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Ajmal Perfumes expands offline presence with two stores in Punjab
Leading perfume brand Ajmal Perfumes has strengthened its retail presence in the northern state of Punjab with the opening of stores in the cities of Ludhiana and Jalandhar.
Beauty
Nexus Malls partners with Jio-bp to launch EV charging stations across malls
Reliance Industries Limited’s mall chain Nexus Malls has partnered with Jio-bp, a fuel and mobility joint venture between RIL and bp, to launch electric vehicle charging stations across its 17 malls in 13 cities.
Fashion
Unilever switches some ingredients due to commodities shortages, eco issues
Unilever has changed the ingredient make-up for some of its products like deodorants and packaged food to cut costs, mitigate supply constraints and ensure they're sustainable.
Beauty
Pitti Uomo 102 gets off on the right foot
With Grace Wales Bonner's show as the opening act, the Florentine trade fair had a great program on its first day, while allowing exhibitors to see the event go back to business as usual.
Fashion
Dunhill Spring/ Summer 2023: Lightweight, luxury levity
Deep diving into the archive, but always using contemporary fabrics, designer Mark Weston on Friday presented his clearest fashion statement for the house of Dunhill to date.
Fashion
Purplle turns unicorn following $33 million funding round
Online beauty business Purplle has joined the unicorn club after raising $33 million in a new funding round led by Paramark Ventures and achieving a valuation of $1.1 billion.
Beauty
Marico launches new sustainability plans with 50 KPIs
Fast moving consumer goods business Marico has unveiled its sustainability 2.0 framework which includes more than 50 key performance indicators to set out its sustainability goals for 2030.
Beauty
Sephora CEO unexpectedly steps down
Sephora CEO Martin Brok, who joined the LVMH-owned company in September 2020, will step down from his post on June 30 following “differences of opinion”.
Beauty
Nykaa's share price still up from IPO despite recent losses
Nykaa’s results for the fourth quarter of FY22 showed widening net losses and its share prices dropped but it is still trading above its initial public offering price and has planned retail and category expansion.
Fashion
Reliance could be front-runner to buy Boots as Asda owners mull walking away
A consortium led by India's Reliance Industries could become the front-runner to buy the Boots chain from Walgreens Boots Alliance with the other major bidder reportedly on the verge of walking away from any deal.
Beauty
L’Oréal launches €25 million fund to support women-led start-ups
The L’Oréal group has recently announced the launch of the ‘Bold Female Founders’ venture capital programme, designed to support women-led start-ups.
Beauty
Nykaa sees net profit drop 49% year-on-year in FY22 Q4
Multi-brand, omni-channel beauty and fashion retailer Nykaa saw its net profit decrease year-on-year by 49% in the fourth quarter of the 2022 financial year as demand rose only slightly and expenses increased.
Fashion
Purplle looks to raise up to $100 million from existing investors
Multi-brand cosmetics retailer Purplle aims to raise between $75 million and $100 million from its existing investors and is in talks to negotiate these fresh funds.
Beauty
Chanel strong in 2021 and upbeat for 2022 as it beats pre-Covid figures
Luxury giant Chanel on Tuesday reported 2021 revenues that surged 49.6% year-on-year to $15.6 billion. And it's confident it will deliver another year of solid growth in 2022.
Luxury
Good Earth launches unisex cologne line
Indian fashion and lifestyle brand and multi-brand boutique chain Good Earth has launched its first unisex cologne line with two scents named ‘Isfahan’ and ‘Zagros’.
Fashion
Sugar Cosmetics gears up for IPO in 2024 or 2025
Beauty brand Sugar Cosmetics is gearing up to launch its initial public offering in 2024 or 2025 and first aims to roll out large scale expansion to push towards profitability, beginning by launching its 100th store.
Beauty