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Simple to celebrate SPF innovation with ‘biggest consumer event yet’

The skin care brand’s ‘Whatever the Weather Experience’ in London, UK, will spotlight new launch UV Fluid SPF 50, which uses parent company Unilever’s proprietary Gluta-Amino Technology

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Boots shareholders approve $10 billion Sycamore Partners takeover deal

Move will help Walgreens Boots Alliance to accelerate its turnaround strategy
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How beauty dupes became a new form of social status

With budgets under pressure, dupes are even bigger business in 2025, as they become socially desirable purchases
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The Ordinary opens UK storefront on Amazon Premium Beauty to expand reach

The Deciem-created skin care brand has launched on Amazon Premium Beauty in the UK after experiencing an increase in engagement and demand on the ecommerce giant’s US marketplace

Superdrug names Simon Comins COO in ‘major’ company milestone

The long-standing executive, previously Chief Commercial Officer, will lead combined retail and commercial operations at the UK beauty chain
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Neutrogena to bring Collagen Bank range to life with banking-themed pop-up

The Kenvue-owned skin care brand’s UK activation will spotlight its latest pre-ageing solution Collagen Bank, which has been more than eight years in the making
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The future of fragrance: How AI is changing the way we discover scent

From language-based scent matching to personalised perfume journeys, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping fragrance retail and redefining the relationship between consumers and brands

Ulta Beauty acquires UK high street chain Space NK

The US retail giant said acquiring the UK beauty chain is a ‘strategically compelling opportunity to enter the growing UK market with a successful and growing brand’

The Body Shop names Mike Jatania CEO to lead next chapter of growth

Jatania succeeds Charles Denton, who has led the beauty retailer through a year of operational restructuring since it was rescued from administration

The power of recognition: Winners share how the Pure Beauty Awards transformed their brands

As entries for the 2025 edition are in full swing, past winners reflect on how their victories have reshaped their businesses

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Tariffs and the long-term impact on beauty consumers

With some consumers already stockpiling and switching to homegrown brands, will affordable beauty also win? Louise Whitbread reports

Onitsuka Tiger makes fragrance debut as it opens Paris flagship

Japanese fashion house enters the beauty arena with 'Wearing Quiet Radiance' scent collection and expands retail footprint in Europe

Superdrug sales soar 7%, with profit before tax reaching £136.8 million

The UK health and beauty retailer delivered its fourth consecutive year of market share growth in 2024, thanks to investment in own-brand, competitive pricing and a robust store roll out plan
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Clinique celebrates ‘viral’ nude version of Black Honey Lipstick with new pop-up

The ‘Honey Goes Nude’ UK activation will showcase the Estée Lauder Companies-owned brand’s new Nude Honey Almost Lipstick, the sister product to its viral Black Honey franchise

Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 budget beauty trends of 2025 in new report

With mass outpacing prestige sales for the first time in years, budget-friendly beauty has not only become aspirational, it's a force to be reckoned with in 2025
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Exclusive: Beauty sector delivered £30.4 billion GDP to UK economy in 2024

The UK personal care sector's growth rate grew more than four times faster than the rate of the overall economy, with a direct contribution larger than that of sports and amusement, says the British Beauty Council

Jo Malone London to open British seaside-themed pop-up to celebrate fragrance launch

The nostalgic activation in London, UK, will showcase the luxury fragrance brand’s new Raspberry Ripple scent – which is inspired by the classic English ice cream flavour

Ren Clean Skincare announces official website closure date

The ‘clean’ skin care brand’s website is shuttering sooner than you think after parent company Unilever announced last month that it was closing the brand for good

Boots’ CMO Pete Markey departs after four years

The executive, who delivered some of the UK health and beauty retailer’s biggest campaigns, is leaving to start ‘the next chapter’ in his career

Charlotte Tilbury ramps up UK retail footprint with first Brighton store

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is set to open a new retail concept in the heart of Brighton, marking the Puig-owned brand’s first standalone store in the seaside city
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New brand Skn To Skn is putting pregnancy-safe skin care in the spotlight

The clinically proven expert-led range aims to ‘serve an underlooked demographic who want safe and effective skin care’, claims founder Sara Stokes

Sephora and NielsenIQ team up to bolster US beauty data gathering

The LVMH-owned retailer has signed a data sharing agreement with the intelligence company to provide a better insight into the US beauty space and consumer buying behaviour

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Skin Match Technology helps beauty retailers stay in line with the latest ingredient updates from the EU

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68% of consumers seek clean beauty information and Skin Match Technology’s Beautytech helps with that

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Justmylook launches first ever beauty advent calendar

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Selling cosmetics on Amazon: Everything you need to know!

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