Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, inaugurated another experience store in Viman Nagar in Pune, further reinforcing its commitment to enhancing premium retail presence across cities. Spanning 1050 sq. ft., the new store offers a one-stop destination for customers to explore Samsung’s cutting-edge innovations and seamless connected ecosystem under one roof.

The store features dedicated zones showcasing the latest smartphones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, smart rings, and the innovative SmartThings ecosystem that supports connected living. Through interactive displays and hands-on experiential areas, visitors can discover how seamlessly these devices integrate across productivity, entertainment, wellness and smart home automation.

Located in one of Pune’s most affluent and high-footfall neighbourhoods, the new Samsung experience store offers customers an opportunity to explore and engage with the brand’s latest innovations across categories. As cities emerge as growth drivers, this store is poised to serve as a vital retail touchpoint, enabling deeper consumer engagement and strengthening Samsung’s presence in these high-potential markets.

“At Samsung, our aim is to create inspiring retail experiences that bring innovation closer to our customers. The inauguration of our premium experience store in Viman Nagar, Pune, marks another significant step in strengthening our premium presence. This new store embodies our broader vision of growing our premium retail presence and offering a holistic, all-in-one destination that brings together cutting-edge innovation, meaningful customer engagement, and outstanding service, all under one roof,” said Sumit Walia, Vice President, Head of D2C Business & Corporate Marketing at Samsung India.

Reinforcing its commitment to customer satisfaction and digital empowerment, the new store will host Samsung’s flagship ‘Learn @ Samsung’ initiative, which has seen success in other locations across India. This programme offers a variety of workshops designed to equip consumers—especially millennials and Gen Z—with the skills and knowledge to make the most of advanced tech. These interactive sessions that provide hands-on experiences with Galaxy devices, cover topics such as AI-powered photography, productivity, creativity and digital doodling, enhancing both user engagement and tech proficiency.

To celebrate the launch, customers visiting the store can avail:

• Over 30 free subscriptions across leading OTT, music, wellness, and infotainment platforms.
• Exclusive discounts on over 40 brand gift cards and over 25 top deals from premium brands.
• Buy-1-Get-1-Free buffet deals across over 100 premium restaurants across India.
• Paytm First membership rewards, special travel savings on flights, and discounts at over 14,000 restaurants nationwide.

The store also introduces Samsung Store+, a user-friendly digital platform that enables in-store visitors to explore detailed product information and conveniently choose home delivery, creating a smooth and integrated online-offline shopping experience. In addition, a dedicated service centre within the store ensures enhanced post-purchase support for customers.

At an education and innovation roadshow organized by Samsung India at Symbiosis Institute of Technology, 500 enthusiastic young college students said they want to solve some of the most pressing problems that people and communities across the state and the country are facing today. This was a roadshow organized around the second season of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition.

Students in Pune, who came from various colleges such as Ajeenkya DY Patil University, DYPDC Center for Automotive Research and Studies, D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, and D. Y. Patil International University said they want to solve real-world problems such as Social Inclusion through Employment Provision, Mental Health among the youth and Road Safety.

At the event, which was organized to talk about Samsung’s global CSR program Solve for Tomorrow, the students said they require platforms such as Solve for Tomorrow to guide and support them in turning their ideas into action. They spoke about the innovative tech they could deploy to find solutions to the problems.

Samsung had recently announced its partnership with Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology’s (MeitY’s) Startup Hub and Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi for the second season of the national education and innovation competition Solve for Tomorrow. With Solve for Tomorrow, Samsung aims to usher in a culture of innovative thinking and problem-solving amongst the country’s youth.

The top three teams will win INR 1.5 crore to turn their ideas into action while other participants who reach top 30 and top 10 will be rewarded at various stages of the program.

The second season of Solve for Tomorrow is inviting applications from youth in India aged 16-22 years under the themes of Education & Learning, Environment & Sustainability, Health & Wellness and Diversity & Inclusion. Youth can apply for Samsung Solve for Tomorrow on www.samsung.com/in/solvefortomorrow starting April 04, 2023 till 5 pm on May 31, 2023.

