topics at the right time, showing that the energy transition is not only possible, but also makes sense from an economic, political and social point of view. It is down to us to seize this opportunity,” says Jens Mohrmann, CEO of Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM). The special exhibit will be accompanied by live demos, discussions and expert presentations that will highlight the opportunities and challenges of the renewable energy system.

 

 

As Europe’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry, The smarter E Europe unites four exhibitions (Intersolar Europe, ees Europe, Power2Drive Europe and EM-Power Europe) and will take place at Messe München from June 23–25, 2026.

 

 

For more information, please visit: www.TheSmarterE.de

 

 

 

 

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• Many Indian cricket fans say clubs “talk at them, not with them,” as 64% call for more relevant, two-way communication.
• 77% of fans say teams fail to share relevant content, and 87% want closer access to players and behind-the-scenes stories.

A new research by AI-first global cloud communications platform Infobip shows that cricket fans in India want more personalized and always-on engagement from their favorite teams. The study finds that 88% of Indian fans feel disconnected or disappointed with their team’s communication, with the same percentage prefer receiving team updates via social media. At the same time, 70% say they feel priced out due to rising costs of tickets, merchandise, and subscriptions. Infobip’s global Sports Fan Engagement Study, which surveyed 1,500 fans across major sports, including cricket fans in India, highlights their expectations and explores how technology can transform fan interaction worldwide.

About 99% of cricket fans across the country follow their favorite teams on social media, with 72% engaging with team content or news every day. Yet interaction often feels one-sided. About 64% say club boards “talk at fans, not with them,” while 59% feel like “just a number,” revealing a clear gap in two-way communication. More than half believe they are treated as customers rather than part of a community, and 45% felt that paid TV subscriptions limit their access to key experiences.

Nearly 87% of fans stressed that regular access to players and behind-the-scenes moments would help them feel more connected. Meanwhile, 84% want digital fan communities featuring contests and special events. Beyond social media, fans increasingly prefer direct updates through WhatsApp, team apps, and SMS/text message.

The preferences highlight an opportunity for sports organizations to transform how they engage with fans. Infobip helps teams create continuous, personalized interactions through intelligent automation and multi-channel communication, keeping fans connected and involved beyond match days.

Harsha Solanki, VP GM Asia, Infobip, said, “Cricket fandom in India is evolving fast. Almost all fans now follow their teams online, and 86% want richer, more technical content that goes beyond match highlights. This signals a shift in expectations—from simply consuming updates to actively participating in the team’s journey. With technologies like AI combined with rich messaging channels such as WhatsApp, RCS, clubs have the chance to turn one-way communication into interactive, intelligent, and continuous engagement that builds trust and long-term loyalty among fans.”

Infobip is already enabling this shift through its intelligent engagement platform, which delivers real-time match updates, early ticket access, and tailored fan experiences. The platform helps teams stay connected beyond match days, deepening fan loyalty while driving growth in viewership, merchandise sales, and overall engagement.

Globally, leading sports organizations are using Infobip’s AI and messaging solutions to elevate fan engagement. For the TGR Haas F1 Team, Infobip integrates AI-powered chatbots and WhatsApp to enable instant interaction, including an interactive AI version of driver Oliver Bearman that bring fans closer to the team. In the United States, its partnership with the Los Angeles Chargers enhances communication through Apple Messages for Business, delivering exclusive content and timely updates.

In Latin America, Infobip has teamed up with Claro Sports to introduce an AI-driven chatbot using Google’s Rich Communication Services (RCS), giving Mexican sports fans real-time scores, athlete notifications, and interactive experiences across multiple messaging channels.

Read the survey here: https://www.infobip.com/downloads/sports-fan-engagement-report

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Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to improve efficiency, resilience, and responsiveness in the face of ongoing supply chain volatility and rising operational complexity. In this environment, AI is no longer a future ambition but an operational necessity. With 94% planning to increase AI investment in 2026¹ and an expected $2.86 return for every dollar spent², the priority has shifted from experimentation to execution.

