Boosted by recent acquisitions, beauty products group L’Occitane, owner of L’Occitane en Provence, recorded an operating income of €87 million in H1, up by 10.3%.

​Digital retailer Very is making augmented reality a big part of its online beauty offer. The Very Group brand has launched virtual make-up try-on features.

​The Earthshot Prize named five winners at an event in Boston late on Friday and one of them is hugely relevant to the fashion and beauty sectors.

Beauty giant L’Oréal USA announced on Thursday the appointment of Rahquel Purcell as the company’s first-ever chief transformation officer for L’Oréal’s North America Zone. 

Ulta Beauty announced on Thursday revenues for the third quarter surged 17% to $2.3 billion, coinciding with double-digit comparable sales growth, which contributed to an earnings jump for the beauty retailer.  

Natura-owned premium beauty retailer Aesop has joined the ever-growing list of arrivals at the new London Battersea Power Station mall on the banks of the Thames.

Australian online beauty retailer Adore Beauty announced this month the appointment of Tamalin Morton to the role of chief executive officer, effective January 9.

From sweatshirts in Thermolactyl ​to a new take on the iconic down jacket, here are the edgiest items to brave the winter, whether outdoors, gliding down the ski slopes, or indoors, nestling under a blanket.

​Fresh from launching its online marketplace just last week, Superdrug has now announced the return of Superdrug Presents, its biggest beauty & health experience, which will span over three days in February.

​H&M Group may have closed a number of its UK stores, but it’s also focusing on enhancing its estate and on Thursday reopened its H&M Regent Street flagship with new services in-store.

Kohl's Corp's reluctance to sell much of its real estate and then lease it back has set up the U.S. department store operator for a new confrontation with hedge funds.

Superdrug has officially launched its online marketplace, claiming to be the first high street health and beauty retailer to do so, ahead of major UK rival Boots, which launches its marketplace next spring. 

French beauty group Bogart has reported sales of €198.4 million in the fiscal year’s first nine months, a 22.7% rise driven by the expansion of the group’s store network and favourable exchange rates.

Electricals giant Dyson has confirmed earlier reports that it will spend £500 million to expand and accelerate its R&D across its beauty portfolio. So expect it to launch 20 new beauty products in the next four years.

India's Tata Group is planning to open at least 20 "beauty tech" stores where it will use virtual makeup kiosks and digital skin tests to get young, affluent shoppers to buy premium cosmetic products.

Luxury skincare and hair care brand Augustinus Bader has closed a $25 million strategic funding round, bringing the company’s value to $1 billion.