On Tuesday, Swiss group Givaudan, the world's leading fragrance and aroma manufacturer, reported a sales rise in the first nine months of the year, driven by fine perfumery and a renewed impetus in the catering sector.

High-end perfumery brand Jo Malone London has partnered with Southeast Asia's e-commerce platform Lazada. The association marks the first region-wide Jo Malone London flagship stores on LazMall.

Parfums Christian Dior has named Francis Kurkdjian as its perfumes creation director, in the latest step up in the LVMH hierarchy by the talented nose and scent creator.

​Dutch fashion brand Scotch & Soda on Monday announced an “acceleration of its growth strategy”. This includes the opening of 15 new physical stores and seven new concessions by year-end around the world.

​Chinese fashion business Fosun Fashion Group is renaming itself to reflect its highest-profile acquisition and will now be known as Lanvin Group.

Womenswear brand Kanelle has launched its first-ever fragrance line. Named ‘Scentsationally You’, the line’s five different scents launched on the brand’s e-commerce store with a range of sizes and product options.

The Chinese perfume market has become very attractive for leading luxury groups like Puig, which recently acquired a stake in Chinese fragrance brand Scent Library.

Men’s personal care and beard grooming brand Beardo has stepped into fragrances with its new launch, a perfume named ‘Whisky Smoke’. The fragrance launched with a campaign starring Kunal Kapoor.

Women’s ethnic wear and lifestyle brand Biba has launched a line of fragrances named ‘Spelle’, both online and in stores. The line launched with three scents, ‘Dea’, ‘Intoxique’, and ‘Spoil Me’.

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa continues to expand its brick-and-mortar store network across India and has opened a new ‘Luxe’ store dedicated to high-end beauty products in Kolkata’s Quest Mall. 

Multi-brand fashion and beauty retailer Shoppers Stop has partnered with digital retail specialist Accenture to boost its online sales over numerous retail channels and transform its digital offering.

Coty Inc said on Thursday it expects to post full-year sales growth for the first time in at least three years, as people splurge on fragrances and cosmetics following the easing of coronavirus curbs.

​Capri Holdings had big news on Tuesday as it announced a new CEO — Joshua Schulman — for Michael Kors. But more importantly, he'll take over as group CEO from John D Idol next year. Idol will become executive chairman.

Hugo Boss has a new growth strategy called Claim 5 that aims to double its sales to €4bn by 2025. It will accelerate growth across all brands, touchpoints, and geographies and will include a branding refresh.

German fashion house Hugo Boss said it expected a rebound in its business to continue in the second half of the year as sales almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter.

​Hermès became the latest luxury group to announce a rebound on Friday as the upscale leather goods and fashion maker saw its sales soaring during Q2 and the first half as a whole.