 

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At Hannover Messe 2026, Lenovo in partnership with NVIDIA are demonstrating how manufacturers can close that gap by deploying AI solutions already proven at scale across its own global operations, delivering measurable improvements in lead time, cost, quality, and productivity.

 

“Manufacturers don’t need more AI pilots. They need AI that runs at scale in production,” said Jonathan Wu, Chief Technology Officer of Smart Manufacturing at Lenovo. “At Lenovo, we’ve already done this across our own global manufacturing operations, achieving significant improvements in lead time, cost, and productivity. At our largest site in North America, lead time was reduced by 85%, logistics costs by 42%, and productivity was boosted by 58% by deploying AI and Gen-AI enabled solutions. That experience is what we bring to our customers.”

 

 

Improve Quality and Performance with AI Across Connected Production Systems

 

 

Improving quality in manufacturing is no longer about isolated inspection points, but about connecting data and decision-making across the entire production system.

 

 

Lenovo applies AI across production environments to enable real-time detection, faster root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. By combining computer vision, edge AI, and digital twins, manufacturers can identify defects as they occur, reduce variability, and respond immediately to issues before they impact downstream operations. These capabilities extend beyond individual production lines, linking quality insights with material flow, equipment performance, and upstream inputs to create a more adaptive and resilient manufacturing system.

 

 

At facilities in Brazil, Hungary and Mexico, Lenovo has deployed its Automatic Quality Inspection Robotic Cell, delivering measurable improvements in quality, consistency and efficiency.

 

 

Maintain Production Flow with Autonomous Intralogistics

 

 

Production performance depends not only on what happens on the line, but on how effectively materials move across the factory.

 

 

Lenovo’s Multi Purpose Robots enable adaptive, real-time automation across workflows such as line-side delivery, picking, kitting, and material movement between production stages.

 

 

By improving material flow and reducing reliance on manual processes, manufacturers can maintain more stable production, increase overall equipment effectiveness, and better align operations with changing demand.

 

 

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Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience with Real-Time, Multi-Tier Visibility

 

Building on its experience in deploying AI within manufacturing environments, Lenovo is also applying these capabilities across broader operational ecosystems, from supply chain coordination to real-time systems monitoring.

 

 

• Connected supply chains with Lenovo iChain. Lenovo iChain connects suppliers, logistics partners, and manufacturing operations through safeguarded, real-time data sharing. This improves coordination between material supply and production scheduling, increases visibility across multi-tier supply chains, and helps manufacturers respond more effectively to changes in demand. Lenovo’s leadership in supply chain operations was recognized in the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2025, where the company ranked eighth.
• AI-driven Operations Monitoring. To improve how issues are identified and resolved, Lenovo offers AI-driven monitoring solutions to maintain stable production environments and reduce the risk of unplanned disruption. Electronics manufacturer Hisense implemented this across their operational environments to improve system visibility and response times, resulting in 100% monitoring coverage, a 40% reduction in alert volumes, and a 50% faster issue investigation process.

 

Scaling AI to Production with Proven, End-to-End Execution

 

Most AI initiatives in manufacturing stall before reaching production—not because of a lack of tools, but because those tools are not designed or proven to operate in live, complex environments.

 

 

Lenovo closes this gap by delivering AI solutions that are already running at scale across its own global manufacturing operations. This experience translates into faster deployment, reduced execution risk, and measurable business impact from day one.

 

 

Lenovo’s Hybrid AI Advantage brings together infrastructure, data, models, and services into a single, integrated environment that spans edge, cloud, and on-premises. More importantly, it is designed for real-world conditions—enabling manufacturers to move from pilot to production with greater speed, confidence, and control.

