Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa has recently opened brick-and-mortar stores in Mumbai and New Delhi as it continues its pan-India retail expansion and launches its annual Pink Friday sale event.

Model and entrepreneur Pritika Swarup has launched  Ayurvedic skincare and beauty brand Prakti Beauty and is expanding its product selection on its new e-commerce site.

On November 24, the Confederation of All India Traders held protests in over 1,200 Indian cities across more than 500 districts against e-commerce giant Amazon and its business practices.

Multi-brand e-commerce retailer BigBasket will launch new express delivery service ‘BB Now’ in December this year to offer 10 to 20 minute delivery through its shopping app.

Beauty-focused direct-to-customer e-commerce platform Purplle has raised $60 million from Premji Invest with a valuation of $630 million, as it undergoes talks to acquire beauty brands and expands its offline presence.

Myntra plans to reach millions of shoppers with its new social commerce offering ‘M-Live’ which offers a real-time live shopping experience, Flipkart’s fashion arm announced on November 23.

​Fashion and beauty retailer Nykaa has launched a new campaign ‘Pink It Up’ featuring its brand ambassador Janhvi Kapoor ahead of its ‘Pink Friday Sale 2021’ event. 

Coty Inc on Thursday forecast revenue growth for the next several years, after a long streak of declines, as it benefits from improving U.S. and China beauty markets and a sales rebound in airport duty-free stores. 

​Investors are usually forgiving of tech firms when they spend years targeting the kind of profitability they’d like, but they weren’t forgiving Farfetch on Thursday as the firm’s shares fell 22% in late trading.

Estée Lauder had some big executive announcements this week spanning its domestic US market and Asia/Pacific. But perhaps the most interesting part of the news was the fact that it’s “elevating” its Chinese market.

French cosmetics giant L'Oreal on Thursday said it had reached a "constructive and satisfactory solution" following a dispute about prices during Alibaba Group's Singles Day shopping promotion early this month.

​Vini Cosmetics, maker of popular deodorant FOGG, has appointed Vishal Kaul as its chief executive officer, with effect from February 2022.

Cristina Scocchia took charge of the Italian beauty brand and retailer in July 2017, and will step down from her position as CEO on December 31.

​India’s leading women’s fashion brand W, from TCNS Clothing, has expanded its product portfolio with its entry into the cosmetics segment with the launch of ‘W Beauty’.

​Ramsons Perfumes Pvt. Ltd, a leading brand in the personal care category, has signed television actress Ditipriya Roy as its new brand ambassador.

​Harry Styles has this week launched a beauty brand — called Pleasing — the label debuting with just a few products. For now it features vegan/clean beauty unisex nail products and skincare.