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Douglas sales jump in full-year 2025 amid Middle East expansion plans

The multinational beauty retailer is currently evaluating a market entry in the Middle East and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries following strong full-year results

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Beauty barriers: what’s stopping shoppers from saying yes? WEBINAR ON DEMAND

Join Vypr and This Works in partnership with Cosmetics Business for this data-led session unpacking what’s behind the barriers — and how brands can remove them through...
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P.Louise raises £70,000 for Cash for Kids following donation shortages

The viral beauty brand donated a portion of full price orders to the charity for the third year, with founder Paige Williams personally donating gifts to Cash for Kids following shortages

Sacheu Beauty appoints CFO and CMO to help ‘scale’ the business

Former Topicals executive Connie Kim has joined the US indie make-up company to run its financial operations, while ex-Vegamour executive Michelle Miller will lead its marketing

Mia Young joins Ulta Beauty as SVP Cosmetics

Young joins the beauty retail giant from skin care brand Tatcha, and will oversee Ulta Beauty’s fragrance, make-up and private label

Molly Sims’ YSE Beauty closes $15 million Series A funding round

The funding round, led by Silas Capital, has raised fresh investment for the skin care and colour cosmetics brand following a strong year and its Sephora rollout

Jo Malone London VP and General Manager Rachel Baker steps down

The executive is leaving parent company Estée Lauder Companies ‘to focus on what matters most’, stepping down as VP and GM of Jo Malone London, Le Labo, Kilian Paris and Frédéric Malle

Is Coty CEO Sue Nabi set to step down in leadership shake-up?

It is rumoured that Nabi and Coty Chair Peter Harf could both potentially exit the beauty giant following a lacklustre start to its 2026 financial year, alleges sources in a new report that speculates on the company’s future

111Skin taps beauty veteran Sarah Rotheram as Non-Executive Director at ‘pivotal moment’

Rotheram, who has previously served as CEO for Creed Fragrances and Aspinal of London, will support the premium skin care brand as it expands its reach in Asia and North America

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Church & Dwight offloads VitaFusion and L’il Critters to focus on ‘power brands’

Personal care company Church & Dwight has sold vitamin brands VitaFusion and L’il Critters after putting its vitamin business under review

Mallows Beauty enters voluntary liquidation with £1.9 million debt

The British beauty brand announced last week it had entered into liquidation, with lifestyle brand Skinnydip London stepping in to purchase the intellectual property

L’Oréal doubles stake in Galderma to 20% to up its aesthetics play

The French beauty giant is ​buying an additional 10% stake in Galderma Group AG, which owns Cetaphil, for an undisclosed sum from a consortium led by Swedish private equity firm EQT

Shiseido set to reshuffle leadership structure in 2026

The Japanese beauty giant is also undertaking a series of company-wide organisational changes focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), sustainability and improving operational efficiencies

Unrivaled HQ named ‘Sephora Arena’ as part of multi-year partnership expansion

The beauty retailer and women’s basketball league began their partnership last year, with the league’s Miami headquarters undergoing a name change as part of a major expansion of the partnership between Sephora US and Unrivaled

ByErim and Make Waves crowned winners of inaugural Breakout Beauty UK programme

The new accelerator programme – created by Growth Studio and supported by Boots and TikTok Shop – awarded rising UK beauty brands with a prize that includes retailer placement and mentoring opportunities

Ulta Beauty Q3 sales jump double-digits following Space NK acquisition

The US beauty giant has reported a Q3 sales boom, and this is after it struck a deal with Manzanita Capital in July to acquire British chain Space NK
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South Asian Beauty is booming in Western markets – here’s why

Western markets are heavily tapping into South Asian beauty as it makes its way into the retail mainstream, but what sets this subcategory apart from the others?

P&G sales slow ‘significantly’ in the US in current quarter

Softer sales in Q2 for Procter & Gamble (P&G) reflect volatility in the US, where consumers are ‘more nervous and cautious’

L'Oréal inching towards Armani acquisition, CFO reveals

The French beauty giant was named as one of the preferred buyers of the late Giorgio Armani’s beauty empire, following his death in September 2025

BDK Parfums receives minority investment through LVMH Luxury Ventures Fund

This is the first time that the French independent fragrance brand has opened its capital to an external investor

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P.Louise hit $2.71m GMV on TikTok Shop in one day

By switching from low cost incentives to buy, P.Louise were able to quadruple their average order value

Kolmar Korea launches full operation of 2nd US factory, establishing K-beauty’s ‘tariff safe zone’ in America

New 17,805㎡ facility completed in Pennsylvania with an annual production capacity of 300 million units

Lemon Bottle reaches major milestone with 3 million vials sold globally

Total sales volume of Lemon Bottle lipolysis and skin booster products achieved double figure uplift in 2024, soaring 65% year-on-year with almost one million vials sold...

Croda's fragrances and flavours business reports strong annual finance results, delivering 18% growth

Iberchem, a Croda Brand, announced its annual financial results, encompassing the activity of global fragrance leader Iberchem, French fragrance house Parfex and flavours...

Haut.AI recognised as one of Eastern Europe’s fastest-growing startups

Haut.AI has proudly secured the 26th position on the Sifted 30 leaderboard, which highlights the fastest-growing startups in Eastern Europe and the Baltics for 2024

Solabia announces that it has acquired a majority stake in PolymerExpert

Founded in 2000 by Marc Dolatkhani and based in Pessac (Gironde, France), PolymerExpert is an innovative company specialised in the development and marketing of high-tech...

GEKA expands global footprint with major investments in 2024

GEKA, a leader in innovative beauty application solutions, is set to expand its global footprint with strategic investments across its facilities in Brazil, the USA, and...

Dermaclaim Lab closes first half of 2024 with a 38% increase in turnover

The business will continue with its growth plan with the acquisition of new facilities

CEW UK to sponsor a student for a third year in a row

Launched in 2022, The CEW Caroline Neville Scholarship 2022 recognises the huge contribution to supporting businesses and individuals across the beauty industry made by...

Beauty industry – A profitable business

Carmel Cosmetics Labs, experts in private label cosmetics, details its top tips for increasing income in the beauty industry

Croda's flavours and fragrances business tops $290m in sales

Croda’s Fragrances and Flavours (F&F) business, comprising global fragrance company Iberchem, fragrance house Parfex, and Scentium for Flavours, today announced yet...

'The Total Economic Impact' of BigCommerce

This Forrester Consulting study reveals that enterprise brands saw improved ROI, cost savings, and more success over three years with BigCommerce