 

 

• Validate before deployment: Lenovo ThinkStation PGX powered by the NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip has protected sandbox and simulation capabilities such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, to train and validate robotic systems before deployment, improve accuracy and reliability of autonomous machines, and simulate complex industrial workflows to accelerate automation projects.
• Deploy at the point of action: Lenovo ThinkEdge, to power use cases such as visual inspection, predictive maintenance and autonomous systems. Processing data and running AI models at the point of action enables real-time decision-making while keeping data local to meet regulatory and sovereignty requirements.

 

Lenovo’s manufacturing solutions are being showcased at Hannover Messe Hall 15, Stand G76.

 

For more information, visit: https://techtoday.lenovo.com/ww/en/solutions/manufacturing/offerings

 

 

About Lenovo

 

 

Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). To find out more visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

 

 

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Fruition, a certified monday.com Platinum Partner based in Sydney, Australia, just picked up the Advanced Delivery Partner Badge. On top of that, they’ve been named Specialist Partners for both monday CRM and monday Service.

 

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This official monday ADP Status isn’t easy to get. Only a handful of elite consulting firms make the cut with a strong track record. For example, these partners should offer tailored training for implementations, automations, and integrations.

 

 

This latest recognition reflects how Fruition keeps expanding, not just across the Asia-Pacific, but also supporting AI and monday.com deployments in the United Kingdom and the United States. They have now locked their spot as one of the world’s most accomplished monday.com consultants.

 

 

To earn the monday.com Advanced Delivery Partner Badge, partners must surpass rigorous thresholds. That’d be across CSAT scores and completed project volume.

 

 

Fruition exceeded these benchmarks. They recorded 500+ finished projects and 300% Year-on-Year growth. With a flawless 5.0 CSAT score, the team completed over 9,000 billable hours in 2025.

 

 

The firm’s dedicated team of 35+ monday.com experts paved the way for the monday ADP Badge. They’ve served 700 clients globally across industries such as manufacturing, government, professional services, construction, and more.

 

 

As an Advanced Delivery Partner and Specialist, Fruition gains access to priority enterprise leads and a dedicated partner manager. Other benefits include elevated commission tiers, exclusive marketing development funds, and a listing within the AI Matchmaker tool.

 

 

Alongside this, Fruition earned Specialist Partner designations for two fast-growing product lines:

 

 

• monday CRM: AI workflows, end-to-end CRM configurations, and agentic sales pipeline.
• monday Service: Employee self-service solutions, IT helpdesk, customer support portals, and HR service desk.

 

 

Fruition noted in a LinkedIn Post, “We’re loving what monday CRM is evolving into with its latest integrated AI workflows and agentic sales solutions.” The team was also proud to share their monday Service Specialist certification.

 

Josh Jebathilak, Fruition’s founder, reflected on the firm’s client philosophy, “We wanted to bring great customer experiences to software by guiding and advising our clients every step of the way. None of our clients is ever left uninformed or out of the loop.”

 

 

The hand-picked monday.com experts at Fruition can now offer exclusive monday.com consultation services like:

 

 

• Enterprise-grade implementations with complex automations and custom integrations.
• Full HR, service helpdesk, and customer support portal deployment built on monday Service.
• AI-powered sales pipelines with agentic workflows and end-to-end CRM configurations tailored to your business.
• First-preference lead-matching via AI Matchmaker, connecting clients to the right monday specialist.
• Delivery across data migration, training, third-party integrations, managed services, and implementation.

 

 

On top of all that, Fruition got the APJ Rising Star 2025 Award at the monday.com Partner Summit 2026 in Prague. They were among 19 global partners recognised for outstanding client delivery and exceptional growth.

 

To know more about Fruition, visit their website.

 

 

About Fruition

 

 

Fruition is a certified monday.com Platinum Partner with an Advanced Delivery Badge focused on delivering tailored solutions that align with their client’s business objectives. They specialise in CRM implementations, workflow automation, AI-driven transformation, and enterprise integrations.

