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Natura &Co plans delisting from the New York Stock Exchange

Natura &Co plans delisting from the New York Stock Exchange

Natura &Co has announced its decision to delist from the New York Stock Exchange.
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Beautycounter founder returns as CEO

Beautycounter founder returns as CEO

Counter Brands, parent company of clean beauty brand Beautycounter, announced on Thursday its founder, Gregg Renfrew, will return as chief executive officer, effective February 1.
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Rituals' expansion continues with first Scottish outlet store opening

Rituals' expansion continues with first Scottish outlet store opening

Beauty & wellbeing brand Rituals has just opened its first outlet store in Scotland, at the Caledonia Park Designer Outlet in Gretna. 
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Richemont Q3 sales rise 4%; Alaïa, Delvaux, Dunhill and Peter Millar are strong

Richemont Q3 sales rise 4%; Alaïa, Delvaux, Dunhill and Peter Millar are strong

Chloé, Alaïa and Dunhill owner Richemont has reported its results for Q3 — the all-important ‘Golden Quarter’ — with sales up by 4% on a reported basis to €5.593 billion, or 8% at constant exchange rates (CER).
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The Rocher Group appoints Emeline Ouart as director of communications and public affairs

The Rocher Group appoints Emeline Ouart as director of communications and public affairs

The Rocher group, owner of Yves Rocher and Petit Bateau, has appointed Emeline Ouart, formerly of frozen food company Picard Surgelés, as director of communications and public affairs.
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Superdrug strong Christmas confirms 'lipstick effect' and own-brand appeal

Superdrug strong Christmas confirms 'lipstick effect' and own-brand appeal

​Health and beauty chain Superdrug had a very merry Christmas with the retailer on Tuesday saying its total sales rose 9.2% during December, while like-for-like sales rose 7.1%.
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Liberty says own-brand is sales driver, beauty is key

Liberty says own-brand is sales driver, beauty is key

London luxury department store Liberty is banking on the success of its own-label beauty products to drive growth and it could even lead to its opening satellite standalone stores similar to Harrods’ H Beauty venture. 
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Battersea Power Station mall saw 11.2m visitors in 2023, fashion sales leap

Battersea Power Station mall saw 11.2m visitors in 2023, fashion sales leap

​Battersea Power Station appears to be justifying the tens of billions that have been spent on it, not to mention the multi-decade development project, and for Christmas 2023, the mall saw a 30% jump in visitors.
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UK online beauty consumers want faster delivery - Gophr

UK online beauty consumers want faster delivery - Gophr

​Forty two percent of beauty consumers now expect brands to offer guaranteed same-day or next-day delivery when they buy online, a new report by Gophr suggests. And that rises to 57% for shoppers aged 16-24.
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Boots becomes beauty partner for Love Island All Stars

Boots becomes beauty partner for Love Island All Stars

Boots’ Love Island association must be a strong one for it in reaching a younger target audience. The UK health & beauty giant is recoupling with hugely popular ITV2 series.
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Warpaint London success story continues, upgrades profit forecast

Warpaint London success story continues, upgrades profit forecast

​Value-focused beauty specialist Warpaint London had a good 2023 and its unaudited figures for the year show sales and profits at the owner of the W7 and Technic brands beating its forecast.
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Very Group has good Christmas with beauty a star category

Very Group has good Christmas with beauty a star category

​Sales rose at The Very Group in the seven weeks to 22 December but it wasn’t fashion in general that was the cause, although premium fashion did manage a double-digit rise.
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Puig acquires a majority stake in German skincare brand Dr. Barbara Sturm

Puig acquires a majority stake in German skincare brand Dr. Barbara Sturm

The Spanish group has acquired the skincare, body, hair care, and supplements brand. The founder of the molecular cosmetics brand will retain a minority stake in the company. 
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At CES, beauty products pamper with AI

At CES, beauty products pamper with AI

Salon-worthy manicures at home and expert skin care advice from artificial intelligence: the beauty industry is counting on tech to get consumers pampered like the rich and famous.
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Liverpool One sees strongest New Year in half a decade as big brand stores hit the mark

Liverpool One sees strongest New Year in half a decade as big brand stores hit the mark

It felt a bit like 2023 was the ‘year of Liverpool One’ as news story after news story came out about how well it was doing and how new retailers had signed up for space there. And 2024 could see more of the same.
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Space NK makes further progress in latest year

Space NK makes further progress in latest year

​Space NK’s results for the year to last March showed strong progress for both sales and profits at the high-end beauty specialist.
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