Amazon.com Inc spent a company record $14.19 million (£10.86 million) on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018, according to a disclosure filed late on Tuesday.
A new study focused on Generation Z's buying habits shows that the demographic puts a premium on style and uniqueness, is heavily influenced by celebrities and social media, and has a mind for social consciousness.
Procter & Gamble Co raised its sales forecast for the year on Wednesday after quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, boosted by price hikes and strong demand for premium fabric and skin care products.
The Body Shop is working on a new marketing strategy that will see it put activism at the centre of the brand and turn its stores into ‘activist hubs’.
The personal care company, which counts brands such as Dove, TIGI, TRESemmé and Vaseline on its books, is set to list product-specific fragrance ingredients on more than 1,100 of its beauty and care products in the US.
December's online retail growth was lower than ever in the UK and e-sales actually fell compared to November. It was all the result of extreme consumer caution that shows no signs of easing just yet.
Joules may have seen its margins dented in the AW18 and Christmas season but it continued to expand at home and abroad as shoppers bought into its lifestyle offer despite reining-in their spending elsewhere.
Burberry seemed pleased with its Q3 performance, even though sales dipped. The company's transformation plan seems to be on track and response to its monthly collections has been strong.
San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has acquired a majority stake in skincare company Jane Iredale, adding to its list of partner companies including skincare brand Yes To and cosmetics label Japonesque.
Coty Luxury France, whose beauty portfolio includes Calvin Klein, Gucci and Hugo Boss, has named Mathieu Dufresne as its new general manager, a role in which he succeeds Béatrice Noray.
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday forecast 2019 sales that fell short of analysts’ estimates as the healthcare conglomerate faces increasing competition for some of its older drugs.
Upscale Hugo Boss had a good Christmas trading period with the German firm saying its Q4 sales rose and that profits will grow in FY19. It was helped by growth in the UK, France and China, plus its webstore expansion.
The importance of retail at railway stations in the UK came into even sharper focus over the festive period as key train stations saw rising product retail sales, despite the weak trading conditions during the period.
Selfridges has become the latest luxury name to launch a Chinese New Year campaign with a special film as well as plenty of product initiatives both in-store and online.
Katalin Berenyi, co-founder of Erborian, which was acquired by L'Occitane in 2012, has been appointed as president of cosmetics brand Clarins.
