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India’s Millennials Say That Tradition Helps Build Connections
New Delhi: Mars Wrigley conducted a survey to understand India’s affinity for all things desi and traditional. The survey reached over 1.5 Million people across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore and focused on decoding what desi elements top India’s list when it comes to making new connections – whether it is chai and chaat with family or even naach gaana at shaadis.
Conducted amongst millennials across the three cities, the results of the survey revealed an interesting fact that over 65% millennials feel that dinner time is when the family bonds the most. In fact, almost 50% of the respondents then went on to say that sharing a post dinner paan with family accounts for some of their fondest memories while growing up and that it was the one thing that built connections with both the old and young within a family. Majority of respondents also said that they would like to experience the traditional paan with a modern twist, with almost half choosing mint as their choice of format.
These insights are in line with the launch of DOUBLEMINT® Paanmint which is the first product by Mars Wrigley developed exclusively for the Indian Market. Inspired by the local favorite Paan, Doublemint captures the spirit of Bringing Together Old and New, through a unique twist. The product offers a tremendous burst of flavour and freshness – thus underlying DOUBLEMINT®’s promise of freshness.
DOUBLEMINT® Paanmint is available across traditional trade outlets for INR 10.
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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.