 

 

 

 

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Key Takeaways:

 

• Galeries Lafayette achieved a 7% total revenue increase and an 8% rise in average basket value by replatforming its legacy search and recommendation stack with Google Vertex AI Search for Commerce and Grid Dynamics’ proprietary Merchandising Experience Platform (MXP).
• The solution successfully modernized a complex catalog of over 600,000 products—including 350,000 from third-party marketplaces—contributing to a 20% year-over-year increase in online sales.
• This successful program showcases Grid Dynamics’ expertise in bridging the gap between advanced AI models and measurable retail profitability for global enterprises.

 

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GDYN) (“Grid Dynamics”), a premier AI transformation partner for the Fortune 1000, today announced the successful deployment of a hyper-personalized digital shopping experience for Galeries Lafayette, the iconic French department store. By integrating Google Vertex AI Search for Commerce with the proprietary Grid Dynamics Merchandising Experience Platform (MXP), the retailer has modernized its search, navigation, and recommendation engines across its web, client, and seller applications.

 

The initiative addressed significant challenges posed by a legacy search stack that struggled to manage a vast catalog of 600,000 products, including 350,000 from third-party marketplaces. This complexity often led to poor search relevance and high manual workloads for merchandising teams. The new platform provides a tailor-made experience for each visitor, leveraging real-time data ingestion to ensure accurate product availability and pricing. During peak commercial operations, the platform maintained rock-solid stability, achieving:

 

 

• 7% total revenue increase
• 8% rise in average basket value
• 20% year-over-year increase in online sales
• Measurable gains in search conversion, recommendation-driven revenue, and merchandising efficiency.

 

 

“The tests conducted this summer demonstrated significant benefits on all of our business and product KPIs, confirming the relevance of this technological choice for our hyper-personalization strategy,” said Lucas Serralta, Chief Product Officer at Galeries Lafayette. “Beyond this deployment, this platform paves the way for many innovations, such as the development of intelligent agents capable of enhancing the online and in-store shopping experience.”

 

“Our work with Galeries Lafayette is a marquee example of how we bridge the gap between sophisticated AI models and real-world retail profitability,” said Yury Gryzlov, COO and Head of Europe at Grid Dynamics. “By combining Google’s powerful search capabilities with our MXP’s precise merchandising controls, we’ve empowered one of the world’s most iconic brands to turn complex data into seamless, high-conversion customer journeys at scale.”

 

 

Watch a video case study on this collaboration to learn how Grid Dynamics drives measurable enterprise value through AI-powered search and merchandising solutions.

 

 

About Grid Dynamics

 

 

Grid Dynamics (Nasdaq: GDYN) is a premier AI transformation partner for the Fortune 1000. We combine deep AI expertise with proven enterprise-scale delivery to help clients identify where to invest in AI, build systems that work at scale, and capture real business value from AI deployments. A key differentiator for Grid Dynamics is our almost a decade of leadership in enterprise AI. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.

 

 

To learn more about Grid Dynamics, please visit https://www.griddynamics.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

 

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of Grid Dynamics to differ materially from those expected and projected. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, quotations and statements regarding the expected benefits of our capabilities and our company’s future growth including with customers, our collaboration with Galeries Lafayette, and Google Cloud.

 

 

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside Grid Dynamics’ control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to our ability to achieve its expected benefits, as well as any factors limiting our capabilities, the benefits of our services and products, and our company’s growth strategy.

 

 

Grid Dynamics cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Grid Dynamics cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Grid Dynamics does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Further information about factors that could materially affect Grid Dynamics, including its results of operations and financial condition, is set forth under the “Risk Factors” section of Grid Dynamics’ annual report on Form 10-K filed March 5, 2026, and in other periodic filings Grid Dynamics makes with the SEC.

