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Fashion Value Chain
22-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Value Chain
Breaking the Mold: How Tripat Girdhar is Innovating from the Inside Out
In the world of architecture and design, few names reflect the spirit of innovation quite like Tripat Girdhar, the founder and principal architect of Arete Design Studio. With over 15 years of experience and a bold, future-forward vision, Tripat has built more than just a design firm, he's created a movement. Established in 2009, Arete Design Studio was born out of a simple but radical belief: architecture should inspire, not imitate. Right from the outset, Tripat sought to break away from convention, embedding purpose, sustainability, and emotional intelligence into every project. His work, which spans six Indian states and reaches into Australia and New Zealand, is a testament to that philosophy. Tripat Girdhar, Founder at Arete Design Studio 'Good design is more than form and function-it's an emotion, a mindset, and a promise to build responsibly for the future,' says Tripat Girdhar, Founder at Arete Design Studio. 'At Arete, we don't just draw buildings-we shape experiences, solve problems, and imagine how people will feel, move, and live inside those spaces. Every line we sketch is a step toward smarter cities, greener communities, and more meaningful interactions between people and their environments. Design should respond to the needs of tomorrow without losing the soul of today.' But Tripat's journey wasn't shaped by ease or entitlement. Coming from humble beginnings, Tripat carved his path with nothing but determination and a clear vision. He earned his degree in architecture and immediately began applying a cross-disciplinary, research-driven approach that set him apart in an industry often stuck in repetition. His portfolio today includes over 70 completed projects, more than 300,000 sq. ft. under development, and celebrated landmarks like Marbella Grand, Escon Primera, Jubilee Vallum View, and the towering Fashion Tower, a 32-story architectural feat that has redefined Chandigarh's skyline. Under Tripat's leadership, Arete Design Studio has become synonymous with design that dares to lead, blending art, technology, and environmental responsibility in ways that resonate with both urban lifestyles and cultural context. His work has not gone unnoticed. In 2025, Arete was honored as the 'Leading & Futuristic Architecture & Design Firm of the Year' for North India, and Tripat himself received the 'Visionary & Innovative Architect & Designer of the Year' award-recognition of his role in reshaping the architectural narrative. Tripat's vision for Arete is as expansive as his designs, 'We're not here to follow trends. We're here to define the next era of living and working spaces,'adds Girdhar. 'Innovation is in our DNA-not just in what we build, but how we think. Our goal is to create spaces that are intelligent, sustainable, and deeply human. Whether we're designing a high-rise or a home, we always ask: Will this improve how people live Will this inspire pride and purpose That's the standard we hold ourselves to.' With innovation at its core and legacy on the horizon, Arete Design Studio continues to break the mold-not just in Chandigarh, but across continents.
Associated Press
15-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Ometria Announces New Relationship with Foot Locker to Drive Personalized Customer Experiences
LONDON, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ometria today announces that Foot Locker, Inc. (Foot Locker), a leading footwear and apparel retailer, has chosen Ometria as its new Customer Data Platform (CDP) to help accelerate its data-powered customer marketing and deepen relationships with customers as a key pillar of its Lace Up Plan. We believe this strategic decision will help enable Foot Locker to deliver personalized experiences across its key customer channels. With Ometria, Foot Locker will leverage a robust data foundation to enable true personalization at scale, helping to ensure that customer interactions are relevant and engaging across every channel. 'We are thrilled to work with Ometria as our Customer Data Platform to unify our customer data we're gathering through programs like our enhanced FLX Rewards loyalty program to unlock deeper, more meaningful connections with our customers,' said Stephanie Bleymaier, Vice President, Loyalty & CRM at Foot Locker. 'Ometria's advanced data capabilities, innovative vision, and ability to deliver real-time, actionable insights to our marketing team will empower us to drive more personalized experiences with our customers.' Ometria echoes this excitement. 'We're thrilled to support Foot Locker – a brand that truly understands the impact of data-driven personalization. At Ometria, our mission is to help retailers turn customer data into marketing experiences as personal and seamless as shopping in-store. We're proud to support Foot Locker's journey in leveraging our CDP to gain deeper customer insights and deliver meaningful, relevant experiences that drive engagement and long-term loyalty,' said Djalal Lougouev, President and Co-Founder of Ometria. This relationship reflects Ometria's commitment to empowering retail marketers with data-driven insights that create marketing experiences customers love. As more companies recognize the importance of providing actionable customer data to their business teams, Ometria is proud to support Foot Locker in achieving their goals. To learn how Ometria is helping businesses like Foot Locker, Inc., visit or contact [email protected]. About Ometria Ometria is the only Customer Data and Experience Platform (CDXP) built for commerce, combining an enterprise-grade CDP with cross-channel marketing execution. Its agentic AI, Architect AI™, continuously optimizes campaigns, explores data, and delivers predictive insights. Trusted by leading retailers like Foot Locker, Sephora, and Steve Madden, Ometria helps retailers create experiences their customers love. Media Contact: Adam Logan VP of Marketing Ometria [email protected] Logo - View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ometria
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DOJ: Some Jan. 6 defendants should be repaid money they sent to Congress
