Brands
Spinny shifts gears for festive car carnival
MUMBAI: Talk about a festive spin on driving home happiness. As India lights up for the festive season, Spinny, the country’s trusted full-stack used car platform, has kicked off the ‘Festival of Spinny – October Edition’, a nationwide celebration that puts joy, and a few free cars, in the fast lane.
Running from October 4 to 31, the campaign gives customers across 25 plus cities the chance to win three cars absolutely free, bag assured gifts worth Rs three crore, and enjoy exclusive festive discounts across its Spinny Assured and Spinny Max collections of hatchbacks, sedans, and SUVs.
From first-time buyers in Bengaluru to families upgrading in Lucknow, the festival turns everyday purchases into moments of celebration. With transparent pricing, a 200-point quality check, and a 5-day money-back guarantee, Spinny promises a smooth ride from browsing to buying.
“Our festivals are about new beginnings, and every car purchase marks a milestone,” said Spinny senior vice president and business head Hanish Yadav. “The Festival of Spinny celebrates that emotion with unmatched value and trust, because every drive deserves to start with confidence.”
The platform has also rolled out price reductions of up to Rs 2 lakh on select models, anticipating GST changes earlier this year, a move that reaffirmed its focus on customer-first transparency.
As the campaign hits full throttle, Spinny is turning car buying into a festive affair, complete with rewards, trust, and a touch of sparkle on every road to new beginnings.
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.
