Multi-brand beauty retailer Boddess has expanded its product selection from US-based makeup brand Anastasia Beverley Hills and launched a number of brow products exclusively on its platform.

The LVMH luxury group has announced the appointment of Philippe Farnier to the position of global executive vice-president of Parfums Christian Dior.

Cosmetics and skincare brand Plum has opened its first store in New Delhi and its 18th exclusive brand outlet in India. The brand plans to open 100 stores pan-India over the next two years.

E-commerce giant Flipkart is focusing on cutting costs and streamlining operations. The business has reshuffled a number of its vice-president level executives in several key operating categories.

Annual revenues at Puig, the diversified Spanish fragrance, beauty and fashion group grew by a whopping 40% in 2022 to €3.620 billion, as the company accelerated out of the pandemic.

Cosmetics and skincare retailer Recode Studios has opened a new franchise store in New Delhi’s Rajouri Garden and will open another at Gondia Maharashtra on March 24.  

Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), has expanded its portfolio with the launch of home and personal care products.

Pacific Group has opened a new mall in Delhi with 47 stores. The 300,000 square foot mall brings a range of Indian and international premium brands to the area.  

The Italian perfumer of the LVMH group has appointed Giulio Bergamaschi, who has almost twenty years of experience in the beauty industry as its new CEO. He succeeds Laura Burdese.

To develop new sustainable ingredients derived from living organisms, L'Oréal is investing in a joint venture between US biotechnology specialist Genomatica (Geno), Unilever, and Kao.

Makeup brand Sugar Cosmetics has launched its first ever BB Serum hybrid product to expand its face makeup offering and cater to shoppers on the go.

Fast moving consumer goods retailer Simpli Namdhari's has opened its first flagship store in Hyderabad in the city’s Banjara Hills. 

Ayurvedic personal care and beauty brand Kama Ayurveda has completed 20 years in business and is continuing to expand with an omni-channel approach, adding hyper-local delivery to promote swift order fulfilment.

The Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize winners were announced earlier this month at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards (GCFA). 

U.S. cosmetics giant Revlon Inc. revealed net sales for the year ended December 31 dropped 4.7% to $2.98 billion, as the bankrupt company swung to even wider losses in 2022.

E-commerce business Coutloot plans to enter the brick-and-mortar retail market by converting small sized shops into its own branded stores. The business plans to open 35 stores from this April.