Accel + Fireside | Decoding Omnichannel

250+ brand leaders, founders, and retail enablers compared notes on the unfinished playbook for scaling omnichannel businesses in India.
Overview
Accel and Fireside Ventures launched Decoding Omnichannel: Strategies for D2C Brands, a report drawing on frameworks and case studies from companies including BlueStone, Lenskart, and Mamaearth. The launch brought 250+ brand leaders, founders, and retail enablers together to compare when to go offline, how to select channels, and what it takes to scale hybrid retail businesses in India.
Highlights
Speakers

Abhishek Nehru
Co-founder, Ripplr

Ankur Khaitan
Principal, Fireside Ventures

Bhaskar Bhat
Managing director, TATA (Titan)

Bijou Kurien
Chairman, Retailers Association of India (RAI)

Gaurav Singh Kushwaha
Founder, BlueStone

Harshil Salot
Co-founder, The Sleep Company

Kanwaljit Singh
Founder, Fireside Ventures

Mangalam Maloo
Senior Anchor, CNBC-TV18

Ramneek Khurana
Co-founder, Lenskart

Rishika Garg
Vice President, Accel

S Raghunandhan
Founder, Litestore

Shalini Puchalapalli
Managing Director (Customer Solutions), Google

Sumit Jasoria
Co-founder, NEWME

Varun Alagh
Co-founder, Mamaearth

VS Kannan Sitaram
Partner, Fireside Ventures