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LaLiT Suri Group ranked among top 10 employers in IWEI 2025
NEW DELHI: The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group has been named one of the top 10 employers in the India Workplace Equality Index 2025, a recognition that celebrates its steady, values-led commitment to building workplaces where everyone feels welcome, respected and able to thrive.
The Group has long positioned inclusion at the centre of its culture. Years before the hospitality industry began formally adopting diversity, equity and inclusion frameworks, The LaLiT had already opened its doors to people from diverse communities, introduced sensitisation workshops across properties and created employee-led groups to nurture allyship and awareness.
Its nightlife brand Kitty Su has also been a cultural trailblazer, offering a national stage to drag artists and queer performers and helping shift conversations around identity, creativity and representation.
Through The Keshav Suri Foundation, the Group continues to champion dignity, opportunity and social change, extending its work well beyond its hotels and into communities across the country.
The IWEI benchmark, developed by The Keshav Suri Foundation, Pride Circle and Stonewall UK, assesses companies on policies, workplace culture and community outreach. With 120 organisations from 25 sectors participating this year, The LaLiT’s inclusion in the top 10 underscores its place among India’s most forward-thinking employers.
Reflecting on the milestone, The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group, DGM- Talent Management, Diversity, Equity Akshay Tyagi said the honour mirrors the Group’s everyday reality, where inclusion is woven into practice rather than treated as a project.
With this recognition, The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group reinforces its role not just as a leader in hospitality but as a champion of inclusive workplaces that set the tone for the wider industry.
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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.
