As online multi-brand beauty retailer Boddess celebrates its one year anniversary, it plans to open the first brick-and-mortar store for cosmetics brand Anastasia Beverly Hills in India. 

​Sales at Kering's leading brand, Gucci, suffered a bigger-than-expected drop in Q4 as Covid continued to dent luxury shopping and crimp tourist spending in particular.

Unilever said on Thursday that its focus for the future is developing its portfolio “into high growth spaces”, a goal that will drive decision-making around acquisitions and disposals. 

Reckitt Benckiser is leading a Rs 45 crore ($6.77 million) strategic investment into personal care brand Bombay Shaving Company, which will use the funds to expand its offline business. 

​Denver has recently signed up Kannada superstar Sudeep Kichcha as its new brand ambassador, to strengthen its presence in the South Indian market.

Boohoo on Monday confirmed that it has bought the Debenhams brand for £55m. It will use it to move into beauty and homewares, extend its own brand offering, operate a giant online marketplace and grow internationally.

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa opened a new store for its premium concept ‘Nykaa Luxe’ in Sunder Mahal in Churchgate, Mumbai on January 24. 

Youth-focused, non-toxic personal care brand Super Smelly has reported annual recurring revenue of Rs 12 crore ($1.8 million) in the span of two years, with a 200% year-on-year growth rate from April 2020 to April 2021.

To strengthen its global presence, the selective perfumery brand founded by Romano Ricci has sold a minority stake to investment fund Cathay Capital.

Luxury fashion brand Shantanu & Nikhil has launched its first-ever fragrance. Designed for men, the scent is named ‘Independence EDP’. 

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa plans to launch an initial public offering as soon as this year, with an expected valuation of at least $3 billion (Rs 19,958.3 crore).

This year has increased the importance of Chinese consumers to the luxury sector as the overall market has shrunk while China’s purchases have surged. And there's more to come in the next few years too.

Fashion and lifestyle brand House of Masaba has launched a new line of mini perfumes in collaboration with Nykaa, increasing its focus on beauty, and further diversifying its product selection.  

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa opened an On Trend store, dedicated to popular and youthful cosmetics brands, in Thrissur’s Shoba City Mall.  

French cosmetics retailer Sephora will open its shops at about 850 Kohl's Corp stores by 2023, as the U.S. department store operator doubles down on its beauty category.

Beauty retailer Nykaa has opened its first kiosk in Thiruvananthapuram at the Mall of Travancore, marking the business’ entry into the city and its eighth Nykaa Beauty exclusive kiosk in India.