The luxury brand has unveiled its first two beauty corners in Milan. The CEO of Dolce & Gabbana Beauty tells us about the new company’s development plans. 

​The Body Shop, Aesop and Avon owner Natura &Co said on Friday that its Q1 “performance was impacted by the continued Avon transformation, challenging global environment and tough comparable base”.

The brand, owned by influencer Jeanne Damas, is upgrading its beauty line. Its renewed identity includes a new name and logo independent of its main ready-to-wear line and will launch its first palette on May 8.

Wella Company announced on Friday it has added clean hair care brand Briogeo to its beauty portfolio, marking the company's first acquisition after it was spun off from former parent Coty in 2020. 

Victoria’s Secret & Co. is expanding its product offerings and reach beyond the company’s stores and e-commerce site with the launch of Victoria’s Secret Beauty and Pink Beauty products on Amazon. 

​Gen Z and Millennial consumers are fond of buying beauty online, but they’re getting more demanding when it comes to delivery times and next-day won’t do for many of them.

Online wholesale marketplace Faire announced on Wednesday its entry into Australia, as the U.S. firm expands its global reach beyond North America and Europe. 

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd and U.S. buyout firm Apollo Global Management are planning a joint bid for UK high street pharmacy chain Boots, a spokesperson for Apollo confirmed on Wednesday.

To reduce the carbon footprint of its perfumes and beauty products’ packaging, LVMH has inked a partnership deal with US company Origin Materials, specialised in producing carbon-negative materials.

The company reported a 22% contraction in revenue in the first quarter of 2022 after a 51% increase during the same period a year earlier. 

​News of Farfetch’s big-league move into beauty dominated the headlines this week, but with its Browns unit also taking a deep dive into the category, the developments here are just as interesting.

​Online beauty and technology group THG reported its preliminary results for last year on Thursday, plus a Q1 trading update that showed it weathering the current inflation and supply chain storm fairly well.

E.LF. Beauty announced on Wednesday the appointment of Jennie Laar as senior vice president, chief commercial officer, effective May 16.

Farfetch made a major move in beauty as of April 20 with the online retail giant launching the super-category on its e-tail marketplace and via its Browns and New Guards Group subsidiaries.

Digital cosmetics company Glossier announced of Tuesday a new partnership with Olivia Rodrigo, in a move that sees the U.S. popstar become the beauty brand's first-ever celebrity ambassador.

Ethical beauty retailer The Body Shop is leading the way in customer online experience, according to the UK Digital Retail Index. The UK-based firm topped a list of 500 retailers with the highest score for its website.