Global beauty and consumer products giant Unilever has announced its new CEO who’s set to take over from outgoing chief Alan Jope on 1 July. And his name? Step forward Hein Schumacher.

Business-to-business e-commerce retailer IndiaMart InterMesh Limited plans to bolster its footprint in Tamil Nadu and open offices in Kancheepuram, Tirunelveli, and Vellore as well as in neighbouring Puducherry.

Fashion, beauty, and lifestyle retail business Shoppers Stop is expanding its private label brands and beauty offering as it widens its brick-and-mortar footprint across India on the back of rising revenue.

Multi-brand fashion, beauty, and lifestyle retailer Shoppers Stop has partnered with Kerala-based Ayurvedic brand Earthi to expand its skincare offering. 

Fast moving consumer goods, fashion, and beauty retailer Spencer’s Retail’s Devndra Chawla has resigned from his positions as CEO and managing director, effective from January 20, 2023. 

This February, ZMZ Events will hold a ‘Shopping Expo 2023’ in Mangaluru to bring together brands from across Karnataka for a business-to-customer shopping fair.

Multi-brand fashion and lifestyle retailer Shoppers Stop saw its consolidated revenue from operations increase to Rs 1,137.07 crore in the third quarter of the 2023 financial year but net profit was down by 18.86%. 

Omni-channel beauty retailer Nykaa has named P Ganesh as its new chief financial officer, effective from February 3.

Lifestyle and accessories brand De Kulture has stepped into brick-and-mortar retail in Bengaluru and opened three stores in the city in Whitefield, HSR Layout, and Sadashivnagar.

Cosmetics and beauty business Oriflame has expanded its skincare offering for the Indian market and launched its first range of ‘cosmeceutical’ products.

Reliance Retail’s multi-brand e-commerce platform JioMart has seen its customers on messaging app Whatsapp increase by 37% month-on-month and the number of orders through the app increase by nine times.

Inter Parfums Inc. announced on Monday a double-digit revenue growth the full-year 2022, on the back of record fourth-quarter sales at the global perfume maker and licensor.

Multi-brand e-commerce platform Think9 Consumer plans to acquire numerous direct-to-customer businesses in sectors including fashion, beauty, and Ayurveda to create its own brand roster.

E-commerce giant Amazon India has invested Rs 400 crore in its shipping segment named Amazon Transportation Services as Amazon works on increasing its seller base and product selection.

Procter & Gamble Co raised its full-year sales forecast on Thursday and said it plans to continue raising prices despite a drop in sales volumes, warning that high commodity costs were pressuring profits.

Lakme Fashion Week and the Fashion Design Council of India’s joint fashion week will return with two editions in 2023, one in Mumbai in March and one in Delhi in October.