Welltodo Today: Lululemon Gets A Sales Boost, American Grocers Stage A Price War, The Meal Kit Market Is Dividing Critics

Today’s key global wellness news articles from around the world, impacting the industry and influencing the business of wellness.

Nike’s female focus pushes marketing spend to $804m

Nike’s stated ambition of turning women’s sportswear into an $11bn business by 2020 is impacting its marketing budget, with spend up 10% year on year for the third quarter to $804m. The sportswear giant attributed the increased spend to “key brand initiatives” like its ongoing ‘Better For It’ campaign, a major push to appeal to female consumers, running since April 2015.

Yoga pants maker Lululemon reports annual sales of more than $2bn

There’s a lot of money in yoga pants – even ones that not too long ago were found to be a little too revealing. Lululemon, the upmarket “athleisure” brand favoured by celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Cameron Diaz, on Wednesday reported annual sales of more than $2bn ( £ 1.4bn).

The Woman Behind Gwyneth Paltrow’s Latest Foray Into Organic Beauty

Entrepreneur Karen Behnke of Juice Beauty has been busy working on the organic skincare and makeup concoctions for over a decade.

Is Trader Joe’s Starting a Price War With Whole Foods?

Grocery store chain Trader Joe’s appears to be girding for a price war with rival Whole Foods Market . A basket of 77 items at Trader Joe’s, a fast-growing privately held specialty grocer, was 26% cheaper than its equivalent at Whole Foods, according to a price comparison recently conducted at New York area stores by Deutsche Bank.

‘Damaging’ electrical fitness workouts should be regulated, say doctors

An increasingly popular fitness trend that involves stimulating muscles throughout the body using an electric current could cause damage and should be regulated, doctors have warned. Whole body electrical stimulation (ES) involves the individual wearing a padded suit with electrodes that send impulses to the body to make muscles contract.

It’s Dinner in a Box. But Are Meal Delivery Kits Cooking?

“It is cooking,” Mr. Bittman said. “It’s not shopping and it’s not planning and in a way it’s not thinking, but it is cooking.” He said he could not predict the financial viability of the concept, or whether it’s a steppingstone on the path back to cooking or a permanent part of the kitchen.