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Kenstar Ties up with Flipkart.com to launch Oxy Fryer; ropes in SRK to promote
MUMBAI: Adding another brand in the list, Kenstar has now roped in Shah Rukh Khan to promote its upcoming product range.
The company announced that it will be launching a slew of new products in the home appliances segment soon. As a first step towards the same, it launched Oxy Fryer today, which would be exclusively available on Flipkart.com.
Speaking about his association with Kenstar Shah Rukh Khan said, “Kenstar has a tremendous heritage and goodwill across the country and offers consumers’ international quality products. It is an honor to be associated with brand Kenstar.”
The Bollywood star will play a pivotal role in the brand and product communication across media platforms. Following this announcement, Kenstar will also run an extensive 360 degree marketing campaign with Shah Rukh Khan to promote this innovative product, the press release said.
Commenting on getting SRK on board, Kenstar COO small home appliances Arun Pal said, “We are proud to announce our association with Shah Rukh Khan to promote Oxy Fryer. Like him, the Oxy Fryer is versatile and exemplifies star like characteristics.”
Talking about this exclusive launch, Flipkart SVP retail Kalyan Krishnamurthy reckoned, “We are happy that Kenstar partnered with us to introduce their new range. At Flipkart our aim is to provide our customers with the widest range of quality products. Healthy living is something we all aspire to and we are expecting a great response to this product.”
Oxy Fryer enables oil free frying, while keeping the food healthy and tasty. Oxy Fryer aims at revolutionising healthy cooking by using a simple yet innovative mechanism, which helps it to fry food with fast circulation of hot air. The company aims to sell 1 lakh units of Oxy Fryer in the first phase of the launch.
Talking about the product Pal added, “We observed that there has been a surge in demand for appliances that enable healthy and hassle free cooking.
Understanding this requirement we have launched Oxy Fryer, which not only ensure Oil Free Frying, but is also safe and convenient to use. It is tested that food when cooked in Oxy Fryer is healthier as compared to the traditional method of frying.”
Oxy Fryer will be priced at Rs 7990 and can be purchased exclusively from Flipkart.
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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.
