THG receives SoftBank investment, to acquire US beauty manufacturer Bentley Laboratories
UK-based The Hut Group (THG) is to raise $1bn, which will be used for M&A over the...May 11, 2021
Shiseido and Accenture to launch joint venture company focused on digital
Shiseido is to create a joint venture with consulting firm Accenture to provide digital marketing and digital-...May 11, 2021
L Catterton invests in Indonesian beauty e-commerce player Sociolla
Private-equity firm L Catterton has invested in Indonesian beauty and personal-care e-commerce player Social Bella International (Sociolla)....May 5, 2021
LUXASIA develops Escentials
Luxasia’s retail concept for niche brands, Escentials has seen its online business grow to 60% of sales in just four years
May 1, 2021
Versace launches Dylan Turquoise
Euroitalia’s new women’s fragrance for the Versace brand, Dylan Turquoise is part of the Italian company’s sustainability push
May 1, 2021
Moroccanoil builds retail and digital business
During the crisis Moroccanoil built its retail and digital business while preparing on-trend launches. It is now...May 1, 2021
L’Oréal USA opens second headquarters in Los Angeles area
L’Oréal USA is to open a second company headquarters in the Los Angeles area in early 2022....April 28, 2021
Coty outlines long-term strategy
Coty plans to build its position in luxury fragrance, become a key player prestige make-up, build its...April 23, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance launches new beauty business
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has created a new beauty business. The new subsidiary is called No7 Beauty...April 20, 2021
Courtin-Clarins family investment firm invests $9m in Pai Skincare
The Courtin-Clarins family private investment firm Famille C Venture has invested £6.4m ($9m) in UK-based skincare brand...April 12, 2021
Estée Lauder Companies to close Rodin Olio Lusso
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is to close online operations for luxury skincare brand Rodin Olio Lusso...April 6, 2021
Shopee launches shopping festival 4.4 Mega Shopping Day
Southeast Asian e-commerce player Shopee is to launch its first midnight shopping festival in a bid to...March 26, 2021
SK-II launches film studio
Prestige skincare brand SK-II (P&G) has opened its first film studio division and content hub, which it...March 23, 2021
Indian beauty brand MyGlamm raises funding, with Amazon as investor
Indian beauty brand MyGlamm has raised Rs175 crore ($24.14m) in a Series C funding round with investments...March 18, 2021
Fenty Beauty may launch haircare
LVMH-owned Fenty Beauty may be gearing up to launch a haircare line. On March 3, Roraj Trade...March 17, 2021
Unilever to remove word “normal” from packaging and ads
Unilever is to eliminate the word “normal” from all beauty and personal-care brands’ packaging and advertising as...March 9, 2021
ELC to close BECCA brand
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is to close the BECCA cosmetics brand, which it acquired in 2016 for...February 24, 2021
Unilever may divest smaller beauty brands, looks to grow prestige to €3bn
Unilever may divest smaller beauty and personal-care brands and acquire larger ones, as the group looks to...February 17, 2021
Luxasia looks to double By Terry’s China sales in 2021
For 2021, French beauty brand By Terry aims to double its first-year sales in China, following the...February 17, 2021
L’Oréal optimistic for beauty this year, key highlights on the market
L’Oréal managed to weather the pandemic well in 2020 and put in growth of 4.8% like-for-like in...February 12, 2021
Nicolas Hieronimus lays out vision for L’Oréal’s future
Top-line growth, beating the market and regular increases in profitability will be key priorities for L’Oréal’s...February 12, 2021
Kao restructures cosmetics business
Japanese company Kao has restructured its cosmetics businesses, creating three new business groups: Prestige Business, Masstige Business...February 4, 2021
IFF reveals new brand identity, completes DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences merger
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has unveiled a new brand identity following the completion of its merger...February 1, 2021
Coty to close German fragrance manufacturing site
Coty is to close its manufacturing site in Cologne, Germany. The facility employees 300 people and produces...January 27, 2021
Shiseido in talks to sell mass personal care business
Japanese group Shiseido issued a statement saying that it has not made public information about a possible...January 22, 2021
Henkel launches incubator Fritz Beauty Lab
German company Henkel has launched incubator teams for its consumer business in a bid to accelerate innovation....December 14, 2020
Puig creates Derma division, aims to reach €3bn in sales by 2023
Spanish company Puig has reorganized its business, created a new Derma division and aims to reach €3bn...December 9, 2020
Kao lays out new five-year plan
Japanese company Kao has set out a new five-year plan that puts sustainability at its center. The...December 9, 2020
YSL Beauty unveils program to combat intimate partner violence
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty (L’Oréal) has launched a global program aimed at combating Intimate Partner Violence (IPV),...November 17, 2020
Rituals names Wang Feifei Greater China brand ambassador
Dutch brand Rituals has named Chinese singer and actress Wang Feifei its first Greater China brand ambassador,...November 3, 2020