“At Samsung, harnessing the power of youth is priority for us. This is what drives us and our global CSR vision of ‘Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People’. Giving youth a voice in real-life issues affecting communities around them allows them to see firsthand the change they can create in the world. With Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, we want to give youth that opportunity and also play our part in strengthening the innovation ecosystem in the country, taking forward the vision of the Government and our own vision of Powering Digital India,” said Mr. Hyun Kim, Corporate Vice President, Samsung Southwest Asia.

City-based innovator Vimal Panjwani, who is the Founder and CEO of AgriVijay, spoke to the students about the value of both success and failure. He also talked about how his start-up is working in the space of renewable energy to fight climate change and empower farmers in rural India. He urged students to look at problems that India faces and Solve for Tomorrow with their unique solutions.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow at a Glance

Who can participate: 16-22 year-olds, individually or in teams of up to 3

Application themes: Education & Learning, Environment & Sustainability, Health & Wellness and Diversity & Inclusion

What will they get: Online training, Bootcamp at IIT Delhi, mentoring & training from Samsung, IIT Delhi,
and MeitY Startup Hub

What do winners get: Total of INR 1.5 crore to 3 winning teams and exciting Samsung products that will boost their productivity

Where can they apply: www.samsung.com/in/solvefortomorrow

From when: Starting April 04, 2023

Till when: Till 5 pm on May 31, 2023

Program Details

Application Window – Round One

Individuals or teams of up to three can submit their applications on www.samsung.com/in/solvefortomorrow, where they will chose the theme, elaborate on the problem they are solving, the proposed solution and its social impact. A jury comprising subject matter experts from FITT, IIT Delhi will shortlist the top 30 teams from among all the applications received.

Idea Development – Round Two

In this round, the top 30 shortlisted teams will attend a five-day bootcamp at the IIT Delhi campus where they will receive training on Design Thinking by FITT, IIT Delhi and on innovation & IPR, patents from MeitY Startup Hub.

Each team will get INR 20,000 to create initial prototypes and then pitch their ideas to a jury comprising of young Samsung employees and experts from FITT, IIT Delhi, MeitY Startup Hub and Atal Innovation Mission at the bootcamp who will select the top 10 teams.

These 30 teams will also visit Samsung India offices, its R&D centres, design centre, and Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru where they will interact with young Samsung employees and researchers. Each member of the top 30 teams will get a certificate for attending the bootcamp, a Samsung Galaxy Book laptop and Galaxy Buds.

Final Prototype Building – Round Three

In this round, the top 10 teams will get INR 100,000 each to enhance their prototypes based on the feedback from jury members as well as mentors. They will also be mentored by Samsung employees from various domains as well as domain experts from IIT Delhi.

At the end of this round, the teams will submit their final prototypes and prepare for a live presentation where they will pitch their ideas at the Finale Event before an eminent jury.

Each member of the top 10 teams will get a certificate and a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphone. The top three winning teams of Solve for Tomorrow season two will win a total prize money of INR 1.5 crore

Samsung Electronics’ global CSR vision of ‘Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People’ is committed to providing education to young people around the world to empower the leaders of tomorrow. Read more stories on Samsung Electronics’ CSR efforts on our CSR webpage http://csr.samsung.com.

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, has announced it will set up 15 premium experience stores across top metro cities in India by end of 2023, bringing in exciting new technology experiences for consumers and creating a benchmark in premium electronics retail in the country.

The new experience stores will come up at iconic locations across top metro cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune and Chandigarh.

These stores will showcase Samsung’s complete product ecosystem through exciting zones such as Samsung SmartThings, Smartphones, Audio, Gaming, Lifestyle Screens, Consumer Electronics, Home Theatre and Wearables, showcasing its multi-device connectivity with SmartThings.

