Brands
Kisna Diamond and Gold Jewellery turns ‘Radha’ for a day on International Women’s Day
Campaign spans retail, print and digital platforms nationwide
NATIONAL: Kisna Diamond and Gold Jewellery temporarily changed its name to ‘Radha Diamond and Gold Jewellery’ on International Women’s Day, launching a campaign designed to celebrate the strength and influence of women.
The symbolic name change drew on the cultural resonance of Radha, often seen as an enduring expression of feminine strength, compassion and resilience. Through this gesture, the jewellery brand sought to honour the role women play in shaping families, communities and everyday life.
To mark the occasion, Kisna showrooms across India adopted a distinctive Radha-themed identity on 8 March, transforming store displays and communication materials to reflect the campaign. The initiative extended across print, retail and digital platforms, creating a unified brand presence for the day.
Stores also hosted Women’s Day engagements aimed at celebrating women within local communities. Employees participated by wearing name badges recognising the most influential women in their lives, whether mothers, daughters, sisters, partners or mentors.
“Women shape our lives in profound ways, often guiding families and communities with quiet strength,” said Hari Krishna Group and Kisna Diamond and Gold Jewellery founder and managing director Ghanshyam Dholakia. “By adopting the name Radha for a day, we wanted to make a meaningful gesture that honours the spirit of womanhood.”
The campaign aimed to move beyond conventional Women’s Day messaging by embedding the theme of womanhood into the brand’s identity, albeit briefly, across its retail network and communications.
Launched in 2005, Kisna is the flagship jewellery brand of the Hari Krishna Group and has built a nationwide retail footprint through more than 1,500 shop-in-shop outlets and over 130 exclusive showrooms.
Brands
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.
