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Boots Chairman more than doubles stake in Walgreens amid $10 billion takeover

Sycamore Partners will complete its acquisition of Boots’ owner Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) later this year, turning it into a private company

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Harry Styles’ Pleasing expands fragrance empire with new launch and pop-up

The singer’s lifestyle brand is hosting UK-based pop-up The Pleasing Express, presented by Space NK, to celebrate its fifth fragrance launch Happy Accident
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L’Oréal rumoured to be in talks to acquire Medik8

The French beauty giant is allegedly eyeing up the vitamin A-focused premium UK skin care brand for acquisition, according to reports
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US strikes deal with China and UK on tariffs, but beauty left hung out to dry

The US has struck deals with countries to reduce the tax hikes imposed in April, which resulted in an escalating trade war and increased prices

Kenvue first quarter sales slide on weak beauty performance

The Neutrogena and Aveeno owner has also increased its 2025 full-year outlook to reflect the impact of costs associated with US tariff increases

L’Oréal appoints first Chief Innovation & Prospective Officer to ‘strengthen’ the business

Company veteran Delphine Viguer-Hovasse has been promoted to the role, overseeing the beauty giant’s innovation teams and Strategic Prospective Department

Henkel sales fall to €5.2 billion amid 'challenging' start to the year

The German consumer goods company behind Schwarzkopf and got2b saw sales fall 3.5% in its consumer brands division

Wonderskin lands $50 million funding to accelerate growth

The UK-headquartered cosmetics brand, best known for its Blading Lip Stain Masque, will use the funds to fuel its retail expansion

Coty reveals $71.1 million loss from sale of SKKN by Kim stake

Despite this, the Cover Girl and Rimmel owner says it is well placed to weather tariffs and economic uncertainty, but has cut its forecast for 2025

Meet the winners: Pure Beauty Global Awards 2025

Pure Beauty’s leading international awards ceremony showcased the best in the business, with winners including e.l.f. Beauty, Glow Recipe and Sol de Janeiro

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Olaplex’s CEO on raising the embattled hair titan to new heights

Sinking sales and legal headaches are just minor hurdles for CEO Amanda Baldwin, who aims to remind everyone of the bond-building brand's legacy and its future

UBS acquires 6.47% stake in Revolution Beauty amid strategic overhaul

The Swiss investment bank has snapped up a stake in fast beauty brand Revolution Beauty during its leadership transition
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The Inkey List raises its prices as Trump’s tariff market woes deepen

The British skin care brand’s US price adjustments range from 50 cents to US$1, with some hero products remaining unaffected
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Analysis: What really went wrong at REN Clean Skincare

Founded in 2000 and acquired by Unilever in 2015, a lack of innovation and failure to move with the times are to blame for the brand’s demise a decade later

Space NK owner begins £300 million sale process

The owner of the UK high street beauty retailer, Manzanita Capital, has reportedly begun to receive offers as part of the auction process

Estée Lauder Companies Q3 sales slump on worsening US demand

A slowdown in ELC’s Asia travel retail business and lower conversion from Chinese consumers also dragged down sales during the quarter

Unilever to close British ‘clean’ beauty pioneer REN Skincare after 25 years

The FMCG giant blamed market challenges in recent years, which ‘has left the brand unable to sustain success in the long term’

Space NK temporarily suspends US orders amid Trump’s tariff headache

The pause in shopping follows US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ taxes in April 2025, which has sent global markets into turmoil
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Exclusive: Chanel named world's most valuable beauty brand in 2025, ahead of L'Oréal

Cosmetics Business looks into Brand Finance’s definitive ranking of the most valuable cosmetics brands to discover who is thriving and who is struggling in 2025

Caroline Hirons’ Skin Rocks secures investment to fuel global expansion

Redrice Ventures and JamJar have backed the beauty authority’s UK skin care brand, helping to accelerate its growth and next phase of product development

Il Makiage owner Oddity marks record Q1 with $268 million revenue boost

The creator of hair and skin care business Spoiled Child has increased its full-year outlook for 2025 in response to the first positive quarter of trading

THG shares slide on rocky 2024 update as Ingenuity demerger bites revenues

The Lookfantastic owner’s revenues sank to £1.94bn, while its first quarter of trading for 2025 also experienced a decrease in income and beauty sales

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Lemon Bottle reaches major milestone with 3 million vials sold globally

Total sales volume of Lemon Bottle lipolysis and skin booster products achieved double figure uplift in 2024, soaring 65% year-on-year with almost one million vials sold...

Croda's fragrances and flavours business reports strong annual finance results, delivering 18% growth

Iberchem, a Croda Brand, announced its annual financial results, encompassing the activity of global fragrance leader Iberchem, French fragrance house Parfex and flavours...

Haut.AI recognised as one of Eastern Europe’s fastest-growing startups

Haut.AI has proudly secured the 26th position on the Sifted 30 leaderboard, which highlights the fastest-growing startups in Eastern Europe and the Baltics for 2024

Solabia announces that it has acquired a majority stake in PolymerExpert

Founded in 2000 by Marc Dolatkhani and based in Pessac (Gironde, France), PolymerExpert is an innovative company specialised in the development and marketing of high-tech...

GEKA expands global footprint with major investments in 2024

GEKA, a leader in innovative beauty application solutions, is set to expand its global footprint with strategic investments across its facilities in Brazil, the USA, and...

Dermaclaim Lab closes first half of 2024 with a 38% increase in turnover

The business will continue with its growth plan with the acquisition of new facilities

CEW UK to sponsor a student for a third year in a row

Launched in 2022, The CEW Caroline Neville Scholarship 2022 recognises the huge contribution to supporting businesses and individuals across the beauty industry made by...

Beauty industry – A profitable business

Carmel Cosmetics Labs, experts in private label cosmetics, details its top tips for increasing income in the beauty industry

Croda's flavours and fragrances business tops $290m in sales

Croda’s Fragrances and Flavours (F&F) business, comprising global fragrance company Iberchem, fragrance house Parfex, and Scentium for Flavours, today announced yet...

'The Total Economic Impact' of BigCommerce

This Forrester Consulting study reveals that enterprise brands saw improved ROI, cost savings, and more success over three years with BigCommerce

The Beauty Accelerator 2024: Investing up to £250,000 in emerging beauty brands

Applications open on Monday 4th December 2023 and close on Friday 2nd February 2024

ICONS Beauty Group acquires on-shore USA packaging manufacturer

ICONS Beauty Group (“ICONS”) a cosmetic, beauty and health group of companies, and a ShawKwei & Partners portfolio company, announces the 100% acquisition of CTL...