Selfridges is for sale with a formal auction process about to start. It hasn’t been announced by its owners, the Westons, but a news report said Credit Suisse will be canvassing prospective buyers “imminently”.

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa is adding new international labels to its recently launched ‘Nykaa Global Store’ including Natasha Moor, Suva Beauty, Circcell Skincare, and The Camel Soap Factory among others.

Archies, a company specialising in gift items and greetings cards, plans to enter the beauty and personal care segment and has partnered with around 45 brands for its new segment ‘Archies Beauty’. 

Ayurvedic health, beauty, and personal care brand Patanjali plans to begin working with celebrities to endorse its products for the first time to increase its reach.

U.S.-based beauty brand Anastasia Beverly Hills is continuing to expand its distribution network in India and will launch a wide selection of its products with multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa.

​Youth brand Bewakoof has announced its entry into the fast-growing beauty and personal care space with the launch of Cosmos Beauty.

Due to the pandemic, L’Occitane has had to restructure. But thanks to e-tail and China, the multinational beauty group has proven resilient, and hopes this dark period will foster more responsible business practices.

Beauty brand Asa has teamed up with artist Aneeta Malhotra to promote sustainable living and teach workshop participants how to use old and expired makeup to create art. 

​FMGC firm Emami Limited has increased its stake in grooming company Helios Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, taking it to 46 percent.

Chanel expects to be riding high again this year after a tough 2020, with sales forecast to rise in double-digits. That’s according to the company’s CFO on Tuesday after it released its pandemic-hit 2020 figures. 

Beauty and personal care brand Pilgrim has raised Rs 13 crore ($1.95 million) in a Series A funding round, which it plans to use for enhancing its research and development capabilities among other expansion. 

Visage Lines’ personal care and beauty brand Bombay Shaving Co has appointed Siddha Jain to lead the women’s beauty and personal care business for the brand and promoted Deepak Gupta to COO. 

German aesthetician Dr Barbara Sturm's eponymous brand has launched in India exclusively with Nykaa on the e-commerce platform’s ‘Global Store’ dedicated to international brands.

​Body Shop owner Natura &Co has unveiled Fable Investments, a investment vehicle set up to support beauty, health and wellness companies. And its first investment is in Britain's Perfumer H.

Cosmetics maker Coty Inc on Wednesday appointed Andrew Stanleick as the chief executive officer for the beauty brands business created by celebrity and influencer Kylie Jenner.

Sharmadean Reid is the founder of Beautystack, the London start-up that is a booking app for industry professionals. She reveals to FashionNetwork.com her professional and empowerment goals.