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Deepika Padukone’s skin care brand 82°E revenue falls to Rs 14.7 crore, losses at Rs 12.26 crore

The skincare brand 82°E backed by Deepika Padukone has reported a sharp decline in revenue for FY25. According to the latest filings, revenue dropped to Rs. 14. 7 crore, down from Rs. 21. 2 crore in the previous year. On the bright side, the net loss has reduced significantly. While the company had posted a loss of Rs. 23. 4 crore in FY24, the shortfall narrowed to Rs. 12. 3 crore in FY25. Financial statements show that total expenditure in FY25 was Rs. 25. 9 crore a steep cut from Rs. 47. 1 crore a year earlier. Marketing spend, in particular, was drastically reduced to Rs. 4. 4 crore from nearly Rs. 20 crore in FY24. This suggests 82°E deliberately pulled back on customer-acquisition efforts after its previous heavy marketing push failed to translate into sustainable revenue. Despite having leveraged Deepika’s massive social-media presence with the actress sharing personal experiences while promoting products the brand could not avoid the downturn. 82°E positions itself as a “luxury” skincare brand, offering products priced between Rs 2, 500 and nearly Rs 4, 000 mid-premium range, but below the territory dominated by established luxury players such as Estée Lauder. In a fiercely competitive market where both emerging direct-to-consumer brands and longstanding luxury labels vie for customers 82°E now aims to cut costs further and ramp up sales efforts in a bid to return to profitability. The company has indicated as much in its latest filing. Also Read : Haq director Suparn Varma backs Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour workday demand: “It should not be news”.

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Disney’s ESPN, Penn Entertainment to wind down ESPN Bet

The post Disney’s ESPN, Penn Entertainment to wind down ESPN Bet appeared com. The ESPN Bet logo on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney’s ESPN and Penn Entertainment are terminating their sports betting partnership, bringing an end to the ESPN Bet brand on Penn’s sportsbook years earlier than planned. The partnership, which came together in 2023, allowed for ESPN to rebrand and relaunch Penn’s sportsbook then known as Barstool Sportsbook as ESPN Bet. The agreement had a 10-year term. On Thursday, Penn and ESPN announced they have mutually agreed to wind down the partnership early. The sportsbook will be rebranded again as theScore Bet. “When we first announced our partnership with ESPN, both sides made it clear that we expected to compete for a podium position in the space,” said Penn CEO Jay Snowden in a news release. “Although we made significant progress in improving our product offering and building a cohesive ecosystem with ESPN, we have mutually and amicably agreed to wind down our collaboration,” he said. The 10-year partnership allowed for either ESPN or Penn to end the agreement after the third year “if specific market share performance thresholds were not met,” according to the release. Still, the announcement Thursday brings the deal to a close after just over two years. ESPN Chariman Jimmy Pitaro said in the release that the company is “now pursuing other media and marketing opportunities within this space.” ESPN had inked the deal with Penn after spending some time looking for a gambling partner. Sports betting has become an integral part of ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform. The ESPN Bet.

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