Luxury fragrance sales drive bumper Christmas for beauty

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 13-Jan-2022
Fragrance Finance

Strong sales of premium perfumes, candles and body care have increased sales to pre-pandemic results

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Luxury beauty brands had a bumper Christmas as sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

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