​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.

U.S. clean hair care brand Hairstory has announced the appointment of several new leadership hires, including chief executive officer, chief marketing officer, vice president of sales, and design director.

Ireland’s increasingly popular Dundrum Town Centre on the outskirts of Dublin has two important new residents. The centre has signed leading Irish retailer Dunnes Stores and health & beauty retailer Superdrug. 

​Boohoo Group has increased its stake in Revolution Beauty after settling a dispute with the firm that saw a number of Boohoo nominees joining the leadership team.

​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.

One of London’s major retail destinations has turned decidedly pink, and it’s all down to the release of the Barbie movie today (21 July).

​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.

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.

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