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L'Oréal launches Net Zero Salons Programme in UK and Ireland
Another big step forward in the retail race for net zero. This time its L’Oréal and its partnership to climate action platform Net Zero Now targeting UK hair salons.
Beauty
John Lewis beauty trends forecast takes in mushrooms, skin HIIT
John Lewis has launched a new Beauty & Wellness Moments report and has focused on a number of key beauty trends it sees as big for 2023.
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Lipstick effect: UK beauty shoppers still buying premium in Golden Quarter
NPD Group said premium UK beauty sales over Christmas were up “a phenomenal 9.2% on the previous year despite the deepening cost-of-living crisis”, with lipstick ahead by as much as 22%.
Beauty
THG update sends shares lower as it warns on profits
THG’s trading statement on Tuesday sent its shares down by 10%+ as it warned on profits, although it may have felt it had done enough to support the share price with news of record sales and a strong balance sheet.
Fashion
Sephora UK's first store will be at Westfield London
Hot on the heels of last year’s UK re-entry for Sephora online, it has now revealed the location for its previously-promised first British physical store.
Beauty
Harrods tests in-store recycling at H Beauty branch
Sustainability will remain a 2023 priority despite the cost-of-living crisis. And with its customers perhaps less worried about rising bills, it certainly will be key for Harrods.
Beauty
Lush sees best-ever Christmas sales
Beauty was big at Christmas, as results from Boots, The Fragrance Store and The Perfume Shop testify. Now we can add Lush to the list as the high street retailer reported its highest-ever trading month in December.
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Space NK sees festive sales jump, plans new stores as it preps upsized Westfield debut
Premium beauty retailer Space NK is to invest more money into its physical stores business, the company’s CEO has said following news of growth in sales over Christmas.
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Recovering Boots continues Love Island link as it drives sales higher
Hot on the heels of eBay renewing it’s Love island link-up, health & beauty retailer Boots has also signed up again as a key partner for the upcoming UK winter Love Island series that airs on ITV from 16 January.
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Coty: Lubomira Rochet (ex-L'Oréal) joins the board of directors
Lubomira Rochet, who led L'Oréal's digital division for seven years, is joining the board of American cosmetics group Coty.
Beauty
Boots has strong December as it continues its recovery
Thursday was a good day for UK festive season trading updates with Next and B&M both reporting strong figures in the morning and beauty retail giant Boots joining them later in the day
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Space NK sales break record, but investment dents profits
Space NK saw its turnover rising in its latest year, reaching £119.1 million. That compared to £111.8 million in the previous period, which had included the sales from a subsidiary it sold for a profit of £83.1 million.
Beauty
L'Oréal France: Céline Brucker promoted to general manager
Currently in charge of the consumer division in France, Céline Brucker, has just been appointed general manager of L'Oréal France. She will be succeeding Hervé Navellou, who is becoming president of L'Oréal France.
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Beauty Bay sales and profits plunge as physical shopping bounces back
The return of customers to physical stores may have been good news for many companies, but it was bad for Manchester-based cosmetics business Beauty Bay
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Beauty resilient despite cost-of-living crisis - Bazaarvoice report
There may be a cost-of-living crisis raging as the backdrop to most consumer shopping decisions at present, but UK consumers are still happy to pay for quality, with 79% prepared to do so over anything else.
Beauty
Boots, Clearpay, Lush and Dior launch festive pop-ups at London's Westfield
With beauty one of the key categories for gifting the UK's two Westfield malls have a number of special experiences this month, including Boots and Clearpay teaming up “the ultimate festive experiential beauty pop-up".
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