​Manju Malhotra, CEO of Harvey Nichols, has quit the role she’s held for just over three years with Pearson Poon, son of the retailer’s majority owner Sir Dickson Poon, to become vice-chairman until a new CEO is found.

​Rumours that Farfetch will exit its beauty business appear to be correct with reports that it will be shut down as soon as 31 August.

CVC Capital Partners is exploring a potential stock market listing of German perfume and cosmetics retailer Douglas, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

L'Occitane International's controlling shareholder is in advanced talks on a potential deal to take the skincare company private ahead of a possible European listing, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

​Harvey Nichols has published its results for the year to April 2022 with the company remaining loss-making, but its overall performance clearly improving.

Bad news for the beauty sector. The bubble has burst on UK soap demand with related sales having halved in the first six months of 2023 as UK shoppers cut back on hygiene products, a report claims. 

​Unilever's first half results on Tuesday, showed some areas performing better than others but overall progress, with the group reporting underlying sales growth of 9.1%. Meanwhile turnover rose 2.7% to €30.4bn. 

Harvey Nichols' CEO is the latest exec to weigh in on the VAT-free shopping debate in the UK. She has highlighted how France has deftly attracted international shoppers and is attracting British shoppers too.

Revolution Beauty can’t seem to catch a break. In a brief stock exchange filing, the under-pressure beauty specialist said that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has notified the firm that it has begun a probe.

​In a trading update, Beauty business Brand Architekts Group said Thursday that the 52 weeks to 30 June (FY23) saw sales surging, although this was largely due to an acquisition.

In this role, Apollo will explore core brand pillars like the mindsets of healthy skincare and radical acceptance through upcoming digital and offline experiential campaign moments.

Cosmoprof North America announced on Tuesday an "exceptional" 20th anniversary edition at the Las Vegas Convention Center from July 11–13, registering 20% growth in show attendance over last year. 

L'Oréal Paris has added American model Kendall Jenner to its prestigious list of ambassadors.

​Revolution Beauty announced a settlement with major shareholder Boohoo Group on Tuesday and it looks like the latter has achieved many of its aims, but not all of them.

Walgreens Boots Alliance announced on Wednesday the appointment of Tom Polen to the company’s board of directors.  

Retail collaborations tend to be well-thought-through adventures to ensure positive exposure and increased sales for the participants. However, it’s rare we hear almost-instant updates on post-launch performances.