Trade show World of Beauty India will return to Noida from March 22 to 24, 2022 for its upcoming edition at the Noida International Trade Expocentre. 

Business-to-customer shopping event Dastkaarii will promote handicrafts, clothing, and independent businesses in Lucknow at its upcoming event from October 16 to 17 at venue The Regnant.

E-commerce enabler Shopmatic has waived its hosting fees to encourage Indian small and medium enterprises to go online with the platform.

​Feminine hygiene and skincare brand Sanfe has signed Bollywood actor Radhika Apte as its brand ambassador. 

Multi-brand retailer DMart has opened its first store in Haryana and second store in the national capital region. The business’ new 94,000-square-foot retail outlet opened at BPTP Parklands in Faridabad. 

Multi-brand fast moving consumer goods business BigBasket’s 25,000-square-foot warehouse in Bavdhan Budruk in Pune was destroyed by a fire which broke out on Sunday night. 

​E-commerce major Myntra has strengthened its beauty and personal care portfolio with the addition of the luxury Ayurvedic brand Amrutam to its platform.

​Personal care brand The Natural Wash (TNW) will launch an app as part of its second-anniversary celebrations.

​Homegrown FMCG company RSH Global is planning to boost its production capacity by opening a new plant in the state of Himachal Pradesh. 

Formerly the general manager of L’Oréal’s travel retail division for Asia-Pacific, Emmanuel Goulin has replaced Luca Guillot Boschetti as head of the group’s luxury division in Italy.

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. 

E-commerce giant Flipkart Group has achieved a current annualised gross merchandise value run rate of $23 billion (Rs 153 lakh crore), representing over 50% year-on-year growth for the business.

Fast-moving consumer goods giant Godrej Consumer Products expects to achieve double-digit growth in the 2022 financial year, as it continues to expand into multiple product categories and locations.

U.S.-based cosmetics brand Jeffree Star Cosmetics has launched online in India with multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa. 

Tata Digital’s president Mukesh Bansal has joined the board of multi-brand fast moving consumer goods retailer BigBasket as the latter’s founders have been given a new set of ‘management stock options’. 

Flipkart has bolstered its logistics in Haryana ahead of the upcoming festive sale season and opened four new facilities in the state, designed to support sellers and expand its supply chain.