MUMBAI, 8th MAY 2026, GPN/ SACHIN MURDESHWAR 📞 8108510506: Shoppers Stop, India’s leading premium fashion, beauty, and gifting destination, partnered with HYBE INDIA to launch ‘Get Spotlight Ready’, an immersive audition-inspired in-store experience in Mumbai. The partnership marked a significant step to champion India’s next generation of artists for the country’s first global girl group auditions, offering young Indian talent a global platform.

Designed for the new generation, the campaign captured a powerful cultural shift where Gen Z and Gen Alpha are no longer just audiences, but aspirants ready to take on the world. Held from May 1 to May 8, the initiative blended beauty, style, and global pop culture, offering customers an opportunity to prepare for the spotlight through curated, high-engagement activations.

The experience complemented the growing excitement around HYBE INDIA’s global girl group auditions. Running online from March 31 to July 31, the auditions tap into India’s emerging pool of young, aspirational talent, further amplified by on-ground auditions and HYBE INDIA Pop-Up Parks in Mumbai on May 9 and 10, offering interactive experiences and an opportunity to enter the company’s world-class training and production ecosystem.

“Shoppers Stop announced its nationwide campaign, ‘Get Spotlight Ready, in partnership with HYBE INDIA,” said Kavindra Mishra, Customer Care Associate, Managing Director and CEO of Shoppers Stop. “For decades, Shoppers Stop has played a pioneering role in bringing leading global brands closer to Indian consumers. With ‘Get Spotlight Ready’, the brand takes its journey forward, now enabling Indian talent to shine on a global platform. This marks a significant shift in its purpose, from curating global experiences for India to nurturing India’s talent to the world stage.”

“Our partnership with Shoppers Stop marked an exciting step forward as we deepen our commitment to India’s rich and dynamic entertainment ecosystem,” said Sarthak Arora, Head of Business Development at HYBE INDIA. “The ‘Get Spotlight Ready’ campaign with Shoppers Stop is a continuation of our effort to discover, nurture, and develop artists that can shine on the global stage. We look forward to creating dynamic and engaging experiences for fans and communities that support their aspirations and build lasting memories.”

As part of the Mumbai leg of the campaign, all-girl pop band W.i.S.H. performed on May 7 at Shoppers Stop, Juhu at 5 PM, bringing an electrifying experience to audiences while inspiring young aspirants to pursue their dreams.

Shoppers Stop prepared aspirants to ‘Get Spotlight Ready’ through an immersive ecosystem that blended style, skill, and self-expression with expert-led sessions. Aspirants explored five curated fashion and beauty looks, discovered their complementary colours at the colour analysis zone, and captured their transformed style at an interactive, high-energy photobooth.

Each experience was designed to help participants refine not only their appearance, but also how they present themselves with confidence. ‘Get Spotlight Ready’ with Shoppers Stop was an invitation for aspirants to prepare, transform, and own their moment in the spotlight.

Turning Stores into Stages

Building on its grand launch in Guwahati, this audition-inspired retail experience arrived in Mumbai and will subsequently roll out across major cities including Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Chandigarh-as well as on digital platforms. The campaign transformed Shoppers Stop stores into dynamic preparation hubs, where talent meets opportunity.

With this initiative, Shoppers Stop continues to strengthen its position as a destination for experience-led retail, bringing global cultural influences closer to Indian consumers.

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About Shoppers Stop Limited

Shoppers Stop Ltd. is the nation’s leading premier retailer of fashion and beauty brands, established in 1991. Spread across 110 department stores, the Company also operates 11 premium home concept stores, 79 Specialty Beauty stores of M.A.C, Estée Lauder, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Jo Malone, NARS, ARMANI beauty, PRADA beauty, and SS Beauty, 81 Intune stores, and 20 Airport doors, occupying an area of 4.4M sq. ft. present in 71 cities pan India. Shoppers Stop is home to one of the country’s longest running and most coveted loyalty programs, First Citizen Club. The Company’s unique shopping assistance service, Personal Shopper, is revolutionizing the way Indians shop bringing more value, comfort, and convenience to every experience. The brand’s diversified Omni channel offering spans over 800+ recognized and trusted brands across an incomparable range of products that together serve our overarching objective of delivering customer delight.

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About HYBE INDIA

HYBE INDIA, a strategic global office of HYBE, is a key hub expanding the company’s ‘multi-home, multi-genre’ strategy and strengthening its presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing music and entertainment markets. Based in Mumbai, HYBE INDIA connects India’s dynamic creative landscape with HYBE’s global capabilities across music, platform and IP, leveraging the company’s full value chain in talent discovery, development, production, marketing and IP expansion. The office aims to develop locally resonant yet globally scalable content while fostering cultural exchange and new opportunities for artists, partners and fans. Through this integrated approach, HYBE INDIA supports HYBE’s long-term vision for innovation and sustainable growth across the global music industry.

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