Catalyst Brands pilots CGI product imagery from Bengaluru GCC to slash photo-shoot logistics

India's Global Capability Centres are moving from back-office support to AI execution hubs for global retail. J.C. Penney parent Catalyst Brands is testing CGI-generated product visuals out of Bengaluru, while Kimberly-Clark taps AI to surface 'mumfluencers' for Huggies campaigns. The shift reframes India GCCs as creative and marketing engines, not just IT.

— Source publishedFri, 5 Jun, 2026, 09:48 IST·First seen Fri, 5 Jun, 2026, 09:49 IST·Source Inside Retail Asia

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Global Capability Centres in India are scaling AI use across retail and consumer functions. Catalyst Brands (J.C. Penney owner) pilots CGI product visuals in

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Scout Bengaluru-based CGI, synthetic media, and influencer-discovery vendors as bolt-on capabilities or GCC partners before retail incumbents lock up exclusive arrangements.

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