Estée Lauder Companies Inc. announced on Monday the appointment of Angela Wei Dong to its board of directors and the company’s audit committee, effective July 11. 

The latest report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office shows a worrying increase in the number of intentional purchases of counterfeit products over the past three years.

Footfall in the renowned Parisian avenue has doubled compared to last year, according to a Cushman & Wakefield/My Traffic study, a stronger rebound than recorded elsewhere in Europe.

​Superdrug has filed its annual results and said that the 53 weeks to 1 January 2022 were challenging with the year the accounts covered having started with a lockdown that stayed in place for several months.

The radical makeover of Battersea Power Station has reached “practical completion” ahead of the grand opening as a major London retail destination this autumn.

Beauty tradeshow Cosmoprof North America is gearing up for its 19th edition, to be held from July 12 to 14, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

San Francisco-based investment firm Knox Lane announced on Thursday a majority stake investment in premium beauty products formulator and manufacturer Elevation Labs. 

U.S. department store chain Kohl's Corp on Friday called off its sale to Franchise Group after months of negotiations, citing sinking markets and difficult financing conditions.

​After Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) pulled the UK-based Boots chain from sale earlier this week, all eyes were on how the chain performed when WBA released its Q3 results on Thursday.

After months of speculation about who would become the new owner of the UK health and beauty Boots business, the answer is… nobody. Its current owner has pulled it from sale with buyers unwilling to pay a premium price.

​Beauty specialist Warpaint London's update on Monday and said “the group has experienced strong trading in 2022 to date with the brands' proposition resonating with customers, both in the UK and internationally”.

Franchise Group, the preferred bidder to acquire Kohl's, is in discussions to keep the retailer's top management team, including CEO Michelle Gass, if the planned sale is finalized. 

Unilever has changed the ingredient make-up for some of its products like deodorants and packaged food to cut costs, mitigate supply constraints and ensure they're sustainable.

Clariant's first-quarter sales from continuing operations rose 30% in local currencies and 26% in Swiss francs to 1.26 billion Swiss francs, with pricing contributing 16% to growth, the Swiss chemicals group said.

Harrods on Tuesday opened the latest in its chain of H Beauty stores with a debut in Gateshead’s Metrocentre.

Northern Irish businesses urged Britain to tackle disruption to post-Brexit trade through negotiations with the European Union rather than pursuing unilateral plans published on Monday.