 

 

 

 

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Barnes Molding Solutions is now SPECTRIX. The new Brand offers the full Spectrum of injection molding capabilities delivered by its leading brands – Männer, Foboha, Synventive, Priamus, Thermoplay, and Gammaflux. The change, announced at Chinaplas 2026, reflects the integration of core technologies within a single organization: part design, material science, hot runner and mold technology, sensors & controls and injection molding. Day-to-day operations remain unchanged, including contacts, contracts, and processes.

 

Focused on global growth
Under President Marcello Vendemiati, SPECTRIX is strengthening its global market focus and expanding its footprint. This strategy is already visible with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Pune, India. Another production site near Detroit, USA, is set to open soon.

 

 

The name SPECTRIX combines “spectrum” and “plastics,” while reflecting the company’s core strengths: expertise, experience, and excellence. Its tagline, “Enduring Advantage, Engineered,” underscores the goal: delivering sustainable customer value along the full value chain by advanced engineering.

 

 

Expanded manufacturing services
SPECTRIX offers OEMs and high-volume manufacturers a fully integrated, end-to-end value chain from part design to global injection molding production. For highly complex applications, the company now also provides access to its own manufacturing capacity. This allows customers to leverage advanced technologies such as cube molds as production solutions under one roof.

 

 

New name, strong commitment
Previously part of the Barnes Group, the Molding Solutions business has been repositioned following Apollo’s reorganization into separate aerospace and industrial segments. The former Molding Solutions group now operates as SPECTRIX within the industrial segment. Dedicated leadership and structures enable greater flexibility and customer-specific value creation.

 

 

“While our name and identity are changing to SPECTRIX, our commitment remains the same: precision, reliability, and sustainable performance,” said Marcello Vendemiati, President of SPECTRIX.

 

 

 

 

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Business Wire India

Inspirit Capital, a specialist investor in corporate carve-outs, is pleased to announce its plans to acquire KLG Kaplan Languages Group (“KLG”), a leading global language education platform, from Kaplan. All conditions for the sale have been met, and completion is due to take place on 1 May.

 

KLG comprises Kaplan International Languages, Alpadia Language Schools, Azurlingua, and ESL Education. Since 2006, KLG has provided high-quality language education, supporting students in achieving their language goals through academic excellence, cultural immersion, and life-changing experiences.

 

 

Inspirit Capital will support KLG in delivering on its ambitious growth plans, whilst continuing its fundamental mission to transform lives through language education. This next phase of ownership will also see the development of a refreshed standalone brand identity for KLG, with further announcements to follow on this in due course.

 

 

Paul Youens, Investment Director, Inspirit Capital:

 

 

“KLG has built a strong set of trusted brands over more than 20 years, helping students transform their lives through language and cultural immersion. We are focused on giving the business the support and independence it needs to build on that foundation. Students, families and agents can expect continuity and consistency – the same high-quality schools, experienced teams and strong standards of education, safety and student care – alongside the continued delivery of established programmes and support services.”

 

 

David Jones, CEO, Kaplan International:

 

 

“For decades our schools have been welcoming students from all corners of the world. Over that time, they have established a reputation for first-class academic standards and excellence in pastoral care. Our highly experienced management team will undoubtedly continue this tradition, and I wish them every success for the future.”

 

 

About Kaplan Languages Group

 

 

Since 2006, KLG has provided the highest quality language education and cultural immersion experiences. Kaplan International Languages, Alpadia Language Schools, and Azurlingua operate more than 20 language schools in eight countries, delivering professional, academic and language travel programmes in English, French and German. ESL Education, the language travel agency, maintains a portfolio of 200+ partner destinations worldwide for learning 17 languages. KLG’s students range in age from juniors through to mature 50+ and come from 140 countries. For more information, visit KLG here.

 

 

About Kaplan

 

 

Kaplan, Inc. is a global education company that helps individuals and institutions advance their goals in an ever-changing world. The broad portfolio of solutions helps students and professionals further their education and careers, universities and educational institutions attract and support students, and businesses maximize employee recruitment, retention, and development. Stanley Kaplan founded the company in 1938 with a mission to expand educational opportunities for students of all backgrounds. Today, Kaplan has thousands of employees working in 40 countries/regions, continuing Stanley’s mission as they serve about 1.2 million students and professionals, 16,000 corporate clients, and 2,700 schools, school districts, colleges, and universities worldwide. Kaplan is a subsidiary of the Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC). Learn more at kaplan.com.