Jan. 6 defendants whose convictions were wiped out by President Donald Trump are entitled to a refund of restitution payments they made to cover damage to the Capitol, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The department's determination could result in hundreds of payouts from the federal government intended to cover the cost of repairing about $3 million in damage to the Capitol from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The administration revealed its position in a filing to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is weighing one defendant's request to be repaid the $500 in restitution he sent to the Architect of the Capitol after his conviction on misdemeanor charges. The defendant, Stacy Hager, argued in February that he should be reimbursed now that his conviction has been erased as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping grant of clemency to more than 1,500 people charged in the attack. The Justice Department did not respond until Tuesday. "The government agrees that Hager is entitled to the return of those funds," Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Dreher wrote. Most defendants convicted for their roles in the Capitol attacks were required to pay restitution to the Architect of the Capitol, the congressional office responsible for the maintenance of the building. Those convicted of felonies typically paid $2,000 and those convicted only of misdemeanors typically paid $500. The precise amount delivered to Congress by convicted Jan. 6 defendants is unclear, though CBS reported last year that it totaled about $437,000, roughly 15 percent of the $3 million in estimated damage. A spokesperson for the Architect of the Capitol did not respond to a request for comment. Spokespeople for U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, Trump's top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Prior to taking on his new role, Martin was a vocal advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, working with an organization that helped arrange and fund their legal representation. He had represented a handful of defendants himself before joining Trump in helping to unravel the investigation of the attack. Martin has previously floated the notion of cash reimbursements for Jan. 6 defendants, calling them "reparations" for what has described as abusive prosecutions against Trump supporters. 'We should have reparations for them,' he said in a January 2024 podcast appearance. 'They should get a big pot of money.' Thousands of Trump's supporters stormed and ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to block the transfer of power to Joe Biden. Rioters smashed windows, vandalized doors and furniture, stole equipment and artifacts, and damaged some of the building's historic chambers. The Trump administration's position on reimbursement doesn't apply to all 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants. Rather, prosecutors say the reimbursements should go to those whose cases were actively being appealed at the time Trump issued his clemency. As a result of Trump's decision, appeals courts halted all proceedings and 'vacated' the convictions, essentially erasing them from the books. Defendants who were pardoned but did not have active appeals, the Justice Department argues, are not entitled to reimbursement because their convictions remain on the books. 'Generally, a pardon 'does not make amends for the past,'' Assistant U.S. Dreher wrote, quoting 19th century case law. ''It does not give compensation for what has been done or suffered, nor does it impose upon the government any obligation to give it.'' DOJ did not identify its intended source of the funds for reimbursement. Dreher's filing notes that the Architect of the Capitol is a 'governmental entity,' which 'entitle[s] Hager to a refund of that restitution payment.'
Politico
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Politico
DOJ: Some Jan. 6 defendants should be repaid money they sent to Congress
Jan. 6 defendants whose convictions were wiped out by President Donald Trump are entitled to a refund of restitution payments they made to cover damage to the Capitol, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The department's determination could result in hundreds of payouts from the federal government intended to cover the cost of repairing about $3 million in damage to the Capitol from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The administration revealed its position in a filing to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is weighing one defendant's request to be repaid the $500 in restitution he sent to the Architect of the Capitol after his conviction on misdemeanor charges. The defendant, Stacy Hager, argued in February that he should be reimbursed now that his conviction has been erased as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping grant of clemency to more than 1,500 people charged in the attack. The Justice Department did not respond until Tuesday. 'The government agrees that Hager is entitled to the return of those funds,' Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Dreher wrote. Most defendants convicted for their roles in the Capitol attacks were required to pay restitution to the Architect of the Capitol, the congressional office responsible for the maintenance of the building. Those convicted of felonies typically paid $2,000 and those convicted only of misdemeanors typically paid $500. The precise amount delivered to Congress by convicted Jan. 6 defendants is unclear, though CBS reported last year that it totaled about $437,000 , roughly 15 percent of the $3 million in estimated damage. A spokesperson for the Architect of the Capitol did not respond to a request for comment. Spokespeople for U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, Trump's top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Prior to taking on his new role, Martin was a vocal advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, working with an organization that helped arrange and fund their legal representation. He had represented a handful of defendants himself before joining Trump in helping to unravel the investigation of the attack. Martin has previously floated the notion of cash reimbursements for Jan. 6 defendants, calling them 'reparations' for what has described as abusive prosecutions against Trump supporters. 'We should have reparations for them,' he said in a January 2024 podcast appearance. 'They should get a big pot of money.' Thousands of Trump's supporters stormed and ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to block the transfer of power to Joe Biden. Rioters smashed windows, vandalized doors and furniture, stole equipment and artifacts, and damaged some of the building's historic chambers. The Trump administration's position on reimbursement doesn't apply to all 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants. Rather, prosecutors say the reimbursements should go to those whose cases were actively being appealed at the time Trump issued his clemency. As a result of Trump's decision, appeals courts halted all proceedings and 'vacated' the convictions, essentially erasing them from the books. Defendants who were pardoned but did not have active appeals, the Justice Department argues, are not entitled to reimbursement because their convictions remain on the books. 'Generally, a pardon 'does not make amends for the past,'' Assistant U.S. Dreher wrote, quoting 19th century case law. ''It does not give compensation for what has been done or suffered, nor does it impose upon the government any obligation to give it.'' DOJ did not identify its intended source of the funds for reimbursement. Dreher's filing notes that the Architect of the Capitol is a 'governmental entity,' which 'entitle[s] Hager to a refund of that restitution payment.'
