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Update: Boots issued ultimatum by Russian hackers who stole employee data

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Boots CFO Michael Snape resigns after five years

Boots CFO Michael Snape resigns after five years

Snape’s departure comes one year after Walgreens Boots Alliance abandoned its sale of Boots and the No7 Beauty Company
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Kao accelerates sustainability initiatives to achieve plastic-free by 2050

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Meet the Buyer: How to get noticed by Superdrug

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Maria Nila opens first-ever pop-up store in New York

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THG shareholders prepare to revolt over CFO salary increase

THG shareholders prepare to revolt over CFO salary increase

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The beauty industry needs to have an honest conversation on its palm oil use

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Boots and Superdrug are shaking up their men's aisles, and here's why

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Freemans enters the beauty box market after beauty sales soar 33%

Freemans enters the beauty box market after beauty sales soar 33%

The digital department store plans to launch new boxes quarterly, containing ‘curated’ full-size hair, skin and make-up products
Revolution Beauty co-founder steps down as 2022 losses widen

Revolution Beauty co-founder steps down as 2022 losses widen

An investigation by Revolution Beauty's auditor BDO uncovered a string of serious accounting and management failures
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Meet the Buyer: Greener Beauty on setting a sustainable industry standard

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The standout beauty trends from Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2023

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Unilever veterans Graeme Pitkethly and Conny Braams reveal exit plans

Unilever veterans Graeme Pitkethly and Conny Braams reveal exit plans

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How will 'Green King Charles' influence the beauty industry?

How will 'Green King Charles' influence the beauty industry?

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Superdrug deems SPF a ‘healthcare essential’ and cuts price of own-brand sun care by 20%

Superdrug deems SPF a ‘healthcare essential’ and cuts price of own-brand sun care by 20%

The retailer has reduced the price of 41 Solait products in the wake of charities campaigning for the UK government to make sunscreens VAT-exempt
Why mushroom beauty products are here to stay in 2023

Why mushroom beauty products are here to stay in 2023

After a three-year hiatus, mushrooms have returned to the beauty industry in full force. But where did fungi’s revitalised popularity sprout from?

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