Brands
This Women’s Day, #SnapOutofIt with Tanishq
MUMBAI: Today, women are increasingly walking the tightrope between home and career, handling everything from household chores to boardroom meetings with consummate ease. No wonder, they’re left with little or no time to themselves, which is why, ahead of Women’s Day on 8 March, Tanishq, Tata Group’s jewellery brand, has decided to play Santa and gift these superwomen some much-needed ‘me time’.
Mia, Tanishq’s contemporary line of work-wear jewellery, has launched a digital campaign called #SnapOutofIt, which, as the name suggests, offers women an opportunity to break free from their punishing everyday routine while allowing them to explore their creative side.
“In the light of long working hours, deadlines, meetings and commitments at home, taking time off for themselves is a luxury which isn’t enjoyed by most working women today. Keeping this in mind, the #SnapOutOfIt campaign calls for creative and fun entries from working women, who have one opportunity to convince the brand why they deserve a chance to snap out of their everyday hassles and routine they have to follow,” says Titan Company jewellery division GM marketing Deepika Tewari.
The campaign is active on its own official website, facebook, twitter and YouTube and has been conceptualised by digital agency, Interactive Avenue.
So far, it has recorded over 150 entries from women across Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Some of the entries read: #SnapOutOflt to get rid of my moody boss n foody hubby, bored of tight deadlines and right timelines, fed up of extra tensions at both home and office so forget actually who I am and my mom-in-law asks me to dress up every day like actresses from saas-bahu TV soaps, among others.
Earlier campaigns around Women’s Day like ‘I Am Not You’ and ‘I Am Courage’ celebrated women power while #SnapOutOflt has a fun element attached to it. “This year, Mia wants women to celebrate their day with fun. With #SnapOutOfIt, Mia – as a mark of respect to the numerous roles a woman takes on – is looking to make this day super-special and fun with activities like para-motoring in Delhi, a vineyard tour in Bangalore, and yacht hunting in Mumbai on 8 March,” says Tewari.
“This year’s approach to Women’s Day is very different. The winning entries will have to be witty, funny, and most convincing. In keeping with the brand’s personality of light-weight daily work-wear jewellery, Mia wants participants to really have fun with their submissions.”
Mia by Tanishq takes pride in being an extension of a woman’s personality. “Mia by Tanishq has been at the forefront when it comes to celebrating women. This contemporary line was launched in 2011 for women on the go, who are engaged in various professions and have a well-established ensemble of accessories, unfortunately, excluding jewellery. Mia as a brand has always regaled women with interesting designs, concepts and campaigns like ‘My Expression’, ‘Love Appraisal’ and so on. With us, it is Women’s Day every day,” Tewari signs off.
Brands
Estée Lauder to shed 10,000 jobs as new boss bets on digital shift
The cosmetics giant raises its profit outlook but stays silent on a possible merger with Spain’s Puig, as job cuts deepen and a three-year sales slump weighs on the turnaround
NEW YORK: Stéphane de La Faverie is not done cutting. Estée Lauder announced on Friday that it plans to eliminate as many as 3,000 additional jobs, taking its total redundancy programme to as many as 10,000 roles, up from a previous target of 7,000 announced a year ago. The company, which owns La Mer, The Ordinary, Tom Ford, and Aveda, employs roughly 57,000 people worldwide. The mathematics of what is now being contemplated is stark.
The fresh round of cuts is expected to generate a further $200 million in savings, bringing the total annual savings from the programme to as much as $1.2 billion before taxes. That money, De La Faverie has made clear, will be ploughed back into the turnaround.
A CEO in a hurry
De La Faverie, who took the helm in January 2025, inherited a company that had endured three consecutive years of annual sales declines. His response has been to move fast and cut deep. A significant portion of the latest redundancies reflects his push to reduce headcount at US department stores, long a cornerstone of Estée Lauder’s distribution model but now a channel in structural decline. In their place, he is accelerating the shift toward faster-growing online platforms, including Amazon.com and TikTok Shop, a pivot that is reshaping not just where Estée Lauder sells but how it thinks about its customers.
The numbers are moving in the right direction
Despite the pain, there are signs the medicine is working. Estée Lauder raised its profit outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year, guiding for adjusted earnings per share in the range of $2.35 to $2.45, above analyst estimates and a notable step up from the $2.05 to $2.25 range it had guided for in February. Organic net sales growth is expected to come in at 3 per cent, the company said, at the high end of the range it set out in February.
The share price tells a mixed story. After De La Faverie took charge, the stock surged nearly 60 per cent, buoyed by investor optimism that a longtime company insider could finally arrest the decline. But 2026 has been rougher: the shares have fallen 27 per cent this year, weighed down by disappointing February results and the overhang of unresolved merger talks with Spanish beauty giant Puig Brands SA. The company gave no additional details about those discussions on Friday, leaving the market to guess.
Silence on Puig
The proposed tie-up with Puig remains the most consequential unknown hanging over Estée Lauder. A deal with the Barcelona-based group, which owns brands including Carolina Herrera and Rabanne, would reshape the global luxury beauty landscape. But with nothing new to say and a turnaround still very much in progress, De La Faverie is asking investors to trust the process.
Three years of sales declines, 10,000 job cuts, and a merger that may or may not happen. At Estée Lauder, the overhaul has barely started.
