Beauty

Between economic uncertainties and the impact of new U.S. tariffs, some beauty groups, such as Estée Lauder and Coty, have seen their results decline, while L'Oréal appears to be holding its own.

Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan on Wednesday set new 2030 growth targets and announced a succession plan for its long-serving CEO Gilles Andrier, who will retire in March 2026.

Biotech beauty firm Debut announced on Tuesday it has inked $20 million in investment to expand its AI-based ingredient discovery platform and scale its formulation business in the U.S. and Asia.  

​New Look’s owners have take a step forward in their plan to sell the fashion retail business with investment firms Alcentra and Brait having chosen Rothschild to run a strategic review.

​Debenhams Group (which used to be Boohoo Group) issued its annual results for the year to the end of February on Tuesday afternoon and also said it's considering the sale of PrettyLittleThing.

French beauty group Bogart saw H1 2025 sales fall 9.1% due to weak markets and Middle East instability. It eyes recovery through its new Aholic perfume brand and upmarket fragrance strategies.

​Victoria Beckham on Tuesday reported “another year of strong sales growth in fashion and beauty”. It was the fourth consecutive year of double-digit revenue growth.

Haircare brand Paul Mitchell announced on Monday the appointment of Paris Hilton, launching the partnership with a high-octane, multi-channel campaign.

While the market trend is toward contraction, department stores and malls are holding their own and evolving toward new formats.  

The collaboration debuts with a campaign for the launch of the new Naked Shaped Multi-Tasking Palette, an all-in-one palette designed for shading, sculpting, and highlighting.

Fresh from announcing the launch of its first make-up products, Louis Vuitton has unveiled the first campaign for the new La Beauté line that it has created in conjunction with Pat McGrath.

Revolution Beauty is ending August with some positive news. It now wants to remain independent and aims to raise around £15 million in new funding under returning CEO Tom Allsworth.

Birth rates falling to historic lows across the developed world, combined with people living longer, are reshaping the global market for the things we eat, wear and put on our skin.

Britain's biggest retailers have written to finance minister Rachel Reeves to say that further tax increases in her upcoming budget could undermine the government’s manifesto pledge to improve living standards.

Target needs a hard reset on strategy, Wall Street believes. And new CEO Michael Fiddelke may not be the person to do it.

Walmart on Thursday raised its fiscal year sales and profit forecast, driven by strong demand from shoppers across all income levels, who have turned to the world's largest retailer as they worry about rising costs.