The Inditex group's flagship brand is once again joining forces with British stylist and hairdresser Guido Palau for the launch of its second collection of hair care products, featuring six items.

Walpole has revealed the UK luxury labels for its 2024 Brands of Tomorrow programme. The early-stage brands will benefit from “a year-long programme of workshops and mentoring to help develop their business”.

​Acquisitive UK retail giant Next is reportedly interested in acquiring certain assets of The Body Shop following its new owner putting it into administration after finding the business in a worse shape than it believed.

Hair care brand Ouai announced on Thursday the launch of its exclusive amenities partnership with global fitness brand, Barry's. 

The founder behind Monday Haircare, Jaimee Lupton, introduced on Thursday Osāna Naturals, a new line of skin and hair care formulations aimed at nourishing both body and mind.

​The Body Shop’s administrators, have confirmed the restructuring plan for the UK ops that were put into administration by new owner Aurelius last week. And while it’s a tough plan, it clearly could have been even worse.

As part of the partnership, Mane’s innovative hair tools are now available in over 600 Sephora stores across the United States, Canada, and online at sephora.com.

Within three months of buying The Body Shop and recently overseeing the administration of the beauty brand’s UK stores, Aurelius managing director Peter Wood has left the German private equity buyout specialist.

The Body Shop’s UK administration filing last week wasn’t the end of the devastation at the once thriving chain with owner Aurelius having now put the German ops into administration. And the Belgian unit will be next.

Australian beauty brand Hunter Lab is to launch in the UK. The Melbourne-made self care range encompasses high-performance gender-inclusive and cruelty-free products for skin, body and hair.

Since Adidas and Beyonce ended their Ivy Park partnership, the artist is venturing into beauty. After launching her fragrance Cénoir in 2023, she has shifted her focus in 2024 to hair care with Cécred.

​Ongoing demand for “high-quality space across Mayfair and Belgravia throughout 2023” reduced vacancy rates to 4.3% by the end of the year in the Grosvenor-controlled London retail, residential and office portfolio.  

Windsong Global, a consumer-focused investment firm, announced on Tuesday the acquisition of beauty brands JVN Hair and Pipette.

​The British Beauty Council has introduced new experts to its already-70-strong Advisory Board “in preparation for the launch of a new membership programme”. 

​The British arm of the Body Shop has collapsed into administration, putting 2,000 jobs at risk at the one-time pioneering ethical cosmetics retailer.

​When a sales report is titled “January a contender for weakest-ever e-commerce month”, you know it will be bad. And the latest IMRG Online Retail Index said 2024 has got off to a “very slow” start for online.