Indian FMCG major CavinKare, the maker of shampoos and fairness creams, has re-launched its flagship fairness brand Fairever, in a bid to tap the Rs 3,000 crore (approx $424 million) face-care market in India.
M&S Christmas sales fell, but the company stayed upbeat on its transformation programme and at least its online sales saw healthy growth.
The e-commerce beauty platform Nykaa sent a team to London, UK, to launch the British skincare brand Simple in India.
India is set to become the world’s third largest consumer market by 2030 following the US and China, according to a study by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Bajaj Corp Ltd, one of the leading players in the hair oil and skin care segment witnessed a 9 percent rise in its net profit to Rs 60 crore (approx $8.5 million) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2018.
FMCG direct selling firm Amway India has launched the "Attitude Be Bright Herbals" range and is expecting to generate sales worth Rs 45 crore ($6.5 million) by 2022.
Avon has signed an agreement with LG Household & Health Care, a leading South Korean cosmetics manufacturer, to handle its beauty manufacturing operations in China.
Coffee-based personal care brand MCaffeine plans to achieve a topline of Rs 70 crore by December 2019 and aims to expand its coffee- and chocolate-based range, seeing the niche as having potential for growth.
The Ahmedabad Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (ACDRC) issued a notice to Amazon India following a complaint by Ahmedabad’s Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC) over counterfeit beauty products.
Future Consumer Limited (FCL) has launched its personal care brand ThinkSkin with a braille friendly packaging in the Indian market and is expecting to generate revenue of around Rs 100 crore in the next two years.
Auction house Sotheby’s' India head Gaurav Bhatia has resigned from the post of managing director following allegations of sexual misconduct.
The third edition of Style Speak’s Hair & Beauty Show India (HBS) will take place from April 8 to 9 in Mumbai.
Cosmoprof will return to Mumbai with a trade show from June 12 to 14 after making its India debut with a “preview edition” last year. The June edition will take place at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Center.
BigBasket has reported a 35 percent increase in wholesale business revenue for the 2018 financial year totalling Rs 1,606 crore ($241.4 million) and a 53 percent drop in losses.
Johnson & Johnson filed a three percent decline in revenue for the 2018 financial year, the brand’s first in the country since 2002. Profits did increase by 18 percent but the brand’s market share dwindled.
