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American Swan ropes in Yo Yo Honey Singh as brand ambassador
MUMBAI: The global online fashion & lifestyle brand American Swan has signed up the Indian rapper Honey Singh as its brand ambassador. Launched in 2013, the brand is known for its smart casual wear for the youth and is targeted at the youngsters.
About the partnership Honey Singh said, “I am excited to partner with American Swan and to be able to connect with the youth and inspire them to chase their dreams and script their destinies. It has been a great year for me and I am looking forward to create a music video for the brand. The brand positioning resonates with my quintessential approach to my life, music & work. The video will see me style in looks that my fans haven’t seen before.”
American Swan will unveil the new identity along with the launch of its new collections-AS Premium and AS Original. As the youth in India look for global designs and standards with affordable pricing at the convenience of a click, American Swan expects to garner a significant share of the apparel & lifestyle market in the burgeoning ecommerce and mobile commerce market.
Speaking about the association, American Swan director & CEO Anurag Rajpal said, “We are glad to announce our association with Yo Yo Honey Singh. We hope will be an iconic new avatar. While we constantly aim at building a fashion brand that can resonate in the hearts and mind of Gen Y youth, these major milestones will only cement the evolution of American Swan as we take a constructive leap towards a major expansion across the online space.”
The brand has been promoting young talent since long by associating itself with various young achievers in past like Unmukt Chand , Shruti Hasan and Lauren Gottlieb and has espoused its Young Achievers campaign with them. The brand has also stepped into social media by initiating various online programme and formats like tweet store and beauty and the blogger event which has attained enormous success.
To reinforce the brand’s philosophy, the brand will soon invite showbiz aspirants to get a chance to be featured in the Yo Yo Honey Singh music video.
The company will build a customer base through a strong mobile, digital and social activation. The new brand video will be launched across touch points through a series of differentiated and engaging campaigns on website, social channels and mobile properties.
Brands
Domino’s Q1 profit falls 6.6 per cent, announces $1 billion buyback
Sales rise 3.4 per cent as pizza giant balances growth and shareholder returns
NEW YORK: Domino’s reported a mixed start to 2026, with first-quarter net income slipping even as global sales and store expansion held steady. The company also announced a fresh $1 billion share buyback, underlining its continued focus on shareholder returns.
Global retail sales rose 3.4 per cent on a constant-currency basis to $4.74 billion. The US remained a key growth engine, with same-store sales inching up 0.9 per cent, supported by a 1.5 per cent rise at company-owned outlets.
International markets, however, painted a more uneven picture. While Domino’s added 161 net new stores overseas during the quarter, international same-store sales declined 0.4 per cent. Overall revenues still climbed 3.5 per cent to $1.15 billion, driven by higher supply chain revenues and a 2.6 per cent increase in food basket pricing for franchisees.
On the profitability front, net income fell 6.6 per cent to $139.8 million, compared to $149.7 million a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share dropped to $4.13 from $4.33. The decline was largely attributed to a $30 million unfavourable swing in unrealised gains linked to its investment in DPC Dash Ltd.
Despite this, operational performance showed resilience. Income from operations rose 9.6 per cent to $230.4 million, supported in part by a $7.8 million pre-tax gain from the sale of a corporate aircraft.
Domino’s footprint continued to expand, with the company ending the quarter at 22,322 stores across more than 90 markets. In the US, digital orders remained dominant, accounting for over 85 per cent of retail sales in 2025.
The company also maintained its dividend payout, declaring $1.99 per share, payable on 30 June 2026. After repurchasing $75.1 million worth of stock during the quarter, the new authorisation lifts the total available for buybacks to $1.29 billion.
Domino’s chief executive officer Russell Weiner said the company’s scale and store-level economics position it well to capture further market share in 2026, even as competition intensifies.
As Domino’s leans into expansion and capital returns, the latest results show a business managing short-term pressures while keeping its long-term growth strategy firmly in play.
