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.

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.

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.

Cosmetics business Purplle has joined forces with Freshworks to ameliorate its customer support offering for e-commerce.  

Metro Cash & Carry has launched a ‘Smart Kirana Academy’ in partnership with SKDM and the ICPRG to promote the digitalisation of kirana stores to boost growth.  

​H&M Group delivered its provisional Q1 sales report on Wednesday and said sales in the three months to February rose a healthy 12% to SEK54.9 billion (€4.3bn/£4.9bn/$5.2bn).

​Inditex’s full-year results on Wednesday saw the Spanish retail giant once again showing why it’s such a dominant force in fashion as sales and profits both soared.

The Brazilian beauty giant that owns The Body Shop, Aesop and Avon, talked of “a resilient performance” in Q4 with sales growth in constant currency. But sales still fell on a reported basis and it made a net loss.

Personal care and skincare brand Brillare has launched a new campaign which puts its ingredients at the forefront and announced that its products are made from 100% natural goods.  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd named Rohit Jawa as its managing director and chief executive officer on Friday, succeeding Sanjiv Mehta, who is retiring after spending nearly 10 years at the company's helm.

​Hugo Boss announced its annual results on Thursday and spoke of a “record year”, although it also said 2023 growth will slow. In 2022, it reaped the rewards of its investment into the Hugo and Boss brands globally.

Cross-border shopping continues to expand and a new study from specialist ESW shows that countries whose consumers are most focused on brands are seeing the fastest growth in fashion and beauty.

Germany's Henkel said on Tuesday that it expects slower industrial and consumer demand to curtail sales growth this year after price increases helped organic sales to jump 8.8% in 2022.

Beauty giant Nykaa’s content and commerce platform for beauty professionals Nykaa Pro partnered with makeup artist Kajol R Paswwan to hold a training session for young women from low-income groups.

E-commerce platform Udaan is centring in on its staples business as the segment has witnessed strong sales and doubled business over the second half of 2022.