Rainco, a leading brand for rainwear in South Asia with a presence in India, Maldives and Sri Lanka, has once gain displayed their innovation and forward thinking by catering to a much needed segment with the establishment of Blink International.
A budding enterprise catering to the middle class segment of the local watch & accessories market, Blink international currently represents brands such as SEVENFRIDAY, GUY LAROCHE, ELLE (TIME) & CROSS (TIMEPIECES).
Despite being in business for merely a year, Blink International has seen tremendous success locally with Sevenfriday, hence their decision to introduce Guy Laroche, Cross and Elle as well.
Faris Fausz, Director, Rainco and Blink International said, “As veterans within the merchandising industry in Sri Lanka, we are confident that Blink International will succeed. We are thrilled to handle such a range of illustrious brands and look forward to yet another successful business venture.
Sevenfriday has taken the watch industry by storm the world over with their range of design based watches inspired by Industries, Machinery and Art and are currently available within the range of Rs 138,000 to 200,000.
The Guy Laroche (Far East collection) is available from Rs 15,000 to Rs 40,000, while Guy Laroche (Swiss Collection) is priced from Rs 45,000 to Rs 128,000.
Cross Timepieces could be bought from within Rs 15,000 to 50,000, while Elle (Time & Jewellery) has 3 selections, namely Elle Girl (teenage) Rs 3,900 to 5,500, Elle Time (ladies) Rs 11,500 to 35,000 and Elle Homme (men’s) from Rs 30,000 to 40,000.
Mr. Notan Tolani and Mr. Vishal Tolani, the directors of Solar Time Ltd - as the sole licensee and manufacturer of A.T. Cross for Timepieces and Mens’ Accessories, said "We are pleased to be associated exclusively with Blink International to market our complete range of Cross timepieces, we are excited at this opportunity and confident it will prove to be a hit in Srilanka" .
Muhammed Mansoor, Director Blink International said that as the festive season draws near, the range of watches marketed by Blink International would make ideal Corporate as well as Personal gifts.
“Today a watch denotes your lifestyle, your persona and your status; it is not a mere time piece or a convenience but a lifestyle statement. We at Blink International have identified that and are catering to it”.
Blink International’s future plans include adding more trendy fashion brands to the current portfolio, as well as opening a chain of retail stores in the upcoming malls.
Cedric Baubet, Head of sales Topbrands Group said "as one of the world's leading fashion watch brands; we are pleased to market ELLE's exclusive line of watches in Sri Lanka. We look forward to partnering with Blink and Rainco in this exciting new venture"
Cross, Elle & Guy Laroche will be available at Hameedias, Cool Planet, Fashion Bug & all major fashion retail stores, while further details could be obtained from www.blink.lk
Pictured : Faris Fausz - Director Rainco, Prasanna Perera – Chief Strategic Advisor, and Muhammed Mansoor – Director, Blink International