 

 

About Inspirit Capital

 

 

Inspirit Capital is a London-based investment firm specialising in corporate carve-outs, acquiring businesses that are no longer core to their parent company’s strategic objectives and would benefit from a different ownership structure.

 

 

 

 

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Business Wire India

As demand for second homes and parallel living continues to rise among High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Auramah Valley, developed by Imperial Realty and Developments under the leadership of Imperial Holding Group Chairman Mr. Manavinder Singh, is emerging as a defining project in India’s luxury real estate landscape.

Auramah Valley is owned and led by Mr. Manavinder Singh, who is actively involved in the project from the ground level, from construction planning and quality control to design detailing and client interaction ensuring a structured, high-quality, and reliable development experience.

Addressing a Growing Need for Parallel Living

Evolving lifestyles and increasing urban pressures have significantly influenced how people view real estate today. Beyond a primary residence, there is a growing demand for a parallel home; a space that offers peace, privacy, and a meaningful escape from city life.

 Increasing congestion, pollution, constant noise, limited personal space, long working hours, and the mental fatigue of fast-paced urban environments are driving individuals to seek a calmer, healthier, and more balanced way of living. This shift has positioned second homes not just as investments, but as lifestyle decisions.

At the same time, there is a noticeable trend of investors choosing India over overseas markets. Regulatory complexities abroad, distance from family, limited usability, and a lack of emotional connection are encouraging buyers to invest closer to home. India offers familiarity, cultural belonging, and long-term growth potential, making it a preferred destination for luxury second home investments.

What is Auramah Valley

Located in Himachal Pradesh and surrounded by over 100 acres of pine forests, Auramah Valley has been designed as a private residential community that blends natural surroundings with modern luxury.

The project offers a range of residences, including 2 BHK, 3 BHK, 4 BHK, and 5 BHK homes, catering to diverse lifestyle needs while maintaining a consistent standard of luxury.

Auramah Valley offers freehold ownership and is a RERA-approved project, ensuring transparency, legal clarity, and long-term confidence for buyers.

How Auramah Valley is Redefining Mountain Living

Auramah Valley is built around five key parameters of luxury living:

• Privacy: A secure and exclusive residential environment
• Quality: Strong focus on construction standards and long-term durability
• Environment: Homes surrounded by pristine pine forests and clean air
• Service: 24/7/365 maintenance, housekeeping, security, and lifestyle support
• Community: Like-minded residents with shared values and global exposure

The development is designed as a fully managed ecosystem where residents do not have to worry about property upkeep, even in their absence. Homes are maintained, serviced, and ready for use at all times.

In addition, Auramah Valley integrates hospitality and lifestyle experiences, including a boutique hotel (The Manor, Naldehra) and club, offering wellness, dining, and recreational facilities, creating a complete living environment rather than just a real estate offering.

Leadership Perspective

 “Auramah Valley is not just about building homes,” said Mr. Manavinder Singh, Chairman of Imperial Holding Group. “It is about creating a lifestyle where people can step away from the pressures of city life and experience a more balanced, refined way of living. Every aspect of the project is designed to deliver long-term value, comfort, and peace of mind.”

A New Benchmark in Himalayan Real Estate

For buyers exploring second homes or a parallel home in the mountains, Auramah Valley represents more than just ownership. It reflects leadership, vision, and a long-term commitment to quality.

Backed by a group positioned among the leading developers in the Himalayas, Auramah Valley reflects a benchmark-setting approach to mountain living in India.

To learn more about Auramah Valley or to schedule a site visit, please visit:

https://auramahvalley.com