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Brands roll out quirky campaigns for Father’s Day
MUMBAI: As the world gears up to celebrate Father’s Day, brands across verticals rolled out special campaigns with a generous amount of emotions, creativity and even humour, to connect with them. Some brands took to social media to make the most of the day.
Here are a few campaigns which made quite a buzz.
Manforce Condoms
Manforce Condoms has come up with its Manforce flavours of quirky and fun, with reference to the Father’s Day campaign to drive home the point that all this pleasure should not be had without protection. The films showcase different situations of ‘When you try to work from home’, with one common message at the end of a child crying. This campaign is a message for all those who don’t like the ending, we have a better one and for all those who do, Manforce Condoms wishes them Happy Father’s Day!
Philips
Philips India has launched a campaign as a tribute to fathers and celebrating the father-daughter bond. The campaign #MyDadMyInspiration is built on the heartwarming moments between a father and his daughter. The campaign launched across Philips’ social media channels. As a part of consumer engagement, Philips will ask people to share their own stories describing how their dad inspired them to be the best version of themselves.
Paree
Paree, a homegrown sanitary napkin brand launched a new digital film that celebrates the unconditional love and bond that a father and daughter share. #PapaKiParee focuses on the role of a father in understanding his daughter’s needs and prioritising to make her comfortable when she’s suffering from cramps. The video captures the true sentiments of a concerned father having a candid conversation with his daughter during her periods and understanding the physical and mental discomfort of heavy flow, cramps, and PMS she endures. It beautifully portrays how a father cherishes his daughter and always puts his daughter’s happiness and needs first.
Glenfiddich
Glenfiddich re-envisions fatherhood by celebrating individuals for giving birth to disruptive ideas that changed the world. Men have fathered significant contributions and fuelled transformation in their respective fields, right from artificial intelligence to robotics, virtual reality to cryptocurrency. The digital campaign acknowledges the vision and significant contributions of ideators, inventors, risk-takers and trailblazers on the brand’s social media handles.
Nerolac
With Father’s Day and International Yoga Day around the corner, Nerolac has launched an engaging contest, #NerolacYogawithDad, as an extension of its latest brand campaign #AajCarefulTohKalColourful. Through the initiative, Nerolac urges citizens to encourage their fathers to kickstart their fitness journey for a healthy and bright future! This is the fourth extension in the campaign’s ongoing series.
The initiative encourages participants to post a picture practicing Yoga with their father across social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with the hashtag #NerolacYogaWithDad.The winning entries will feature on Nerolac’s social media page.
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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.