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Filming Wraps On Shark Thriller ‘The Bay' Starring Francesca Eastwood, Architect Launching For EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped on Francesca Eastwood (Old) shark thiller The Bay, which Architect is taking to EFM. Above is a first look. Phil Volken's ocean survival thriller, which filmed in Oahu, Hawaii, follows old friends Emma (Eastwood) and Lani (Dani Oliveros) to Thailand, where they are invited on an eco-boat tour to visit a remote shark sanctuary bay – an awe-inspiring lagoon where imposing, steep-sided rock formations called 'karsts' rise from the water line – with the hope of seeing the magnificent tiger sharks who have made the secluded spot their home. More from Deadline Armie Hammer Western 'Frontier Crucible' To Be On Sale At EFM With Voltage John Travolta, Mandy Patinkin & Dermot Mulroney Lead Roland Joffé's JFK Thriller 'November 1963'; K5 International Aboard For EFM Deva Cassel, Julien De Saint Jean & Romain Duris Set For 'Twilight'-Inspired, French 'Phantom Of The Opera' Adaptation; SND Launching At EFM In the capable hands of their captain, Mandal (Alexander Wraith), and his rough and ready boatman Ruhan (Tai'mua), the young women are entranced by the beauty of this secret paradise. When a giant female shark, nicknamed Sheena, gets tangled in the bait chain while ramming the motor in an attempt to escape, the two friends end up much closer to nature than they bargained for. Isolated, hemmed in by the imposing landscape, and now fast sinking, with space for only one person on their life-raft, the group must together call on all their resources to survive. Producers are Alina Shraybman and Dominic Vicari, cinematographer is Helge Gerull and composer is Gad Emil Zeitune. Executive producers are Dominic Ianno, John Baldecchi, Sarah Donnelly, and Jason Resnick for Roundtable Entertainment, alongside Michael Weiss, David Scherer, Austin Mansur, Derek Korogodsky, Greg Ansin, Peter Rodbell, Dan Reardon and Simon Fawcett. SFX and animatronics company Bischoff's constructed the film's animatronic shark. Architect is handling international sales and is co-representing North American rights with Roundtable. Volken's survival thriller Dead Sea was theatrically released by Vertical in the USA and hit the #1 spot on Netflix in 16 countries when it debuted in September 2024. Volken said: 'I've made several films set on the open sea, and The Bay is the culmination of my experiences to date – with my crack team of regular collaborators, the movie is finely and expertly honed to maximize the combined fears of the ocean, the unknown, sharks and ultimately, just how cold-blooded nature can be – specifically human nature. I'm delighted with the scale and performances we've delivered onscreen – The Bay's going to completely immerse and terrify audiences worldwide!' Calum Gray of Architect said: 'The Bay presents mankind's battle with nature in its most simple, terrifying terms – a razor-sharp thriller, beguiling in its beauty, but ruthless in its execution. Phil is a premier filmmaker in his field, and The Bay is a stunning showcase for his talents.' Phil Volken is represented by Randy James Management. Francesca Eastwood is repped by CAA and John Carrabino Management. Dani Oliveros is repped Buchwald and Brave Artists Management. Alexander Wraith is repped Buchwald and Authentic Talent and Literary Management. Ta'imua is repped by Mavrick Artists Agency. Best of Deadline 'The Apprentice' Oscar Nominees Sebastian Stan & Jeremy Strong On Why It's 'More Of A Horror Movie' With "Monstrous Egos" 'Prime Target' Release Guide: When Are New Episodes Available On Apple TV+? A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media