The SmartThings zone will showcase how Samsung’s connected living ecosystem can create convenience for consumers in their daily lives. This includes highlighting how a smartphone, refrigerator, AC, home theatre, TV and other devices can connect to each other and provide convenience to consumers. The SmartThings zone will also include scenarios such as Work from Home to show how a Samsung monitor, laptop, tab and smartphone connect to improve productivity, or how you can switch on your ACs remotely so that the your home is cooled even before you reach, or even a home kitchen experience.

For young gaming enthusiasts, these experience stores will have dedicated gaming zones where they can spend time on their favourite games. They can experience the power of Samsung Galaxy S23 flagship smartphones and Samsung’s premium Odyssey Ark gaming monitors as they play.

“As a brand focused on ever evolving customer’s needs, we have seen that demand for our premium products has increased with nearly two thirds of our consumers choosing a premium device at our Samsung Experience Stores. To tap into this growing consumers demand, we are setting up 15 Premium Experience Stores across India that will offer the widest portfolio of Samsung’s curated premium products as well as experiences such as our SmartThings ecosystem, Gaming, Lifestyle Screens, product customization,” said Mr. Sumit Walia, Senior Director, D2C Business, Samsung India.

“These products and experiences will not only provide our customers with an in-person, immersive look at Samsung technology but also help them engage with the brand more meaningfully,” he said.

Consumers, especially Gen Z and millennials, will have the opportunity to attend the many Galaxy Workshops and activities that will be organized at the premium experience stores as part of the Learn @ Samsung initiative. These Galaxy Workshops will be around photography, video-editing, gaming, music, coding, doodling, baking and many other topics, helping young consumers pursue shared interests as well as learn about Samsung’s innovations and how to use their smartphones and other Samsung products more efficiently.

At the customization counter, young consumers can have a DIY smartphone cover customization experience using stickers and other accessories.

Samsung’s new premium experience stores will also offer a phygital experience through Samsung’s Store+ endless aisle platform. With Store+, consumers can buy any Samsung product, from among 1,200 options across its portfolio, even if they are not available at the stores. Consumers can buy products using a Store+ digital catalogue and it is delivered directly to their home. Consumers can also access Samsung’s digital lending platform Samsung Finance+ and Samsung’s device care plan for Galaxy smartphones, tablets and smartwatches Samsung Care+ at the stores.

Consumers visiting the premium experience stores will also be able to get hassle-free after sales service for their smartphones and book service calls for their consumer electronics products at home.

At an education and innovation roadshow organized by Samsung India in Pune young college students came forward and identified problems that people, and society are facing in the state and the country, pledging to Solve for Tomorrow.

During the Pune roadshow Interaction, students raised their concerns about societal issues and demonstrated their willingness to solve real-world problems such excessive pollution, environmental issues like deforestation, limited access to education, lack of digital methods of learning, poor waste management techniques.

They said they require a platform such as Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow education and innovation competition that can guide and support them in turning their ideas into action and help transform people’s lives.

The event, which was organized to talk about Samsung’s global CSR program Solve for Tomorrow, was attended by over 500 students in Pune alongside young innovators from the city – Akshay Jain, Co-Founder and Director, EnergyBae that works in the field renewable energy and develops Wind and Solar Hybrids to empower people to power themselves.

The innovator who is running a successful social enterprise, spoke to the students about his experiences of success and failure and his vision to transform communities around him.

The inaugural edition of Solve for Tomorrow is inviting applications from youth in India aged 16-22 years in the areas of Education, Environment, Healthcare, and Agriculture. Youth can send in their ideas to participate in the program till 5 pm on July 31, 2022.

Application website: http://www.samsung.com/in/solvefortomorrow

So far, over 10,000 teams from across the country have registered for the innovation competition in which three national winners will get mega support of up to INR 1 crore and mentoring support for six months to take their ideas to the next level under the expert guidance of IIT Delhi.’