As Maharashtra’s government continues to impose restrictions in the state, e-commerce businesses including Nykaa and Reliance JioMart have announced that they are only delivering essential items once again.

​Bombay Shaving Company (BSC), a personal care brand for men and women has named Gaurav Anand as its senior vice president for marketing and sales. He joins BSC from Zomato.

Entrepreneur Robin Chopra has launched anti-stress, anti-pollution skincare brand ‘Detoxie’ with a dedicated e-commerce store, with the aim of promoting clean beauty products designed for city life. 

Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan confirmed its mid-term targets after like-for-like sales rose 7.7% in the first quarter, helped by strong demand for its fragrance and beauty products.

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa has opened its first retail point in Ranchi in Jharkhand with a dedicated kiosk in the city’s Nucleus Mall in Lalpur. Nykaa has also opened a new kiosk in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 

​Beauty brand Swiss Beauty has entered the skincare segment by diversifying its portfolio with the launch of ten new products.

Designer and entrepreneur Anita Dongre made her debut in the fragrance industry and launched perfume lines for her ‘And’ and ‘Global Desi’ womenswear lines in partnership with Ajmal Perfumes. 

​Personal care brand Wow Skin Science India Limited has sold a minority stake for $50 million to private equity firm Chryscapital.

Fashion and retail business Bella Casa plans to invest Rs 65 crore ($9.8 million) in expansion in 2021, and will open a third production plant to increase its manufacturing capacity.

Amazon India created 300,000 jobs in India since January 2020, and over one million since it entered the country around a decade ago, as the business continues its growth, boosted by the pandemic.

The cosmetics and shapewear businesswoman was included on Tuesday for the first time on Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s billionaires.

Multi-brand online beauty retailer Recode Studios has launched a shopping app featuring its full product selection to enable customers to place and track orders and get launch notifications on their mobile. 

Certain substances present in cosmetics and beauty products could be responsible for an increased risk of endometriosis.

​Personal care brand Mamaearth has named Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan as the brand ambassador for its haircare range.

​Coimbatore-based personal care brand Juicy Chemistry is planning to strengthen its retail presence in key metros across the country on the back of its latest fund raise.

Fast-moving consumer goods business Marico expects to achieve low double-digit bottomline growth in the fourth quarter of the 2021 financial year, but expects to see its operating margin decrease.