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%.

​The point at which brands, retailers and destinations equal or exceed key measures from before the pandemic is being closely watched and Wembley Park’s London Designer Outlet has just hit a key milestone on this front.

Sephora North America named on Tuesday a cohort of seven BIPOC brand founders spanning fragrance, makeup, and skincare for its 2023 Accelerate brand incubator program. 

​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 2022 edition of Cannes commercial real estate show Mapic, which ended on December 1, recognised twelve shopping malls and retailers for innovative projects in a number of categories.

​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.

After the launch of Sephora's online store in the United Kingdom on October 17, Sarah Boyd was promoted to general manager of the selective perfume chain in the UK.

​Farfetch shares are more than a quarter down from where they were this time last week. And the reason? The company held a capital markets day Thursday and the cost of its ambitious plans didn’t please its investors.

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.

A few days after the aquisition of Tom Ford by Estée Lauder, FashionNetwork.com met with Franck Besnard, president France of the beauty group, who tells us about the acquisitions and the French beauty market.

Troubled mass-market retailer Revolution Beauty has promoted its interim chief operating officer Bob Holt to chief executive. The news came as it emerged that Boohoo has more than doubled its stake in the company.

The beauty and accessories brand, launched by Harry Styles in November 2021, is coming to Los Angeles until December 23. A pop-up launched simultaneously with two other spaces in New York and London.

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

Guillaume Motte, previously deputy CEO of Fashion Group, owner of Givenchy, Loewe and Patou has been appointed president and CEO of Sephora, the selective perfumery brand of the LVMH group.