Press Note

Philips unveils the ‘Light Lounge’ in India

These experience zones will exhibit every lifestyle solution that Philips has to offer in home decorative lighting space

 

Chennai, India - Philips Electronics India Limited, country’s leading lighting company, today unveiled the most elegant ‘Light Lounge’ for the home decorative lighting segment. These are experience zones created across 700 to 1,000 sq ft area and will exhibit an array of unique concept for every application within the environs of a home. This will provide the consumers with a unique ‘see, touch and feel’ experience. The lounge, in Chennai, has been set-up in association with Philips’ authorized distributor for home decorative lighting solutions - ‘Powerline.’

 

Philips Light Lounge will be home to the most elegant and contemporary designed lighting solutions that the Indian consumer has ever seen. The launch comes at the back of the recent unveiling of the most advanced Home decorative lighting collection by Philips India Lighting in Goa.

 

These lounges will be created in partnership with key distributors across India. Locations would naturally be places where there is captive audience. Philips will look at a combination of shopping malls, high streets and stand-alone locations in addition to partnering with retailers to create a shop-in-shop concept. To begin with, Philips has indentified top 35 cities in India for opening these lounges by end of 2009. Additionally, well-trained ‘Home design experts’ will aid the consumers in making the right choice for their homes.

For further information, please contact:

Moushumi Dutt

Director, Corporate Communications and Branding
Philips Electronics India Limited

Email:  moushumi.dutt@philips.com

About Royal Philips Electronics

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”.
 
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 121,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 26 billion in 2008, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.

 

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About Philips Electronics India Limited

Philips Electronics India Limited, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics, is a leader in Consumer Lifestyle, Healthcare and Lighting Systems.  Philips has an unmatched range of internationally acclaimed products backed by superior design and technology and an excellent distribution and after-sales service network.  Philips has been operating in India for over 75 years and employs over 4,500 employees around the country. 

 

Philips in India is part of Royal Philips Electronics. As one of the nation's most well-known and well-loved brands, Philips is a part of practically every Indian's life. Philips products find a use in virtually every aspect of daily life - at home, at work and on the move. Today, Philips stands as a source of easy to use, trendy and innovative products that enhance the quality of consumers' professional and personal lives.