Coty Inc. announced on Tuesday it has agreed to sell a portion of its haircare brand Wella stake to investment firm, IGF Wealth Management.

​Beauty retail giant Superdrug has filed its accounts for 2022, highlighting its continuing recovery from the effects of the pandemic, which had dented the previous year's figures. 

Ethical cosmetics company Lush is blaming Brexit for lower European sales in the year to June 2022. Overall, the company posted a 28% fall in sales that year with its UK market seeing a 10% drop.

​Boohoo Group is reportedly intensifying the spat between it and Revolution Beauty, the cosmetics specialist in which it owns a stake of more than a quarter. 

​Beauty and personal care producer Creightons cited management’s decisive actions for a “significant” improvement in its second-half operating profit performance as the highlight in its results for its latest year.

​LVMH’s beauty chain Sephora is clearly happy with how its return to the UK market has gone. After opening its first UK store earlier this year, it’s now planning a second location that will open its doors in November.

The Premium Group positioning itself as an event and trend platform. In addition to a selective brand portfolio, new formats such as "Curated by Fashion Council Germany" or "Platte raves The Ground" are on the agenda.

Natura-owned beauty giant Avon has underlined its commitment to positive manufacturing transparency, announcing a partnership with Cruelty Free International (CFI).

In a move that’s a clear sign of the times, UK health & beauty retail giant Superdrug has named a cost-of-living ambassador with “deals expert” and TV presenter Chloe Carmichael taking up the role. 

​Castore’s huge stream of kit deals suggests a company in fast-growth mode and that has been underlined with the Andy Murray-backed brand in second place on the Sunday Times 100 list of the UK’s fastest-growing firms.

​The war of words between Boohoo Group and Revolution Beauty has heated up with the latter on Friday answering Boohoo’s criticism over its actions in recent days.

As expected, there were fireworks at Revolution Beauty’s AGM with unhappy shareholder Boohoo Group again calling for radical change in the business and Revolution saying it has the firm’s best interests at heart. 

L'Oréal announced on Tuesday the appointment of Liliahn Majeed as chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, of North America.

As the worlds of media and fashion shopping continue to collide, online retailers are key sources of fashion content and one of the best known, Net-A-Porter, has just made a key appointment in this area.

​Walgreens Boots Alliance Q3 results on Tuesday showed growth in sales for the health & beauty retail giant, although profits growth proved tougher.

​E-tailer and tech specialist THG issued a trading update on Wednesday and said it’s seeing “strong profitability progression with cash generation ahead of expectations in H1 2023”.