Beauty giant L'Occitane Group is supporting the environment with the launch of a new fund.The French conglomerate has announced the creation of the ‘L'Occitane Ecosystem Restoration Fund.

On January 19, multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa opened its first premium brand-focused 'Luxe; store in Surat’s VR Mall in Gujarat, as the brand expands into tier 2 locations. 

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa launched another of its premium brand “Luxe” stores in Bengaluru on January 16 at the city’s 100FT Road in Indiranagar with a host of international beauty brands.

From April 6 to 7, cosmetics trade show Professional Beauty India will hold an edition in Kolkata at the Big Lawn Nicco Park to facilitate networking between beauty brands and Indian and international buyers. 

Authenticity, interaction with consumers, valuable content and new formats are some of the elements that will shape the future of fashion and beauty marketing, according to Launchmetrics. 

Natural skincare brand Kama Ayurveda opened its first “experiential store” in Gurugram’s Ambience Island on January 9 as the brand aims to offer offline exclusive experiences to customers.

Manish Malhotra and European beauty brand Myglamm have come together to launch the ‘2020 Celebration Edit’ to celebrate New Year and the first anniversary of Manish Malhotra Haute Couture Makeup. 

Bollywood celebrity Katrina Kaif’s beauty brand Kay beauty has launched its first ever collection of nail products in collaboration with Nykaa with a collection of 36 shades, called Nail Nourish Laquer.

Bollywood celebrity Katina Kaif’s new makeup brand Kay Beauty has launched a charitable programme, “Kare,” and its first initiative is a partnership with the De’Haat foundation which works to employ women.

L’Oréal has acquired a minority stake in Functionalab, a Canadian business which is recognised as a local leader in aesthetic medicine clinics and specialises in professional skin care.

L’Oréal is looking to acquire Indian beauty brands and start-ups as the business’ Indian unit becomes one of its three fastest growing segments. 

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa has opened an On Trend store in the new mall development by Pacific Group in Dwarka, Delhi. Nykaa joins other brands including Max Fashions and Reliance Trends in the Pacific D21 mall. 

Home-grown beauty brand Kama Ayurveda has joined hands with leading online-to-offline gifting platform Gyftr -- owned by Vouchagram India Pvt Ltd -- to launch e-gift vouchers.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has extended Ayurvedic fast-moving consumer goods brand Patanjali’s deadline to implement its resolution plan for oil manufacturer Ruchi Soya to December 16.

Skincare brand Skinella has launched an app for IOS and Android platforms to promote its superfoods-based products and host its “Skinderella” beauty pageant.

The chairman of consumer goods giant Unilever said on Wednesday he is stepping down after three years in the role. He will hand over the reins to Nils Andersen, but will remain on the board as a non-executive director.