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Cinépolis brews cinema fun with India’s first Coffee Rave
MUMBAI: Perk up and press play, Cinépolis blends coffee with cinema. Cinépolis India is brewing a fresh cinematic experience with the launch of its month-long Coffee culture campaign, Brewed by Foovies, marking International Coffee Day in style. Running throughout October across all Cinépolis outlets, the campaign celebrates coffee as the ultimate cinema companion and invites audiences to sip, savour, and socialise while watching films.
The festivities kicked off on 1 October with a tempting offer: buy any two coffees for Rs 299 and add a muffin for just Rs 99, available nationwide. But Cinépolis didn’t stop at offers. At the heart of the campaign was India’s first-ever Coffee Rave inside a cinema, hosted at Cinépolis Seasons Mall, Pune. The event fused coffee, music, and movies into one immersive experience, featuring live performances by Shasha and Viewliminal, Dolby Atmos soundscapes, cinematic projections, and a curated coffee tasting counter for aficionados.
Ahead of the launch, a social media teaser campaign built excitement, setting the stage for both the Coffee Rave and the month-long celebrations. Cinépolis India managing director Devang Sampat said, “At Cinépolis, we aim to create experiences that go beyond the screen. This campaign blends coffee culture into cinema, offering immersive, youthful, high-energy experiences.”
Through Brewed by Foovies, Cinépolis is redefining how cinema engages with youth audiences, turning movie outings into cultural moments where coffee, pop culture, and film intersect. With this initiative, the chain cements its reputation as a trendsetter in India’s coffee and cinema scene.
Cinépolis India operates 449 screens across the country under Cinépolis, Cinépolis VIP, and Fun Cinemas brands, offering luxury experiences, kid-friendly auditoriums, and a loyalty programme, Club Cinépolis, which rewards moviegoers with points, pre-screening invites, and exclusive star interactions. This October, Cinépolis proves that in India, coffee and cinema can indeed share the spotlight.
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Lululemon picks former Nike executive to be its next chief
Heidi O’Neill, who helped grow Nike into a $45 billion giant, will take the top job in September
CANADA: Lululemon has found its next chief executive, and she comes with serious credentials. The athleisure giant named Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a search that has left the company running on interim leadership since earlier this year. O’Neill will take charge on September 8, 2026, based out of Vancouver, and will join the board on the same day.
O’Neill brings more than three decades of experience across performance apparel, footwear and sport. The bulk of that time was spent at Nike, where she was a central figure in one of corporate sport’s great growth stories, helping take the company from a $9 billion business to a $45 billion global powerhouse. She oversaw product pipelines, brand strategy and consumer connections, and played a significant role in shaping how Nike spoke to athletes around the world. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing for the Dockers brand at Levi Strauss. She also brings boardroom experience from Spotify Technology, Hyatt Hotels and Lithia and Driveway.
The board was unequivocal in its enthusiasm. “We selected Heidi because of the breadth of her experience, her demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent,” said Marti Morfitt, executive chair of Lululemon’s board.
O’Neill, for her part, was bullish. “Lululemon is an iconic brand with something rare: genuine guest love, a product ethos rooted in innovation, and a global platform still in the early stages of its potential,” she said. “My job will be to accelerate product breakthroughs, deepen the brand’s cultural relevance, and unlock growth in markets around the world.”
Until she arrives, Meghan Frank and André Maestrini will continue as interim co-CEOs, before returning to their previous senior leadership roles once O’Neill steps in.
Lululemon is betting that a Nike veteran who helped build one of the world’s most powerful sports brands can do something similar for an athleisure label that has genuine love from its customers but is still chasing its full global potential. O’Neill has done it before at scale. The question now is whether she can do it again.
